{"id":816753,"date":"2018-05-23T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T20:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=816753"},"modified":"2018-05-24T03:47:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T07:47:37","slug":"deandre-jordan-praises-lebron-james-calls-him-a-freak-of-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/deandre-jordan-praises-lebron-james-calls-him-a-freak-of-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"DeAndre Jordan praises LeBron James, calls him a &#8216;freak of nature&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan has been very close to having been traded to the Cavaliers to play with LeBron James a number of times.<\/p>\n<p>James has long been a fan of Jordan&#8217;s game, and it appears the feeling is mutual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s definitely a freak of nature and one of the greatest basketball players we\u2019ve all ever been able to see on\u00a0TV\u00a0or live,\u201d Jordan said, via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/exclusive-deandre-jordan-talks-call-of-duty-clippers-blake-griffin-chris-paul-lebron-james-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints<\/a>. \u201cWe should definitely be taking this in, what we\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James has scored 113 points in the Cavs&#8217; last three games, against a team that is known for playing hard-nosed, physical defense. 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