"Grabs clipboard, erases the play" - LeBron James knew he was going to hit game-winner against Bulls in 2015, recalls Brendon Haywood

Brendan Haywood was at the tail end of his career when he got to play with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In that short span, the 7-foot center got a taste of just how good "King James" was.

When James concluded his time with the Miami Heat, he returned home to the Cleveland Cavaliers to deliver his promise to give the city a championship.

Teaming up with a prime Kevin Love and a young Kyrie Irving, James made the Cavs the favorites to win the Eastern Conference and likely the Finals.

In their playoff run, the Cavs had to go through a Derrick Rose-led Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. With Love injured in the first round of the playoffs, the Cavs found themselves down 1-2 in the series against the Bulls.

Trying to avoid going into a 1-3 hole against Chicago, Game 4 came down to one play with 1.5 seconds left on the game clock. Coach David Blatt drew up a play to which LeBron James disagreed.

"When we get to the huddle and David Blatt-- I don't know why Blatt did this but he draws the play up and yeah J.R. [Smith], you get right here and get the shot. Bron was like 'absolutely not,'" said Haywood in an interview with No Chill with Gilbert Arenas.

Prior to the final play, James was shooting a subpar 31% from the field and was 0-6 from beyond the 3-point line. Hayward recalled the story of how confident James was about what he thought was best for the team.

"Bro, I've never seen this, he said, 'Absolutely not', grabs the clipboard, erases the play and said, 'All right that's what we're gonna run, you go here, you go here'-- he was like, 'Yo, I'ma fake this way, I'ma pop to the corner and give me the ball right there, I'm gonna hit the shot'. I've never seen somebody draw up their own game-winner," Haywood said.

The Cavaliers would go on to tie the series 2-2. LeBron James finished Game 4 with 25 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks.

Cleveland's run ended with a loss to the Golden State Warriors, in what was the first of four straight NBA Finals appearances.

WATCH: Brendan Haywood's interview at Fubo Sports

Brendan Haywood wants to shut down talks of LeBron James not having the "clutch gene"

As one of the few players who was able to play with Michael Jordan and LeBron James, Brendan Haywood was in a position to observe both of them from close quarters.

LeBron has made a habit out of knocking down game winners over his 17 years 👑 pic.twitter.com/WIz6pxTPCq

He stressed that James, contrary to what many analysts like Skip Bayless claimed, possesses the clutch gene.

"Playing with him in Cleveland showed me that all that nonsense like Skip Bayless be talking, 'He don't have the killer gene,'" said Haywood. "Hey listen, Bron is not scared of that moment. Will y'all stop with that narrative, bro? Like he stole, J.R. Smith's moment."

Haywood, after 13 years of playing in the NBA and winning a championship with the Dallas Mavericks, now serves as a basketball analyst.