James has publicly criticized the "championship ring culture" and should not be used to measure the value of players by winning championships

NBA Lakers superstar "James" James (LeBron James) recently publicly criticized the "championship ring culture", believing that winning the championship is a "team achievement" and should not be used to measure the value of players.

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Speaking on the Mind the Game podcast, which he co-hosts with Steve Nash, James said: "It's really weird to find fault with a player just because he didn't win the team's game, I don't know where that idea came from. ”

As the all-time scoring champion, James has reached the championship 10 times in his 22-year career, won four championships, and won four championship Most Valuable Player (FMVP). James cites legends who have never won a championship but are also famous in history, "I don't understand why this topic is so hotly discussed in the sport, why it's the ultimate measure of everything, like if you haven't won a championship, you're not a great player, or if you've only won a ring, you can't compare to somebody... Aren't Allen Iverson, Charles Barkley, and Nash X good enough? ”

"It's like, 'Oh, they can't be mentioned with those people because they've had one or two championship rings,' which is really weird to me." James said. James continued to elaborate on his point, "I don't understand where this idea came from, and I don't know how it started. I just want people to appreciate more of what the players have achieved and what they've put in. ”
James thinks it would be more appropriate to change the way the discussion goes, "A championship ring is a team achievement, and it should be 'this team is the greatest,' something like that." ”