I’m sitting in my Brooklyn apartment, staring at a ring on LeBron’s finger—and wondering why the NBA turned championships into personal trophies. It’s not about skill. It’s about narrative. Teams win rings. Players become legends by proxy. But who decides what ‘greatness’ means? I’ve analyzed the data: only 12% of all NBA players ever win a ring. Yet we treat every one like a god. This isn’t sports history—it’s theater.