Donovan Mitchell didn't hold back while talking about Cleveland Cavaliers legend LeBron James.
In his latest diary for Andscape, Donovan Mitchell spoke about someone Cleveland Cavaliers fans are familiar with.
Mitchell talked about the one and only LeBron James, who could retire from the NBA after this season. He is 41 and becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
"Playing LeBron [Jan. 28 in Cleveland] could be the last game," Mitchell wrote. "I personally don't think it’s the end. Just knowing what that game means to the city, means to him, means to the league, what it means to me, it's going to be a special one. It's one of those things where you've still got to treat it like it's a regular game. But I understand that there could be history in that, right? There could be a lot that goes into that game. You want to win. You want to win by a lot, obviously. But I think you also understand that it’s a historic moment, or could be a historical moment, I should say.
"He's done so much for the city of Cleveland and we are looking to replicate that to bring a championship here. But what he's done being from there and [Cleveland being his] hometown team, that’s every kid's dream. He's done it at the highest of levels and that's going to be a special day."
James is the best player in Cavaliers history. He will get his No. 23 jersey retired by the franchise one day.
James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving guided the Cavaliers to the 2016 NBA championship against the 73-9 Golden State Warriors. It's the only championship Cleveland has won.
Mitchell was born in 1996, so he grew up a James fan.
"When I was young and I had the Michael Jordan VHS tapes. 'The Incredibulls.' 'The Unstoppabulls.' I've never watched Michael [live]," Mitchell wrote. "All I had was that. So, the person I got to see was 'Bron. That was who was, in a sense, our Michael Jordan for my generation. To grow up a fan of his. … I joke and tell people all the time when I used to watch our in-arena announcer, now his name is Ahmaad [Crump], I would replicate that in the house and scream and say all the things that Ahmaad says currently to this day.
"Even watching them in the [NBA] Finals right before I got into the league my first year. Watching [the Cavs against] Golden State in 2016, 2017. And then my first year of league, I came to the Finals as a [media] correspondent, and I watched them play in Cleveland. To be here now, to be the guy in Cleveland, to be in that spot is pretty surreal just because you know I've had the jersey. You see it growing up and just to be able to be in that spot is something that's pretty wild to me. Just watching [James] growing up take Cleveland to such heights, we as a team would love to do the same."
James is the leading scorer in NBA history. He's also a four-time MVP, four-time champion and four-time Finals MVP.