While protests continue around the country into Thursday evening, it was also the day of George Floyd’s funeral in Minneapolis. And during the various eulogies that were spoken on Thursday night was one from his nephew, who shared that LeBron’s championship win in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, when they came back from a 3-1 series deficit, was one of the things that brought Floyd the most joy.
LeBron’s 2016 Championship, coming back from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors, may forever go down as the greatest NBA Finals performance ever. With all due respect to Michael Jordan, there was never a singular performance that he had that matched LeBron’s.
Nevertheless, it’s heartening to see that as LeBron James carries on Floyd’s memory and uses his platform to ask for a change in Floyd’s name. Even though he probably didn’t know Floyd was that happy about the championship, it’s another reminder of the impact sports, and in particular, LeBron James can have.
