Uh-oh.
Like many around the globe, I've been fascinated by the premature legend of LeBron James and even more stunned by his ongoing realization of it. The kid was anointed the Next Big Thing when he was, what, a sophomore in high school?
Possibly a junior?
That means King James was a prince at the age of 14 or 15 and was bequeathed the keys to the throne room about the same time he got the keys to an automobile. That's a considerable burden of potential and expectation to carry around at such a young age, but James has—to this point—delivered at every step of his maturation.
However, we might be seeing the openings of a few cracks in his flawless public persona.
First, there was the ugly-yet-understandable episode after the Orlando Magic sent James' Cleveland Cavaliers home for the summer from the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals. That night, we were all witnesses to LeBron's insolent display of poor sportsmanship.
The Chosen One stalked off the court, refusing to shake the victor's hand.
Ultimately, the scene could be dismissed as a momentary blip on the radar of a feverish competitor and born ...
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