Who is LeBron James' Ultimate Rival?

[CodeBreaker]

Looking back at LeBron's career after posting a teaser for his retirement, who do you think will be remembered as his biggest rival?

[Optms]

Curry
KG/Pierce/Rondo
Kobe
Kawhi
KD
Pat Riley
JR Smith

In that order.

[Kingdibs19]

MJ because he’s the only one close to his level.

Curry needed to beg KD to join his 72 win team to beat LeBron so even Curry knows they’re not on the same level.

[RingoKid]

Father Time...

[52-12-7]

No one. They are all his buddies.

[mfletcher4177]

The answer is very easily Steph Curry.

[Jta444]

MJ because he’s the only one close to his level.

Curry needed to beg KD to join his 72 win team to beat LeBron so even Curry knows they’re not on the same level.

Lebron needed to beg Wade to join the Heat and still lost to Dirk, then later Duncan. At least when KD joined Curry they won 2 straight right away.

Lebron had to beg and cry to the media too to have Draymond get suspended by the league in 2016. So it’s only right for Curry to get revenge and get KD to level it out.

[dockingsched]

The answer is very easily Steph Curry.

Finals mvps in their matchups: Iggy, LBJ, KD, KD.

How can it be Curry?

[NbaAllDay]

His Hairline?

He doesn't have a traditional rival individually. Curry is the closest but that is more to do with the GSW team than it is Curry himself.

Lebron would more be known for having Rivalries against Teams than specific players.

It's never felt like any one player was actual on his level for any real period of time, moreso the teams he had to go against, especially the GSW juggernaut he faced in 4 Finals B2B.

[CIN-C-STAR]

Duncan.
And he lost

[mfletcher4177]

The answer is very easily Steph Curry.

Finals mvps in their matchups: Iggy, LBJ, KD, KD.

How can it be Curry?

Victories. Same era. Curry beating him in the finals more than Lebron beat Curry.

Some of these people on the list don't belong... Like Kawhi, Kobe... Lebron and Curry dominated the era and have the most championships combined. When the faced each other in the finals, one team won more than the other.

[FreeBird23]

Delonte West

[drewchad]

Roy Hibbert

[levon]

Emperor Palpatine

[picko]

The answer is very easily Steph Curry.

The answer may very well be the Golden State Warriors, but it was never Steph Curry.

[Sgt Major]

I don't think there is one. He went head to head against Duncan, Steph, KD, Kawhi, Jokic... But you cannot pick any of them as his biggest opponent for a long stretch of time and an ultimate rival.

He played three finals against Timmy, but was too young first time and they split the other two series, Curry and Durant are younger than him and they played together, so you cannot pick one as his main rival, Kawhi is even younger and injuries destroyed him and with Jokic it's similar as with Duncan, just in reverse, as he won when Jokic was too young and was already too old and far from prime when Nikola entered his and destroyed the Lakers thoroughly twice.

[MambaVenom24]

This doesn't look like a serious poll to me, where is the arch nemesis JJ Barea or Jason Terry?8 points , no 4th quarter etc ...

[mfletcher4177]

The answer is very easily Steph Curry.

The answer may very well be the Golden State Warriors, but it was never Steph Curry.

Fair enough.

[_NoMas]

Isiah Stewart

[GreenBloodedC]

Should be Curry,

or Paul Pierce just because of the number of times they faced each other and the clear dislike.