Letters: Mixed emotions over LeBron james leaving | College News
I will miss watching the greatest maestro and savant in the history of basketball, LeBron James. He is to basketball what Van Gogh was to painting, Coltrane to music, Hemingway to literature. He came from poverty and rose to a global hero and gave back. His after-game interviews were always intelligent and sometimes humorous. To all his detractors and haters? Eat your hearts out, he is a happy man.
Dell Franklin
Cayucos
I have always been in awe of LeBron’s athleticism and basketball IQ. And I greatly admire his dedication to maintaining his physical abilities throughout the years and his philanthropic pursuits.
But, as a lifelong Lakers fan, I will not miss LeBron. He was never a true Laker. He made it clear when he announced that he was taking his talents to South Beach that he cared only about LeBron, not the team.
So, as he closes out his career elsewhere, I will enjoy watching his superior playing prowess from afar. But I will be grateful that I can now cheer for my Lakers without the drama LeBron brings to every team he’s been on.
Linda Salzman
Rancho Palos Verdes
I agree that it was probably time to move on from LeBron simply in the interest to pursue a long-term participant versus one more yr from the King. But Bill Plaschke’s argument that he was drained of the thoughts video games LeBron supposedly was enjoying is a horrible take. Losing 27-7-7 isn’t replaceable in a single day, if ever.
George Metalsky
Redondo Beach
While acknowledging LeBron James as one of the best basketball gamers of all time, it never actually felt as if he was selflessly dedicated to the Purple and Gold workforce idea like so many of the legendary gamers that preceded him.
During his eight years as a Laker there appeared to be numerous events when Lakers brass capitulated to his “demands.” Year after yr we endured a mishmash roster with his hand-picked gamers, just to appease LeBron.
During the Lakers’ dynasty we had championship groups. With LeBron we had a king shaping his fiefdom to first and foremost best serve him.
He’s a great participant but a horrible GM. The Lakers will probably be a better workforce without him.
David Griffin
Westwood
I only have one query concerning LeBron James: What occurs to Bronny now?
David Waldowski
Laguna Woods
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