LeBron James spent the offseason working on his post game with the goal of providing a little more balance to the Heat’s offense, but just because he has tried to improve his post game doesn’t exactly mean he likes doing it.

“There’s nothing fun about it,” James said. “There’s nothing fun about banging with a big man.”

James and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra began planning the next step of James’ career before the lockout began.
“When I spoke to him last, we were on the same page in late June and it was already something that he wanted to work on,” Spoelstra said. “He spent some time with Hakeem Olajuwon and more importantly he spent some time working on it and that’s the evolution of great players. You don’t stop.

“There’s not a point where you say, ‘OK. I can’t improve.’ The great players still always try to add another dimension to the game because defenses change, scouting reports get better and they always have to stay a step ahead of the curve.”