In a recent conversation with Jefe Island, Quinn Cook shared a compelling story from his days with the Cavaliers’ G-League squad, highlighting LeBron James’ extraordinary commitment to his craft.
Cook recounted his experience of encountering LeBron James at the gym well before their scheduled practice. Arriving at the Cavaliers’ training facility three hours ahead of their practice, Cook was astonished to find James already deep into his workout.
“”I tell this story all the time… I’ll leave early, I’ll eat breakfast there (Cavaliers practice facility)… I go into the kitchen to get some breakfast… I probably eat breakfast for about 15 minutes. As I’m coming out, I hear this grunting noise of somebody working out. And I don’t the facility like all the way yet. Bend a corner and I go the wrong way…
As I make another left to get to the court, LeBron’s in a full sweat. Drenched. Practice is at 10, I got there at 7. This is 7:20, Bron is in there, full sweat getting after it. This is Bron in 2015, four MVPs later, two rings later.
Still working as if he’s trying to make the team like I am. It just opened my eyes, bro, I had a different respect. This stuff doesn’t happen by accident. Obviously, these guys are generational players, they’re gifted… They work for it too. He was always the first one in the gym, every day,” Qook shared.
Although Cook never had the opportunity to play alongside LeBron during his time with the Cavaliers, he did face him in the 2018 NBA Finals as a member of the Warriors, and later celebrated an NBA title with James. Two years after that, Cook joined the Lakers, finally playing with LeBron.
Cook witnessed firsthand the impact of LeBron’s relentless work ethic during the Lakers’ 2020 NBA championship run in the bubble. At 35, James’ continued excellence is a testament to his years of dedicated effort.
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