Current Event for the Week of October 29

This article deals with Lebron James' decision to go to the Miami Heat and the reason he thinks why people hate him for it. Lebron James is claiming that the reason people hate him is because they are racist. That the reason they disapprove of his decision is not because he did it in an hour-long special, which could have taken two minutes, but that they are racist towards him. Whitlock explains that the reason people hate Lebron James is because he is an arrogant and narcissistic human being who cannot get over the fact that he is the "King" of the NBA. I completely agree with Whitlock in the fact that Lebron is both arrogant and narcissistic. He revealed where he would play in an hour-long special titled "The Decision" for something that could have easily been done in a matter of two minutes.

This is significant because it brings a whole new discussion to the issue of racism and sports. Racism has been relevant in sports for as long as the history of them and to bring it up nowadays is only further causing problems. Lebron has it all: money, fame, and the self promoted nickname the "King". What else could a man ask for? Instead of accepting the fact that people do not like him for being egotistical and more obsessed with himself than a normal person can handle, he blames it on the fans of basketball for being racist towards him.

This story has a major effect on sports because with the idea of racsim floating around, more and more athletes will result to the fact that people don't like them because they are racist, a rediculous assumption that can completely destory a person's life. Since Lebron blamed his faults on racism, why won't other people? It seems easier than to accept the fact that they are arrogant and self absorbed. The idea that racism in sports explains why people do not like a person or do not agree with what they did will only increase, and overall have a negative effect on that player and sport. So the self promoted "King" should have thought twice about blaming his faults and neglegance on this rediculous misconception.