Former NBA All-Star Jeff Teague Jokes He Has 'PTSD' From Facing LeBron James
Several current and former NBA All-Stars have been on very good teams that found themselves in the crosshairs of a LeBron James-led team early in the NBA playoffs over the years.
James, who's won four NBA titles, has been on teams that made it to the championship 10 times in his career, including eight consecutive appearances from 2011 to 2018.
One player who fell under the category of being on good teams at the wrong time is former point guard Jeff Teague, who played in the postseason in seven of eight years during the 2011 to 2018 stretch mentioned above.
However, for Teague, a three-year stretch from 2015 to 2017 haunted him. In 2015 and 2016, Teague was a member of the Atlanta Hawks, and in 2017 joined the Indiana Pacers. Over those three years, Teague's teams went 0-12 against the James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs.
Teague recently joined the Dan Patrick Show and spoke about James. After admitting that James is his "favorite player of all-time," he addressed his winless streak against the future Hall-of-Famer.
"I have PTSD from playing against him."
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) June 20, 2025
-Jeff Teague on playing against @KingJames pic.twitter.com/8QuhW1i493
"I've never beaten him in a playoff series, like never won a game. So, I've got like PTSD from playing against [LeBron] a little bit," Teague joked. "But, he's still my favorite player of all-time."
Teague told a story of when he pushed James into the crowd near the end of one of the playoff series against the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player. After stating he received "a few death threats" for it, Teague admitted they're "all good now."
While James gave Teague fits throughout those three years, specifically, the 2015 NBA All-Star did eventually get a title. Teague was a member of the Milwaukee Bucks team that won the championship in 2021, his final NBA season.
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