Hawks' DeMarre Carroll gets LeBron-stopping advice from Tony Allen
Guarding LeBron James remains one of the pinnacle challenges of the NBA. This is especially the case in the playoffs, when LeBron takes his game up to whole other level.
Chicago Bulls' guard Jimmy Butler did it last and, admirable as he was, it wasn't good enough to keep the King and Cleveland Cavaliers from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals. There, they meet the Atlanta Hawks, who will deploy DeMarre Carroll on James. Carroll has been an elite defender all season, and part of that may be his knack for his research. Look at who he's been talking to about the onerous task ahead of him:
Here's to hoping we see Carroll get some quality stops on the world's greatest ballers, and revive Allen's unforgettable "First team, All-Defense!" chant.
