• rake2204@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Every day I feel a little bit older.

    I was 19 years old back then (I graduated a year before LeBron) and I remember that evening quite well. In fact, as a Pistons fan, I also remember LeBron’s first first game, which was his preseason debut against Detroit at the Palace.

    Some personal NBA cliff notes at the time:

    • LeBron’s preseason debut was also [Darko’s preseason debut[(https://youtu.be/KJ_eLleTfLM). At the time, it was easy to write off his missteps as a case of a teenager trying to find his way but in hindsight, the warning signs were pretty clear right from the jump.

    • The 2003-04 season had sense of renewal. Not only were guys like LeBron, Melo, Wade, and Bosh coming through ready to roll but I also remember the Nuggets and Cavs in particular bringing fresh new jerseys in alongside them.

    • I was a 2K guy back then, even though Live was wayyy more popular. Unfortunately, NBA 2K4 (aka ESPN NBA Basketball 2004) was awful on account of trying to emulate Live’s street savvy aesthetics. 2K3 was an amazing NBA simulation for its time then one year later this was happening.

  • fbreaker@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    " Here he comes the other way, theres your first James jam!"

    “This time he gives it up to his trailer Ricky Davis!”

  • p1n6@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Oh god. This was 20 years ago. I still remember damn near passing out in the first quarter when LeBron came in guns blazing. Had a bet with a friend in what equated to a weeks worth of allowance. He had Cavs and I was a die hard kings fan in the 2000’s

  • NaLuLuNaFairyPiece@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Wait Lebron played during Jordan’s last year. You mean we were that close to seeing old man Jordan vs young rookie Lebron match up?

    That’s just not fair man lol