In a recent Wall Street Journal piece by sportswriter Ben Cohen, LeBron James's on-court genius was described in exciting fashion. James is a basketball savant. Cohen reported that James "has a photographic memory, that he knows the other team's plays, that he can see into the future.”
Exciting about James is how much he respects basketball smarts in others. Looking back to when he was still a Cleveland Cavalier, and leading his team against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, James spoke in awe to reporters about the “collective intelligence” of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green on the basketball court. In the NBA everyone's athletic. What sets the best apart from the rest is their basketball knowledge.
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