What motivates LeBron James? Chasing ‘the ghost’ of Michael Jordan (Ball Don’t Lie)

LeBron James celebrates during the Cleveland Cavaliers' 2016 NBA championship victory parade and rally. LeBron James is spending his summer sitting on top of the basketball world, celebrating the achievement of the goal he set for himself two summers back — returning home to win the first NBA championship in Cleveland Cavaliers history and give the fans of Northeast Ohio their first pro sports title in 52 years. After winning the third championship and third NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award of his career — and, on top of that, becoming the first player ever to lead all player on both Finals teams in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, all in the service of leading an unprecedented comeback from a 3-1 Finals deficit against the Golden State Warriors, who had won more regular-season games than any other team in NBA history — some began to wonder whether the time had finally come to seriously state King James' case for the throne of the greatest basketball player of all time.