LeBron James: “You have to put your ego to the side. …

LeBron James: “It literally, it’s — I’m just not, I guess, I’m not an idiot.” Steve Nash: “Headline: I’m not an idiot.” LeBron James: “I’m not an idiot.” Steve Nash: “LeBron James.” LeBron James: “I’m not an idiot. I’m not an idiot. I mean —” Steve Nash: “But that’s — I mean that’s easy to say. It’s not always easy to do.” LeBron James: “You have to put your ego to the side. Put your ego to the side. Put your pride to the side. But you also have to have the ability. I have the adaptability to be able to do other things on the floor too and still make an impact.” Steve Nash: “That’s true.” LeBron James: “So that helps.” Steve Nash: “You still have plenty of triple-doubles or games where you’re like, took 14 shots, 24, 10, 9.” LeBron James: “It helps to — I don’t like pat myself on the back or whatever the case may be — but it helps for me to be a Swiss Army knife when it comes to just being a basketball player. Like I, I, I never like, like gave myself a moment where I was like, ‘You’re going to be a scorer.’”

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