Former NBA player Michael Beasley revealed the story of how he met LeBron James. Beasley was drafted by the Miami Heat. Considering how both Beasley and James were playing in the Eastern Conference at the time, their chances of crossing each other were higher.
In Beasley's first match against James, who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers at the time, the former NBA star said that "The King" walked up to him. Beasley said that LeBron scouted him before their match and asked the rookie if he was ready to play against him. During this, both of them played at small forward.
At that time, Michael Beasley was offended by LeBron James' action after he asked the same question again. As per Beasley, James walked away when Beasley asked him if he was ready for their matchup.
"(LeBron James) came up to me and said 'Are you ready?' My exact words were, 'Are you ready?' He looked me up and down and walked away," Beasley shared on BIG3 last week.
Interestingly, Beasly and James would become teammates twice in their careers. The first time in the 2013-14 season when both played for the Heat. Then they played together again in the 2018-19 season, while playing for the LA Lakers.
NBA player reveals LeBron James' obsession with golf
Since the start of the offseason, various NBA players have tried their hand at golf, including LeBron James. It is worth mentioning that James has only just started playing regularly. Despite this, golf has become his newest addiction.
According to Steph Curry, James has played golf nonstop this summer.
“(LeBron James) is obsessed with it," Curry revealed. "He’s out there a lot more than I actually thought he’d be right off the jump. So he gets it, which is great. But yeah, we’ll definitely get out and play. I’m an amateur swing coach. I feel like I always help somebody else with their swing, even though I probably don’t know what I’m talking about. But he seems like a very good project to have for sure."
Interestingly, despite Steph Curry's exposure to golf, the two NBA legends have never played together. At least not yet.