Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Extending the Olive Branch to LeBron James

No other star athlete has ever been publicly disliked more than LeBron James.

It could've been said that Barry Bonds held that title, or maybe Alex Rodriguez, but now that title is firmly in LeBron's hands.

Despite the way LeBron buried himself even deeper by mocking Dirk Nowitzki's sickness, making excuses for his poor play in the fourth quarter, and seemingly saying he was superior to the rest of us, I'm going to extend the olive branch to him.

I've never been a fan of James. Not because I think he's a bad player, but because of his attitude. He showed it again in the 2011 NBA Finals.

However, James finally came out and said the right thing. Whether it was scripted or not, he came out and said "I'm not superior to anyone".

He also went on to basically say that his comments may have been misunderstood about saying that at the end of the day fans have to go back to their everyday lives.


Hands down, if James plays the game he's capable of playing, then the Miami Heat win in five or six games.

Instead, the Mavericks win in six claiming their first ever NBA championship.

I'm willing to wipe the slate clean with James and see how he carries himself next season.

His Miami Heat, or I should say Dwyane Wade's Miami Heat, will be back next year to make another run for the title.

The Eastern Conference is very watered down and the Heat's only real obstacles will be the Bulls and maybe the Knicks.

Although James will never be on Michael Jordan's level in my book, he can at least turn his public image around if he quits burying himself with egotistic remarks and lame excuses.

He has way too much talent to not eventually win an NBA championship, so let's wipe the slate clean and see how he acts next season.