Lebron acts threatened when someone brings up a "new" great who is younger than him

[JohnMax]

Lebron has always been respectful to the older generation of greats he's played against (Duncan, Kobe) but he acts completely threatened when someone brings up a "new" great who is younger than him.

Earlier this season a reporter asked him about Kawhi's progression and LBJ went out of his way to say something dismissive like "everyone improves, why ask me about him?"

The Kawhi question is at 1:47.
http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/video/teams/cavaliers/2016/01/15/1452834596807-160114-LBJ-PostGM.mov-231371

[Foster5k]

Well, to be fair, he was asked that right after a loss to the Spurs.

[AirBonner]

Well, to be fair, he was asked that right after a loss to the Spurs.
This. OP what would have preferred him to say?

[Nilocon165]

LeBeast

[ShawkFactory]

Shut up

[Gileraracer]

Kawhi raped him in 2014 and earned an FMVP for that, what do you expect? Lebron still cries sometimes when he thinks about the Claw