This was not the homecoming party LeBron James expected. After a disappointing 5-5 start, the 2x champion admitted his patience was being tested.
“It’s my biggest test,” James said Friday morning in advance of the Cavs’ game against the Washington Wizards (ESPN, 8 p.m.). “My patience isn’t [endless]. I have a low tolerance for things of this nature. So it’s something I’m working on, as well, which I knew from the beginning that that was going to be my biggest test to see how much patience I got with the process.
“What helps me out is I’ve been through it before, but at the same time, I’m a winner, I want to win, and I want to win now. It’s not tomorrow, it’s not down the line, I want to win now. So it’s a fine line for me, but I understand what we’re enduring right now.”
LeBron and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers might find solace in the fact that the Miami Heat started the season 9-8 when King James first joined them back in 2010. They made it to the NBA Finals where they fell to Dirk and the Mavericks.