No word yet from LeBron James on the quality of accommodation that he is experiencing in Orlando so far but he has earlier indicated that he is just one of the guys in terms of living conditions in the bubble city. However, claims have surfaced that the NBA is treating the King as first among equals.
The Lakers superstar is said to be getting the best of what the Orlando bubble can offer. Circulating stories have suggested that James is living like royalty, thanks to the NBA awarding the 35-year-old a presidential suite for a room.
However, the rumored special treatment for James seemed not apparent, according to Lakers guard Alex Caruso, who also has a strong social media following. Caruso said that his experience so far in the Disney World Resort will tell that all NBA players are getting the same perks and accommodations given to superstars like James.
At least that is the case for the Lakers and Caruso revealed that half of the roster members are living in the same hallway where his room is located.
As for the more luxurious room that supposedly James is enjoying, the social media star the NBA must be good on hiding the suite because he has yet to discover it.
"I don't think we have any presidential suite. I walked down the hallway and there's no sign on the door that says presidential suite," Clutch Points reported Caruso as saying.
In any case, the Lakers guard said that even if the rumors prove true that James is quartered on a suite much better than his, he wouldn't mind at all. Doing so, he added, would be behaving like a brat on his part.
Having a better suite or not is not a priority for James. The four-time MVP is better known to flex his competitiveness than the luxury he has accumulated as a superstar athlete. His NBA colleagues know James is highly competitive but little is known on the King's seriousness on this aspect.
Truth be told, the Lakers superstar is not one to tolerate mediocrity on people around him, according to Fadeaway World, picking up on the report by Henry Abbott of True Hoops.
"LeBron's competitiveness can be oppressive, overwhelming, and anti-social," Abbott was reported as saying.
Abbott said it was hard for many of James' colleagues and co-workers to keep up with the demands that the superstar brought to the game but his recent pairing with Anthony Davis appeared to have a tempering effect on James.
As AD is more affable but competitive at the same time, James somehow learned to loosen up and displayed his softer side.
