The names LeBron James and Skip Bayless might as well go together like peanut butter and jelly. I’m sure James rather that not be the case. However, for Bayless, any news of James means a slew of new content for him. Last week, James became the first NBA player to surpass 40,000 career points scored. It’s a Herculean feat that may be one of the few to never be topped. And with this accomplishment, comes more career retrospectives in the media. In the post-game presser, James alluded to his early years saying, “Everybody wanted me to fail.” His first detractors were players from the season before James’ draft to the Cleveland Cavaliers. If you check out the clip below, you’ll see how excited they are at the prospect of playing with such a talent. Bear in mind, that these comments were made before the 2003 NBA draft in which James was drafted number one. This was his grand welcoming committee! And Bayless doesn’t seem to want to give these comments any credence. His mentality was that...
