During his first stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James achieved all sorts of glory except an NBA ring. However, King James later returned and seized the silverware with the Cavaliers in 2016, the only championship the Cleveland side has ever won. As it turns out, that iconic championship win is not just special for LeBron and the city of Cleveland. Interestingly, the 2015-16 championship triumph once gave LeBron’s former teammate an edge over another NBA veteran who had got under his skin.

After retiring from the hardwood, both Richard Jefferson and Gilbert Arenas have caught fans’ attention with their commentaries and observations on the NBA. Besides, it is not unheard of for NBA stars to take jibes at each other when they share a stage off the court. On one such occasion, Jefferson and Arenas went back and forth, with Jefferson seemingly having the last laugh.

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On the back of his outspoken and witty takes on the NBA, Gilbert Arenas has been turning the heads of fans for quite some time. The former Washington Wizards star never shies away from speaking his heart out. Adhering to this attitude, Arenas once threw jibes at Richard Jefferson only to get humiliated, in an episode on Complex. Now, a clip has resurfaced showcasing how Jefferson fired back at Gilbert Arenas.

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Apart from Arenas and Jefferson, NBA icons Paul Pierce and Matt Barnes also joined the panel to discuss how the NBA has adapted to the social media era. Speaking of NBA players’ fanbase on social media, LeBron’s ex-teammate, Richard Jefferson, candidly proclaimed that he probably got the least number of followers on Instagram, when compared to others on the panel. “You don’t have a following because you wasn’t that good,” Gilbert Arenas told the former Cavalier. Jefferson was quick to make a comeback. “He is the only person up here without a championship, he is the only one laughing without a ring,” said Jefferson.

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Upon hearing this, Arenas quickly brought LeBron James into the conversation and alluded to the 2016 NBA champions. “I forgot you[Richard Jefferson] was on that team with LeBron,” said Arenas.

Too special a championship triumph

Players like Richard Jefferson, Tristan Thompson, and Kyrie Irving won their one and only ring after the Cavaliers seized the championship. Besides, if it were not for that season, King James wouldn’t be able to boast a record of winning a ring in each team he played.

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By leading the Cavaliers to their only NBA finals victory, LeBron James had also ended the infamous ‘Cleveland Sports Curse.’ In 1964, the Cleveland Browns won an NFL title. Since then, for 52 years, no sports team had been able to bring a major championship to the city of Cleveland.