When it comes to the criticism LeBron James endured in the wake of the Miami Heat's NBA Finals failure against the Dallas Mavericks, Kobe Bryant has two words:
"Back off."
Amid reflecting on his own team's postseason demise against Dallas, the Los Angeles Lakers guard had pointed words during an ESPN interview for those who have pointed a critical finger at the Heat forward.
"I think people need to lay off that kid, that's what I think," Bryant said of James. "I've gotten to know him pretty well, playing with the Olympic team, and I think they just need to back off him and just let him play and let him live his life and let him make his decisions and let him mature as a player."
