Just a few months ago NBA Legend Michael Jordan famously gave his scouting report on the Miami Heat's LeBron James, who is now insisting his report on him is wrong.
In an extended interview with ESPN the Magazine in February, Jordan said he'd studied James' game and offered insight on how he would defend him on the court.
"So if I have to guard him," Jordan told ESPN's Wright Thompson, "I'm gonna push him left so nine times out of 10, he's gonna shoot a jump shot. If he goes right, he's going to the hole and I can't stop him. So I ain't letting him go right."
Within days after the statement was made, James won a game by driving to his left to beat the Orlando Magic for what was then Miami's 16th consecutive victory during their 27 game winning streak.
Well, James did it once again Wednesday night, when he drove left as Indiana Pacers guard Paul George seemed to follow the Jordan report to defend James from going right. Needless to say that didn't work, as James got to the rim just ahead of the buzzer to deliver the game-winning layup with his left hand and put the Heat up 1-0 in the Eastern Conference finals.
"That theory is wrong, I guess," James said of the Jordan report.
"Frank Walker, my first basketball coach, taught me how to make a left-handed layup," James said. "He wouldn't let me dribble the ball until I got the steps down to make a left-handed layup consistently. We used to do it before practice every day. He always told me I'd be a much better player if I could make shots with both hands."
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