新生代球员谈詹姆斯我们只想打败他？这是不被尊重吗？

　　詹姆斯接过贾巴尔的权杖，正式加冕NBA常规赛历史总得分王
　　SALT LAKE CITY — A timeout in the opening quarter of Jabari Smith Jr.＂s first career game against   Los Angeles Lakers  superstar   LeBron James  offered the   Houston Rockets  rookie an icebreaking opportunity.
　　盐湖城——小贾巴里·史密斯职业生涯的第一场比赛就遇到了洛杉矶湖人队巨星勒布朗·詹姆斯。在开场暂停阶段，这位火箭队新秀上前与詹姆斯致意。
　　＂Hey,＂ the 19-year-old said, ＂you played against my dad your first NBA game ever.＂
　　＂嘿，＂这位 充满稚气的19 岁新秀说道，＂你和我爸爸也交过手。（詹姆斯与老贾巴里史密斯的第一次交手正好是詹姆斯在骑士队的首秀比赛，当时詹姆斯全场20投12中，砍下25分6篮板9助攻4抢断的全面数据，堪称完美的个人新秀表现）＂
　　As the league introduced its Rising Stars on All-Star weekend, three participants — Smith,   Scotty Pippen Jr.  and A.J. Griffin — are sons of players whose careers also coincided with James＂ two-decade run. A fourth,   Jalen Duren , is the first NBA player born after James debuted for the   Cleveland Cavaliers  in October 2003.
　　当谈到参加全明星周末赛的新星时，我们惊喜地发现其中的三名参赛者——史密斯、小斯科蒂·皮蓬和 A.J. 格里芬 ，而他们的父亲都与勒布朗长达20年的职业生涯有过重合期。另外，第四位新人——贾伦杜伦是詹姆斯于 2003 年 10 月在克利夫兰骑士队首次亮相后出生的第一位 NBA 球员，这不得不让人再一次感叹詹姆斯长达20年的职业长度，自律的生活训练方式和出色的竞技状态
　　＂I＂ve been around LeBron since I was a kid at All-Star games, seeing his kids, so going to work with him every day is definitely a crazy experience that I＂m still not used to,＂ said Pippen Jr., who signed a two-way contract with the Lakers this past summer and whose father retired after James＂ rookie year. ＂It＂s definitely a dream come true. I grew up watching this guy, so getting on the court with him is a cool experience.＂
　　＂我从小就在全明星赛上见到了勒布朗，在他身边的还有他的孩子。我时常在想，如果我每天和他一起打球训练，那绝对是一种令人感到疯狂却又兴奋的体验，＂小皮蓬说道。在去年夏天，勒布朗詹姆斯刚刚与湖人队续约签下两年9710万的合同，然而他的父亲在詹姆斯的新秀赛季后就退役了。 ＂这绝对是梦想成真。我从小就观看他的比赛，享受他的比赛方式和竞技能力，所以和他一起上场打球真的是一种很酷的体验。＂
　　The next generation of NBA stars is one raised on James as the face of the league. Someday, they will usher him out of it, as they make names for themselves, and they will not let him off easy in the meantime.
　　作为联盟代言人的詹姆斯终将老去，而年轻一代终将崛起。勒布朗会注视着一切，默默地离开，毕竟新时代或许没有能够载下他的船了，他会受到一个个年轻人的挑战，如同曾经刚进联盟就被誉为＂天选之子＂，＂小皇帝＂意气风发的他挑战一个个伟大的前辈一般。庆幸的是，传奇仍在延续。
　　＂It＂s wild to grow up watching LeBron at 6 years old, and then my first time in Staples, growing up a huge Lakers fan, to actually play him when he＂s about to break the scoring record shows the greatness and longevity he＂s had in the league,＂ said   Oklahoma City Thunder  rookie   Jalen Williams , whose 25 points in victory put a damper on the night   James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . ＂That was really a surreal moment.
　　＂你或许很难相信，在我6 岁的时候我就开始看勒布朗的比赛直到现在。作为湖人队的忠实球迷，当我第一次来到斯台普斯球馆的时候，当我看到他即将打破得分记录的时候，我有多么的兴奋。而这一切也证明了他20年如一日的坚持和奋斗，＂俄克拉荷马城雷霆队新秀贾伦威廉姆斯说道，当谈起那晚他砍下25分并赢下了与湖人的比赛时，他不免有些激动地表示那是一个超现实的比赛
　　＂That＂s one of those records we don＂t think will be touched in our lifetime, so it was cool to be on the court for that. I＂m really happy we won,＂ Williams added. ＂There was a point where I was like, ＂OK, he＂s going to get the record, so now we＂ve got to win.＂ It was a cool moment, something I won＂t forget, and our team won＂t forget it either.＂
　　＂大家都认为这是在我们有生之年都难以打破的历史纪录，很荣幸我能够有机会见证这一切。＂威廉姆斯补充道。 ＂有一段时间我想，‘好吧，他会打破纪录的，但我们也不会输的。’ 所有人都不会忘记那个夜晚，不会忘记那个伟大的时刻。
　　KRYSTEN PEEK: Well, how did you even approach that moment?
　　NBA新星与詹姆斯相拥
　　Prior to being drafted sixth overall by the   Indiana Pacers  this past June,   Bennedict Mathurin , 20, made headlines when   he told the Washington Post  of James, ＂A lot of people say he’s great. I want to see how great he is. I don’t think anybody is better than me. He’s going to have to show me he’s better than me.＂
　　在今年 6 月被印第安纳步行者队以第六顺位选中之前，20 岁的本尼迪克特·马图林 (Bennedict Mathurin) 在接受《华盛顿邮报》采访时说：＂大家都说他很出色。 我想看看他有多厉害。 我认为没有人比我更好。 他必须向我展示他比我更好。＂
　　When the two first met in late November, Mathurin outscored James, 23-21, and his Pacers (and Rising Stars) teammate   Andrew Nembhard  delivered a game-winning 3-pointer to beat the Lakers at the buzzer.
　　当两人在 11 月下旬首次相遇时，马图林得到了23分，而他的步行者队（和新星）队友安德鲁内姆哈德投中制胜三分，压哨绝杀了湖人队。
　　＂It was pretty much a normal game,＂ said Mathurin. ＂I think a lot of people pretty much overreacted over the ＂famous＂ quote, but it was great, to be honest, playing against LeBron James, who＂s currently leading the league in [career] points, and ... who might retire as the biggest basketball legend of all time.＂
　　＂这几乎是一场普通的比赛，＂马图林说。 ＂我认为很多人对这句话反应过度了，但老实说，与勒布朗·詹姆斯比赛真是太棒了，他目前在职业生涯总得分上领先全联盟，而且……当他退役的时候，他或许会成为有史以来最伟大的篮球运动员。＂
　　In the end, Mathurin concedes that James has shown him his greatness. There is reverence for James, but since he is still playing, they are not so much The LeBron Generation as the one that will inherit his legacy.
　　最后，马图林赞叹詹姆斯的出色与伟大。 人们对詹姆斯怀有敬意，但由于他仍在打球，与其说他们是勒布朗一代，不如说他们将接过勒布朗的火炬，成为NBA下一个时代的风云人物。
　　＂I wouldn＂t say I was not a LeBron guy, but I was definitely a huge Kobe fan,＂ said Williams, who wears No. 8 and sports a tattoo on his leg in homage to Bryant. Williams was 9 years old when Bryant won his last title.
　　＂我不会说我不喜欢勒布朗，但我绝对是科比的忠实粉丝，＂威廉姆斯说，他身穿 8 号球衣，腿上有一个纹身，以向科比致敬。 当科比赢得最后一个总冠军时，那年的威廉姆斯只有9岁。
　　科比与詹姆斯
　　I was a Kobe guy,＂ said   Toronto Raptors  forward   Scottie Barnes , a South Florida native who was 8 when James joined the   Miami Heat . ＂Of course, growing up, LeBron was always the main guy and my brother＂s favorite player, so that＂s probably why I became a Kobe guy, because I just wanted to go with the rival.＂
　　＂我是科比的忠实粉丝，＂多伦多猛龙队前锋斯科蒂巴恩斯说，他是南佛罗里达本地人，当詹姆斯加入迈阿密热火队时他 8 岁。 ＂当然，在我们成长过程中，勒布朗对于我们的篮球世界有着重大意义，同时他也是我哥哥最喜欢的球员。所以，我挑选了勒布朗的对手科比作为我的偶像，我想要在未来挑战勒布朗。＂
　　＂I always respected [James＂] legacy,＂ said Duren, ＂but I wasn＂t a diehard fan. I was a fan of [  Kevin Durant ].＂
　　尽管我是杜兰特的粉丝，但我一直尊重勒布朗的伟大成就和传奇生涯。杜伦说道
　　Admiration for James absent adoration is not universal. ＂He＂s a guy that a lot of guys idolized growing up,＂ said   Sacramento Kings  rookie   Keegan Murray . Reigning No. 1 overall pick   Paolo Banchero  said earlier this season, ＂  That’s been my favorite player since I was a young kid ,＂ and Smith said the same on Friday. He and Williams respectively described feeling ＂jittery＂ and ＂extremely nervous＂ when they first faced James.
　　詹姆斯一直是很多年轻球员崇拜的对象。 ＂他是一个很多人从小就憧憬的人，＂萨克拉门托国王队新秀基冈穆雷说。 卫冕状元秀保罗班切罗本赛季早些时候也曾经表示，＂从小他就是我最喜欢的球员＂，史密斯在周五也同样描述了他和威廉姆斯第一次面对詹姆斯时的＂极度紧张＂，毕竟，这是与传奇面对面的时刻。
　　Sentiments from the game＂s Rising Stars suggested that what the players who grew up watching James will remember most are not the championships or his unparalleled combination of brawn and athleticism, but rather the example he has set in his relentless pursuit of prolonged greatness. James was dubbed the ＂  Chosen One ,＂ tattooed it on his back, and even in the face of doubt and criticism, he lived up to the hype.
　　对于勒布朗，许多从小看他打球的年轻人最在意的不是他获得过几次总冠军，也不是他无与伦比的身体素质和运动能力的完美结合，而是他在不懈追求长期伟大的过程中所树立的榜样作用，这时刻激励着他们成为一个更好的球员。 正如同我们所看到的那样，詹姆斯在刚进联盟的时候便被媒体和球迷冠以＂天选之子＂的称号，他将＂Chosen One＂闻在他的背上，这一路诸多坎坷，质疑，谩骂，批评，都不曾压垮这位天选之子，他用自己的双手书写下了一段壮丽的篮球史诗。
　　洛杉矶湖人队巨星勒布朗詹姆斯对位多伦多猛龙队新秀赛季前锋斯科蒂巴恩斯。
　　＂He＂s been a real pioneer and the face of this league for a long time. He has a clean image,＂ Barnes said of James, ＂so everything he＂s done, he＂s a great role model for kids growing up and kids in my era as well.＂
　　＂很长一段时间以来，他都是联盟的门面和代言人。他的形象无比高大，＂巴恩斯谈到詹姆斯时说，＂所以他所做的一切，都是我这一代乃至下一代的所追逐的榜样＂
　　＂He broke through any wall people put up,＂ said Smith. ＂Through the bad decisions, the bad games, good games, he always remained the same, always got better, and he just paved the way. He just showed us that he can do anything with his game, no matter what people think. He＂s an idol to people coming up now.＂
　　＂他打破了人们的质疑， 或许他曾经做过一些不好的决定，但不论是糟糕的比赛还是好的比赛，他始终坚守自我，试图变得更好。他用自己卓绝的能力跨越坎途，用自己的方式影响着比赛。无论人们怎么想，他都是我们这一代人的偶像
　　＂That is the craziest thing about my journey,＂ said   Mac McClung , whose pursuit of the NBA dream has included a single appearance for the Lakers in 2022, a training camp invite from the   Golden State Warriors  and now a two-way deal with the   Philadelphia 76ers . ＂Starting off from a small town in Gate City [Virginia], and then every team I＂ve been on has been like the best players of all time, arguably — LeBron and   Steph Curry . Being around those guys really helped me get acclimated. The nerves aren＂t the same anymore when you＂ve been around your childhood heroes. I＂ve definitely looked up to those guys, but I＂ve definitely learned a lot from them as well. ...
　　＂这是我NBA生涯中经历过的最疯狂的事情，＂麦克麦克朗说，他曾辗转湖人勇士，如今来到了76人。 ＂从盖特城——弗吉尼亚的一个小镇开始，然后我所在的每支球队都有历史上伟大的球员——勒布朗和斯蒂芬库里。当你和儿时的英雄在一起时，你的心情就不再一样了，我很快就适应了NBA的环境。我由衷地尊重那些球员，因为我从他们身上学到了许多......
　　Learning how they work and how they prepare themselves is inspiring.＂
　　了解他们的工作方式以及他们如何为自己做准备是鼓舞人心的。＂
　　For all the criticism he has received from the outside for his well-earned ego, James has shared his stage — and the lessons he has learned on it — with peers who now span generations, reaping their respect.
　　尽管他因为一些自负而受到外界的批评质疑，但詹姆斯与现在跨越几代人的同龄人分享了他的舞台，并赢得了他们的尊重，他为年轻人在球场上留下了一笔可贵的财富。
　　＂That＂s me and my dad＂s favorite player. We＂ve been watching him,＂ said Smith, whose father attended his son＂s debut against James. ＂He was actually drafted the year I was born, so he＂s been doing it for a while, and that＂s kind of our favorite player. After the game, I told him to go over there and show some love to my dad, and he did. My dad will never forget it. ... He was thanking him for everything he did for the game.＂
　　＂那是我和我父亲最喜欢的球员。我们一直在关注他，＂史密斯说道，他的父亲观看了儿子对阵詹姆斯的处子秀。 ＂他是在我出生那年被选中的，那时的他已经在NBA极富盛名了，而他也是我们最喜欢的球员。比赛结束后，我想让他见见我的父亲，他与我的父亲相拥致意 ……我爸爸永远不会忘记它……他感谢他为这片球场所做的一切。＂
　　勒布朗詹姆斯，这位极具争议却又充满传奇色彩的伟大球星。从2003年的天选之子，小皇帝到如今的＂老皇帝＂，他创造了一个又一个难以打破的历史记录，留下了数不清的经典代表作。许多人望尘莫及的总决赛舞台，他经历了10次，其中更是有着一次连续8年进入总决赛。如果用一个最大的特点来概括詹姆斯的职业生涯，那么我认为詹姆斯的职业生涯就是一部壮丽的＂季后赛史诗＂，他仿佛就是为季后赛而生，为总决赛而生的传奇人物。他一次又一次地打破人们的质疑，用自己的球场表现回击那些haters。
　　不管你是否喜欢他，或者你有多想贬低他，他依然是篮球历史上总统山级别的球员。他正在老去，但庆幸的是，传奇仍在延续。
　　你心中詹姆斯最经典的比赛是哪一场呢？欢迎各位小伙伴在评论区留言，谢谢！