Lebron James

I think I may be one of the few people who think Lebron James has gotten a bum rap.  The way in which he left Cleveland and went to Miami really turned a lot of people against him.  They are still criticizing it over a year later.  To my way of thinking, he should get maximum credit for maxing out his earnings.  When a company decides to pit one city against another in a bidding war to see who will provide the largest tax abatement for them to relocate, they often have a large press event when the winning city is announced.  Nobody has much criticism about this.  As a matter of fact it happens all the time.  When a professional sports team pits one city against another to see who will build it the best stadium with the best deal to maximize its revenue, the team is not ridiculed.  Why should an individual then be criticized?  To me, it comes down to the fact that it is OK, even admired, that corporations act a certain way, but pity the poor individual who wants to act the same way because they are stepping out of bounds.

James played 7 seasons in Cleveland and poured his heart into the game for that city.  Good for him to seek greener pastures elsewhere and earn a few extra bucks along the road there.