Jim Brown: LeBron salute an all-time favorite
Jim Brown called LeBron James‘ acknowledgement of him prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals “one of my favorite sports moments of all time.”
As James went out for the opening tip Tuesday night, he paused and bowed to Brown, who was sitting courtside at Quicken Loans Arena.
“It was an honor for this young man to pay tribute to an old soldier,” Brown told the Northeast Ohio Media Group on Wednesday.
Brown almost seemed surprised by the gesture. He responded by putting his two index fingers together and pointing back at James, with a small smile on his face.
“It was one of my favorite sports moments of all time,” Brown said. “He didn’t have to be thinking about me, so for him to even have the brilliance to show that kind of respect … it doesn’t happen too many times in my life.
“It was a wonderful feeling.”
It was a special moment for Cleveland professional sports, with the city’s greatest present-day athlete acknowledging its greatest from the past.
James studies sports history and knows he likely is in an elite group of Cleveland greats that includes Brown, Cleveland Browns quarterback Otto Graham, and Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller and outfielder Tris Speaker.
James has spoken often about the 51-year title drought in Cleveland; the Browns won the city’s last championship in 1964.
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