"There's a divinity that shapes our ends." (Hamlet)

…..I fail to understand all the James LeBron bashing that I read in the media. I’ve read that he was cruel, that he was disloyal, that he is a traitor. What a bag of dung! Here is a professional athlete who sacrificed millions of dollars more in order to play where he would play happy, and where his extraordinary talent could be used to win a championship just as all future Hall of Famers want to do and need to do in order to put a stamp on their legacy. He played seven years in Cleveland and management did very little to build a team around him. Now they're crying. Oh, sure, they brought in the dinosaur, Shaquille O’Neal, who was about as much help as a bb gun helps to bring down an elephant. And what’s all this talk about loyalty? How many times has management dropped a player who has been with them for many years without an ounce of being sorry about it?

…..Why shouldn't LeBron go wherever it pleases him to go? Why should the millions in Cleveland that he doesn't even know have it the way they want it to be? Why should he do what others want him to do? He is a “free” agent but some want him not to be so free. He is free to play with friends just like you and I once did—and still do. They played together and won a gold medal in the China Olympics. James gave Cleveland seven years of good Karma. But it’s now his turn. When he goes to Cleveland for a game, they owe him appreciation, not jersey burning. All three of these athletes do great philanthropies and community service with their money for children, and people should know that. I'm not a basketball fan, so I don't care where they play, but they have an absolute right to go wherever they choose--just like we have, regardless of what others would have us do. Their decisions should be respected, and so should they. I didn’t care for the way LeBron advertised his decision on an hour TV show. I’ll admit that was egotistical, if not arrogant. There had to be an easier and less celebrated way to announce his choice. But the way he did it is not relevant to his freedom to choose his own destiny.