LeBron is bigger than me in height and width, but I enjoyed hitting, and getting hit, a lot more than him. That impacted our head-to-head matchups.

When he was defending me, LeBron would use his body and not?cushion with his forearm because he was used to being stronger?than everybody else. With me, though, that worked to my?advantage. I like the physicality, and I know how to use my hands?to move him back just enough where I could turn the corner. Then,?the next time down the court he would have to overcompensate for?that and I could spin baseline for a shot or drive.

At a certain point, he started fronting me in the post. I would come?down and tease him. “I’m 6-5, why are you fronting me in the?post?” He would say, “Nope, I’m not falling for that. I don’t want?you catching it down here.”

Over time, I saw him mature greatly as a defensive player. He?understood the significance and importance of it. He understood?that if you want to win a championship, you, the star, have to take?on the responsibility of guarding the other team’s best player. I?always prided myself on guarding the best.