Written by Joe Mags at Bloguin
There’s a palpable nostalgia seeing LeBron James on the floor alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Mike Breen and Hubie Brown, calling the game for ESPN, certainly noticed it on Friday night: the announcers were perplexed by LeBron and Dwyane, great friends and companions on four straight Finals teams this decade, performing a tried-and-true handshake moments before tip-off.
“You don’t see that every game,” Brown muttered dismissively to Breen.
No, you don’t. Then again, James, Wade and Bosh have been anomalies from the moment they agreed to forge the most notorious player alliance in the modern era of professional sports. They are basketball royalty — “The Heatles,” when spotted together, will always look and feel different than everybody else.
It’s important, however, that we don’t confuse the encompassing mystique of Wade and Bosh — as perennial All Stars with multiple championships — for an elevated threat in the always plushy Eastern Conference.
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