Can we just say here and now that LeBron James has totally redeemed himself from those long-ago days when he ditched Cleveland for Miami? Goodness gracious.
Not only has he gone back to Cleveland, he's made hilarious, fourth-wall-breaking sport of it in a fun movie in which he's proved that — OMG — he can act. Seriously, this is one talented man.
The other reason we love LeBron James? He's not afraid to speak out politically. Unlike more timid African-American sports stars like Michael Jordan, we might add.
Here's LeBron today, commenting on Martin Luther King Day:
"The state of racism will never die, but what we cannot do is allow it to conquer us as people. We can't allow it to divide us. The guy in control has given people and racism...an opportunity to be out and outspoken without fear. And that's the fearful thing for us because it's with you, and it's around every day, but he's allowed people to come out and just feel confident about doing negative things. We can't allow that to stop us from continuing to be together, and preach the right word of living and loving and laughing and things of that nature. Because would we want to live anywhere else? I don't think so. We love this place."
We love America, too, LeBron. At least, the America in which diversity is strength, and mobs who march with tiki torches aren't described as "very fine people." We cats PURR and HISS at the same time.
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