RESPECT.
LeBron James has it, and he knows Jim Brown has earned it.
Brown led the Browns to the 1964 NFL title — the last championship for one of the city's three major sports franchises — and he was in the stands for Game Three.
James noticed the Hall of Fame running back sitting a few feet away in the front row.
The King put his hands together and bowed toward Brown, NFL royalty.
"It was definitely impromptu," James said of the salute at Thursday's morning (Friday, Manila time) shootaround. "I was ready to get the game going and locked in and sharp, and I looked over to the sideline and saw him sitting there and gave him the respect and the salute that he deserves."
From his seat, the 79-year-old Brown made a similar gesture at James, who wanted to acknowledge arguably the greatest player in NFL history.
"What he means to this city, what he means to this community and what he means to sports and to myself is unprecedented so it was great to see him there," James said.
Brown is not expected to be at Game Four.
JR'S COOL RIDE: J.R. Smith made quite the entrance into Quicken Loans Arena.
Just as Warriors coach Steve Kerr was finishing an interview outside Golden State's locker room, Smith zoomed by riding a Hovertrax, a hands-free motorized vehicle.
"Hey, what's up?" Smith said as he rolled by on the carpet.
Smith nearly became the Cavs' most recent injury when he briefly lost his balance and lunged forward, catching himself before he fell.
He got right back on, though, and continued his journey to Cleveland's locker room.
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