LeBron James: Meeting Michael Jordan Was Like Meeting God

James continued:

“But other than that, I did everything Mike did. I even wore a wristband on my forearm. You know, so … I didn’t do a hoop earring, either.

That was Mike. But I did everything Mike did, man. I wanted to be Mike.

And so, for my name to come up in any discussion of Michael Jordan, or Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar], and all these great guys that have paved the way for myself and Tristan [Thompson] and Kev[in Love] and Swish [J.R. Smith], it’s like … It’s just a wow factor. I really don’t have nothing to say.”

However, these heartfelt words were not even the best way James honored whose record he broke. On that historic night, James most important tribute could be found in his locker, where the new playoff scoring leader kept a pair of Air Jordan 1s.