Soledad O'Brien asked LeBron James if he felt this was about race. My question for her is, "Why did you ask that question?"
To this point James has never said anything about race. So why now? One reason, and one reason only—he was asked a question. So again, why did she ask the question?
Consider the possible answers to the question: "yes," "no," "somewhat," and "I don't want to answer." Every answer would come in one of those four categories.
If he answers "yes," he becomes a lighting rod for even more criticism, far more than he received today.
If he answers "no," he lies or is stupid. The thing is that virtually everyone agrees that there is some aspect that race plays in everything, so it plays a role in this—which is precisely what he answered. The fact is that part of the problem to some people, whether they want to acknowledge it or not, is that seeing three black men determine their own future and not be under the thumb of a white man bothers some—and the operative word here is some—white people are bothered because he didn't know his "place."
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LeBron James: Did He Really Play the Race Card or Did Soledad O’Brien?
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