Grit Squad.

Three days ago, if sports fans where where this term had come from, they might have landed on Ken Tremendous’ name for a satirical team of superheroes, led by David Eckstein. (We still miss you dearly, FJM crew.)

But then, on Sunday night, following an undeniably resilient victory in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, LeBron James decided it was time to reclaim the term … or at least repurpose it.

“Yeah, that’s what it is, it’s the grit squad that we have,” James said. “It’s not cute at all. If you’re looking for us to play sexy, cute basketball, then that’s not us. That’s not us right now … And for us to win a finals game shooting 32 percent from the field, it’s just a testament of how gritty we can be.”

Well, now we’ve truly seen everything. Because in a series that, let’s be honest, has managed to make us question absolutely everything we thought we knew through two games, LeBron James building a post-game presser on the necessity of heart, of moxie, of “grit,” is as remarkable as anything else we’ve seen in the Finals, or really, the entire season.

Thanks in no small part to the generation of cranky writers who framed the term, we all know what “grit” has come to mean in the sports world. It’s a term for those lacking in natural physical ability. It’s an adjective used for those who succeed despite low expectations. And, if we’re being truly honest, it’s a word that is far more likely to be used to describe you the lighter the color of your skin.

Matthew Dellavedova? Undoubtedly a First-Team “grit squad” All-Star. Just get a load of this handshake.

But LeBron James? Probably not the name that jumps immediately to mind in a discussion of lunch-pail players. It might have something to do with his 6-foot-8, 270-pound chisled frame, or with the astounding athleticism that he’s still able to put on display at age 30. Mostly though, it’s because of his place in the sporting landscape. Grit is for the 12th man on the roster. It isn’t for superstars, MVPs, the defining players of their generation.

Or at least it didn’t used to be. But maybe LeBron James can change the conversation.