I have this platform, and I’m somebody that has a voice of command, and the only way for us to be able to get better as a society and us to get better as people is love. And that’s the only way we’re going to be able to conquer something at the end of the day. It’s not about the guy that’s the so-called president of the United States, or whatever the case. (LeBron James)
The NBA’s “Man of Letters”, (reportedly a high school graduate ) LeBron James speaks out…is against ‘inequality’
– his quest to convey his wisdom to make the world better should include speaking out against the high average number of “baby mommas” his ‘homies’ in the NBA have
– Is the NBA’s meritocracy a bad thing, LeBron? White players are certainly underrepresented…is that inequality?
– When will those citadels of higher learning bestow an honorary doctorate on “LeBron the Wise”? I’m betting Columbia will be first, Georgetown next
LeBron James has been more vocal about topics beyond basketball this offseason—most notably his criticisms of President Donald Trump—and it seems that’s by design.
GQ magazine dropped a story about James on Tuesday, the opening day of the NBA’s regular season, that follows the Cleveland Cavalier superstar throughout a series of offseason meetings and events. The article sketches the 32-year-old as he looks toward his post-NBA life and relinquishes the identity of perhaps the best athlete in the world.
James’ willingness to take on Trump, whom the star famously called a “bum” on Twitter, hints he’s after something bigger than just basketball. The writer of the article, GQ’s style editor Mark Anthony Green, asked James directly if he could see himself in the mold of Muhammad Ali, who helped fight against the Vietnam War and for the rights of black people in America. James told Green “time will tell.” He told GQ:
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“I think Ali represented something bigger than Ali. He wanted to make a change for a future without him included. That’s what Ali brought to the table. I don’t know what it’s like to live in every state in this country, but I know freedom. I know the opportunity that our country has given people, and to see the guy in charge now not understanding that is baffling to not only myself but to my friends and to the people that’ve helped grow this country. But Muhammad Ali’s correlation to the war… I don’t think me and Donald Trump could ever get to that point.”
It matters when a star like James is willing to take this sort of stand. He’s the most famous athlete in the country at a time when media is incredibly fractured—and sports remain one of the few things that’s consumed relentlessly. He holds incredible influence and has begun to use this platform in the wake of Trump’s presidency. . . .
Sports commentators can relate to LeBron and have similar inflated opinions of their profundity and the desire of their audiences to hear it.
