It's still a little difficult for me to fathom — LeBron James stiff-arming his hometown and battering his legacy — but I think maybe people unfairly expected him to act more maturely.
I think what is lost in the reaction of his ridiculous, over-the-top free-agent signing of "King James" is the fact that he is only 25 and passed on going to college.
I cannot criticize his desire to win {even taking less money} and his frustrations with the Cleveland organization after seven years of chasing a championship: but the absurd, 1-hour promo — and decision not to contact the Cavs' owner prior to the production to explain his decision to leave Cleveland — smacks of someone who is unaware of his hubris or protocol. It suggests to me, too, that he may not think his decisions all the way through.
The unfortunate result of the LBJ Circus is that he slammed the door shut on ever returning to Cleveland — hell, he may have to move his life-long residence to another state because he [and, i think, unwittingly] dismissed the love that even non-basketball fans had for this homegrown talent from Akron.
And it may all be for naught.
Despite the amount of talent James, Chris Bosh and team leader Dwayne Wade possess, it is Dewayne Wade's team: James is No. 2 in this power-sharing trio.
LeBron James not the man? Hmmm. Perhaps the most exciting player in the NBA has a lot more to learn.
But I think one thing's for certain; he can't go home.
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