On April 14, it was reported that a few days ago, NBA celebrity Sean Battier participated in the "Mislaibeled" podcast and talked about the experience of joining the Heat, saying that if the Heat defeated the Mavericks in 2011 to win the championship, he would definitely not join the Heat.
James switched from the Cavaliers to the Heat in 2010, but in 2011, the Heat's Big Three lost 2-4 to Nowitzki's Mavericks in the Finals. Battier joined the Heat in December 2011, and he spent the last three seasons of his career with the Heat, during which he won two championships, and he was also an important member of that Heat roster.
In the 2013 Finals G7, Battier was super in the game, shooting 6 of 8 3-pointers and successfully defeating the Spurs, if it weren't for him, the Heat might have collapsed in the second quarter. In the final moments, Duncan faced Battier's defense when attacking with the ball, and failed to score two attacks, causing the Spurs to lose the opportunity to equalize. In the Finals, Battier gave James reliable help on both offensive and defensive ends.
On the Mislaibeled podcast, Battier said of his choice of the Heat, "If the Miami Heat had won against the Dallas Mavericks, I would never have joined them because I didn't want to be seen as a guy chasing a championship ring." I just wanted to be myself, I might go to the Spurs, but Miami lost, I knew my skills could help them, I didn't know how many championships they were going to win, but I knew they were going to win. I didn't have a championship at the time and I wanted to win. ”
In this regard, netizens said, "Battier: I came to the Heat to help the Big Three win the championship, not to rub the Big Three champions"
"Durant: Ahh
LeBron: Coincidentally, that's what I thought at the time. It's just about winning."
"Battier is a blessing! The Heat won the championship in the first year and went directly to the No. 4 position! In the seventh game of the finals in the second year, 7 three-pointers were indispensable!"
"Miller, Battier, Lewis, these players who have made a name for themselves in the NBA, they are not pure champions when they go to the Heat, they are all contributing, and this is the importance of veteran experience."
"The best role players at that time were Battier and Miller, and the three-pointers were solid. ”
"Durant: If the Warriors win the championship in '16, I won't join them......"