Rachel Nichols on Lebron: "there are people who say that he should be ahead of the mvp race just because of what he's doing, where he's doing it, and now of course the burden with everything that happened with that team and Kobe Bryant's tragic death"

The Press Box Brian Windhorst on LeBron He was chasing the figurative ghost with Jordan and now he has to play against a literal ghost the spirit of Bryant He would have never equaled Kobe in Lakers fans' eyes people are at that statue 247

Rich Paul just plainly laid out Lebron's options on his podcast

Tyrese Haliburton asks LeBron James his most underrated quality as a player He points to his availability I think as a leader its hard to be able to lead a group of men out there if you are not available to them on a consistent basis

A trust the process mention from LeBron James when discussing his decision Crowd goes wild

Charania The only coach that LeBron James spoke to during this 3-week-long process was Sixers head coach Nick Nurse

Rich Paul on LeBron James He's not chasing a ring He's not chasing a ghost