In a recent interview with NBA Australia’s “Courtside Huddle,” Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey publicly spoke about Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James praising him for his play during All-Star weekend.
James this past February said Giddey is really good and plays basketball in a beautiful way with his passing and vision.
“He’s really really really good,” said James. “Great vision. I’ve always loved pass-first guards who can see plays before they happen. Josh is one of those kids who can see the game a lot quicker than a lot of guys out on the floor… Just playing beautiful basketball.”
Giddey responded by saying hearing someone like James praise him was a little surreal and was really appreciative of the comments.
“It’s pretty special anytime you can have someone of that caliber to — even mention your name — but let alone to be giving you praise,” said Giddey. “He’s obviously somebody I’ve looked up to all my life, so to hear that was pretty cool.”
