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An Open Letter to LeBron James

Dear LeBron, Hello.  You don't know me.  My name is Josiah and I am a fan of yours.  I haven't always been into basketball.  In fact, when I was young, basketball fell firmly in third place behind football and baseball on my list of favorite sports.  When I was a teenager, however, one of my friends, a basketball enthusiast and Cavs fan, got me into watching the sport.  A few years later I began to play it every Wednesday and I began to love the game.  Ultimately, it was not the Cavs or my friend or even playing basketball that got me into it--it was you.  You see, I was born and bred in NE Ohio.  I grew up in a rural area between Akron and Canton, but I was actually born in Akron.  I remember when you were in high school and the hype was already huge, and then I remember how crazy it was when your hometown team actually drafted you.  I started watching basketball primarily because LeBron James was from Ohio.  There's just som...

LeBron James and the Human Craving for Solidarity

    In case you haven't heard, LeBron James is still good at basketball.  In fact, he just cemented his legacy as one of the greatest (THE greatest, some would contend) human beings ever to play the game of basketball.  Amidst all the hysteria and fanfare you'll find those curmudgeons and philosophers who can't understand why people get so worked up about a silly game.  There are multiple reasons.  Some of us simply like to watch fellow human beings perform impressive physical feats.  LeBron James, for instance, led all players on both teams in points, assists, rebounds, blocks, and steals in a seven-game series, a first in NBA history.  If you aren't into basketball, especially if you've never physically played a game of it, you might not be capable of appreciating just how impressive that is.  Each of those stats indicates a specific set of skills and athletic abilities.  To best all other players in all 5 of those categories in seven...