LeCon

Ok – I have to say it…LeBron James mania….it’s a bit LeSilly.

People, people…what are we talking about here?  The media frenzy surrounding LeBron’s decision about who he will sign with is downright comical.  Really?  To quote SNL’s weekend update, I mean Really?

We are talking about basketball here….basketball my friends.  Ok – so I will admit I’m not a major fan of the game…I’m more of a baseball, football kind of girl, but nonetheless, we are getting all twisted in knots over a sports player.  Anxiously awaiting the announcement, I heard people on the streets of NYC talking about the self-proclaimed “King James”…nervous about which way he will go.  And he went the way many expected no?  All he wants to do is win…it’s all about the championship (and the big money that goes with it.)  Where’s the “sport” in that?

“This fall I am taking my talents to South Beach and play with the Miami Heat. The major factor was the best opportunity for me to win, to win now and for the future also. Winning is the most important thing for me. I feel like this is going to be the best opportunity.”

— LeBron James, ESPN’s “The Decision”, July 8, 2010
 
Can we let this go now and focus on the real heroes?  Perhaps a closer look at our heart surgeons, our teachers, our police and fire departments, our philanthropists, our military forces would do us all good.  Maybe that would remind us of the people who really propel our lives forward…who are in the trenches every day so that people like LeBron can rake in his millions for running a ball up and down a court.  Who really deserves our attention and admiration?  They do.
 
Really.