Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has few equals in the sports hierarchy, but he met with one Sunday following his team's 120-116 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com, 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps greeted James outside Cleveland's locker room following the game. McMenamin captured the two greats enjoying each other's company after the Cavaliers win:
James was well aware Phelps was sitting in the stands Sunday. McMenamin noted the forward pointed to the swimmer after throwing down a dunk in the fourth quarter. "Just recognizing greatness, that's all that's about," James said of the acknowledgment, per McMenamin.
Phelps commented on the interaction as well:
I was just talking to people who were sitting around us and they were like, 'Did he just point at you or is he pointing at me?' And I was like, 'Yeah, I don't really know.' And then he drills a 3. It was awesome. Being able to come watch these guys play is always a treat and they gave us so much love over in The [Olympic] Games and being able to just come and see them when they're here in Pho ...
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LeBron James, Michael Phelps Meet Following Cavaliers vs. Suns
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