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Cavaliers Media Day 2016: Top Interviews, Photos, Video and Reaction
- Updated: September 26, 2016
The defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers held their media day Monday, and all eyes were on superstar LeBron James.
James, as usual, was focused on winning the championship:
It won’t be easy, and it shouldn’t be easy. In my two years here, it’s never been easy, and in my 13-year career, so far nothing has been easy. So I look forward to the journey and the work that lies ahead.
We’re not satisfied with just winning one championship. We’re not satisfied with just being successful. We want to continue to get better.
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That doesn’t mean James isn’t looking back on last year fondly, per basketball writer Sam Amico:
LeBron James: “I’m looking forward to seeing the banner go up: 2015-16 champions. It means a lot.” #Cavs
— Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) September 26, 2016
Star power forward Kevin Love, meanwhile, acknowledged the Cavs now have a target on their backs.
“I think, more than anything, our mindset going into this year is knowing that the hunter has now become the hunted,” he said. “So we have to approach every game—a lot like the last two years—knowing that we’re going to get everybody’s best shot.”
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The Cavs have the balance of veteran experience and youthful bodies to handle the onslaught, and head coach Tyronn Lue joked that James possessed both, per NBA on TNT:
Tyronn Lue at #NBAMediaDay: “LeBron has the body of a 19-year-old.” pic.twitter.com/nNA53DAHP1
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) September 26, 2016
Lue, meanwhile, shared a story about how he motivated his team after it went down 3-1 to the Golden State Warriors in last season’s NBA Finals, per Will Burge of WTAM 1100:
$100 each. He took it and wrapped it up in tape and hid it the ceiling in the coaches office and said theyll get it back after …
