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| This guy knows what's up |
LeBron James the man has been
dissected like a frog in a high-school science lab ever since the summer of 2010. Turncoat. Diva. Frontrunner.
I've written
mean things about James and have thought worse. Think an icy road, a steep
incline and a cement truck with faulty brakes. To me he was a soulless scumbucket
with all the cultural awareness and dignity of a toaster oven.
Now, The
Letter Part 2 has arrived, an old-school lightning bolt from above that
has come without fanfare, Decisions, or pro wrestling-style player intros.
James's "essay," published on Sports Illustrated's website today, ushers
in a new era of Cavs basketball, and, on a much larger scale, serves as an enormous
boost for the city of Cleveland in too many ways to count.
Stunned is the operative word right
now. Not elated, just a feeling of fullness and possibility, for both the team
and for Northeast Ohio . James is the best
basketball player on the planet, but much more importantly he can also stand as
a symbol for prosperity and change. Maybe the guy many thought was a heartless mercenary has grown up. And maybe the city he's coming back to will continue to evolve
right along with him.