LeBron James Prides Publicly Humiliating 1 NBA Team 16-Years-Ago as Fans Relive Infamous Beef

When LeBron James debuted with the Cleveland Cavaliers two decades ago, greatness was his destiny. But little did people know back then, that the 20-year-old they are witnessing would become the GOAT of the league. More importantly, there have been bouts where rivals from the past have returned to spew their game-related frustration. Moreover, when a blast from the past shows up, telling us how brutal the King was in his prime, it just makes us in awe of the huge talent that graced the NBA arena.

Sixteen years ago, LeBron James and the Cavs faced the Wizards in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Those six games will mark one of the NBA's most brutal moments, like the 2018 Cavs vs Raptors series. In the games that ended with a 4-2 result, with Cleveland taking the upper hand, James was the highest scorer till the end. Despite losing two games to DeShawn Stevenson & Co., and being called "overrated"– LeBron ruled like the rightful king of the court.

So many years later, he still remembers the moment when he singlehandedly ruined the Washington Wizards. In his IG Story, the 39YO shared a throwback of the Cavs vs Wizards beef in 2008. Following the Game 4, LeBron was more than confident that there was no chance Washington would make a comeback. Meanwhile, reopening and adding salt to the decade-old wound, the 20x NBA All-Star captioned his social media Story"By the way, I was 23 years old! Haha! "

If this isn't what you call brutal, then what is? First, he gives a throwback to the Wizards fans. Second he 'marinates' their wounds with the salt of his success. Well, to put in a gen-z way, that's LeBron James' "positive aura"! Once a king, always a king.