LeBron James: Respect level is out of this world for what we have for Nuggets

LeBron James has huge respect for the Denver Nuggets ahead of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Per ESPN, “Very resilient, very confident, very driven, very well-coached team,” James said after practice Thursday when asked about Denver. “It takes a lot of energy, effort, a lot of desperation to be able to come back from a 3-1 deficit. They did it twice. So the respect level is out of this world for what we have for this ballclub. That’s how we’re going into this series: understanding what they’re capable of, where they stand.”