There was no way for him to be cognizant of 10-year-old Bronny when he called the father expletives that James labeled “a little far” after Game 3 of the 2015 Eastern Conference semifinals. “I’m a father with three kids, you know?” James told reporters then. “It got very disrespectful.” It took Noah a decade to empathize. “I can’t imagine how that must feel for LeBron,” Noah says. “This isn’t just like, ‘I’m playing with my friends. My son almost died on the court, and he’s out there playing with me.’” Perhaps surprisingly, Noah finds himself using the word “enjoyment” to describe his viewing experience of LeBron and Bronny James. He looks like a fan. “You can appreciate it different when you’re not a competitive guy,” Noah says. “The truth is, five years earlier, a couple years earlier, I probably couldn’t have.”New York TimesThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: “You can appreciate it different when you’re not a …
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