Darko Milicic: I respect LeBron James’ career; he is one of the best, but I remember him at the very start. His jump shot back then was like throwing stones—serious ‘stone-throwing’ from the shoulder. But the difference was that whenever he threw a ‘bomb,’ everyone would scream ‘Bravo!’ and call him a legend. He was projected to succeed, and that support is everything. If he had two guys literally carrying him to the rim just to make sure he dunked, they would do it just to maintain the image. I saw him play against us and score maybe nine points while missing everything, yet the media and team would talk about how great it looked. When you have that level of institutional support, you cannot fail. He was a ‘project’ from day one, unlike the rest of us who were left to fight against the entire world without any backup.
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