LeBron’s Not Clutch – Duh!

Okay Eye on Sports NBA fans, with Wednesday night’s disturbing 95-89 overtime loss to Chris Paul and the Clippers, hoops fans and pundits across the globe got to see firsthand why LeBron James will never, ever reach the same status of superstars like Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan – or – Kobe Bryant for that matter.

James has shown a massive inability to make plays – or show up – in the fourth quarters of close games – and now, it’s painfully clear that he just doesn’t have the mental makeup to be a real team leader when things are really tight in a close ballgame.

In back-to-back overtime games this week, James took no fourth-quarter shots against the Warriors on Tuesday – before coming back with a pitiful 0-for-3 effort against the Clippers on Wednesday that looks even worse considering he also went just 1-for-3 in overtime – while missing four free throws in the final quarter and OT.

To make matters even worse, James sounded like his pride and belief in himself had suffered further damage following the loss.

"My teammates trusted me, especially down the stretch, and I was able to get fouled and at least give us a chance to win the game," James said.

Of course, maybe James should have been thinking about the two free throws he missed in the game’s final 17 seconds – ouch!