LeBron James and Kevin Durant are two legendary players who are still dominating the league in their mid-30s. James, who is 39 years old, recently completed his 21st season, while Durant, who is 35 years old, recently completed his 16th season.
Most athletes retire at these ages, but these two-star players are still showing their skills. Furthermore, they didn’t take a break in the offseason and looked forward to playing for Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Owing to their fantastic career accomplishments and statistics, both legends are frequently mentioned when discussing the best players of all time. However, a former NBA player doesn’t think twice before expressing his choice between James and Durant. During a recent episode of the show “Undisputed,” Paul Pierce, the host, expressed his preference for LeBron James over Kevin Durant in high-stakes situations.
“If my life is on the line and I need this player to come up pretty spectacular, I gotta go with LeBron on that one. I’ve seen it firsthand. I’ve seen some games that I will never forget, that I probably still have nightmares about, Skip.” Pierce said.
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Pierce clarified that while he respects Durant as well, he always chooses James when given the choice. Pierce supported his argument with instances of some of James’ clutch performances.
“I love KD, and I know what he can do on the scoring side of the ball. But when I go back I look at Game 6 in Boston, the game of LeBron’s life. He delivered. When I go back and look at that game, I forget what year, it was in 2007 I believe, vs. Detroit, when he was in Cleveland, he scored 45 points, 25 points in a row. When they really needed it, he did it.” Pierce added.
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Pierce went on to say that he was unaware of any game in which Durant had performed brilliantly.
“I can’t really think of a game to where I can say KD just (did it). Because I always look back at Game 6 and Game 7 when they were up 3 to 1 on Golden State when he was in OKC with a chance to go to the Finals. And KD needed that game to get them back to the Finals at the time and that’s when the dynasty started or kept going for Golden State.” Pierce continued.
During their first game of the 2024 Olympics against Serbia, both legends showed why they are known as the best in the League. James scored 21 points, made nine assists, and grabbed seven rebounds, while Durant dominated the game with 23 points.
Team USA’s next game is scheduled for August 1st against South Sudan, a team that nearly defeated Team USA in the exhibition match.
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