James responded to the strongest defensive player he had ever met in his career, not Green or Leonard

LeBron James is one of the most difficult players to defend in NBA history. After all, he has scored about 50,000 points in his career, which is the best proof. However, many fan media want to know who the strongest defensive player LeBron James has ever encountered in his career.

Recently, LeBron James talked about the strongest and most difficult defensive players he had encountered in his NBA career in his NBA career. Many fans and media believe that it should be Barria, Draymond Green, Leonard, Iguodala and others. However, who would have thought that the defensive champion LeBron James mentioned was actually the former Lakers champion forward Artest.

LeBron James said "Yeah, it's called world peace now. His defense is really good, the horizontal is good, and he's as strong as a bull. When he was a kid, we played a game, and I mean, that's really challenging. Probably one of the best defenders I've ever had against, and I had to go straight back to my early days. Ron definitely makes you like it, well, that's what the league is about."

"It's a huge test for an 18-year-old high school graduate. I thought, yes, I like this, it's great."

Artest was the 16th pick in the first round of 1999. He averaged 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.5 blocks in his career. He shot 41% from the field and 33% from three-point shooting. As a 2.01-meter striker, weighing 118 kilograms, it is much stronger than the young LeBron James.

Artest has always been a bohemian player, but you can't underestimate his offense and defense threats, because he was also a top scorer who averaged 24.6 points per game in the season. However, due to the Auburn Palace fight, he was also at his peak and gradually became the fourth or fifth player of a team.

Artest's career average defensive score was 103.4 points. In the 2003-04 season, he was selected as the first team of Defensive Player of the Year, which was LeBron James' first season in the NBA. Faced with LeBron James' praise, Artest also actively responded to LeBron James' praise.

Artest said "Okay. King, King James gave me praise. I'm going to take my 45 days off. Extend 45 more days"

" Screaming to the King, King James among the construction workers, I've given the King some praise for a long time, even though I'm competitive, shouting to the King because he recognizes my competitiveness. But it never disrespects; it's just competition. You know, like, I always want to compete with the best people-that's why I grew up in New York City, because I'm not always able to win these games and different things."

"I lost it very early in my days, ten years old, Eleven. Then I started to win, and a lot of the time I had to play center, point guard, shooting guard, everything, just to win the game - when you go to college, if I know something about the league and college, I would be better - if I know something about the league, I would be better. Also, if I keep my head clear, I would be better. But getting such praise is bigger than any trophy I can get."

"I already know I'm a Hall of Fame, but I thank you for your praise"

Artest has received recognition from a lot of fans and media, and he has had many glorious deeds during his NBA career. He had injured Michael Jordan elbow, and had also partnered with Chinese NBA star Yao Ming, as well as Lakers celebrity Kobe. He once won a championship when he was partnering with Kobe and scored a three-pointer in the Finals that recorded the history of the Lakers' Finals. Although

has retired, Artest also often appears in some basketball activities. In recent years, Artest has wanted to become an NBA head coach. Recently, he also recommended that he want to become the head coach of the New York Knicks and replace Thibodeau.