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Yes, it’s time to pile on
LeBron James again.
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James had
been the focal point of the NBA Finals as he and his teammates
could not beat the Dallas Mavericks, the closest thing to America’s
team although their best player is German. James could not live up
to the hype and produce when it counted. He went on to say life
will still be all good for him even though they lost.
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He has been
vilified by the very group that glorified this guy starting in high
school. Who, you ask? Yep, the media. A media that will now say
“not me,” “never said that” and all the cop-out lines that come
about when the heat is on them.
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No, the media
is never to blame, they just cover the story. Yeah,
right.
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Who would
have heard of LeBron James before ESPN decided to put his high
school games on TV? Who at ESPN said no when Lebron decided to tell
the world of his “Decision” on live TV? What writer or TV anchor
said “no thank you” when it came to interviewing James and tell us
all we wanted to know about a guy who never went to high school and
was overwhelmed at times by all the attention?
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Enter the
monster we know as LeBron James.
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LeBron James
is not innocent in this, as he has made some big mistakes along the
way, some of which he has admitted. But he is a creation of the
“instant information, don’t care if it’s accurate, let’s get into
his personal life, gotcha!” society we live in. He was scooped up
at the age of 15 and has never had a chance to deal with it. There
was no mentor. There was no aging vet or coach who pointed him in
the right direction.
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Instead, he
had to learn on the fly. He learned from family and friends who had
a financial stake, teammates who wanted to chum up, and a league
that had no control as long as they could sell more LeBron
merchandise.
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One thing I
will agree with James on. He’s gonna be all right, and the haters
will still have the same troubles in their lives. Sometimes the
truth hurts, but in this case there is enough to go
around.
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Should he
have said it? Why not? The media wants to hear everything else
James says, so why not this, as he is talking about some who cover
him.
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Now that
there is a let down, LeBron has had to fend for himself. As for the
media that created the monster that many have come to hate, they
now have turned their back. Scottie Pippen comparing LeBron to
Michael was just one of many issues the media could have slowed
down, but this is what happens when you only have one game to cover
and you find the obscure or make it up. Making it up is the easiest
to do.
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James should
have a moratorium on the media, just take some time away as there
is already too much information circulating about him anyway. Do we
need another sit-down interview to hear what is on his mind? James
no longer needs the exposure. He has made enough money where he can
take care of his posse and family. He could stand down a bit and
let the media find another monster they can build and help
destroy.
