LeBron Still Hard At Work To Improve

Sometimes this job calls for courageous positions.

So let's take a leap and recognize that LeBron James has his act together.

Yes, we already knew that fact as related to the NBA and his team and reaching the Finals and creating a night to remember against the Detroit Pistons and all that stuff.

But after playing all those games well into June, the easy thing for James would have been to take the summer off.

Much was made, after all, of the fact that James played too much basketball before last season.
Instead, James lived up to his commitment to USA Basketball and helped the U.S. team win the FIBA tournament and ensure that the red, white and blue will have a chance to regain the gold medal in China next year.

Yes, James has a clause in his Nike deal that makes appearing in China beneficial, but those who know James and who have been around him this summer know that his commitment to country is not about money.

''The easy thing for him to do would have been to stay home,'' Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry said.

For James, the pursuit of the gold medal means something.

To that end, a collection of stars spent three weeks trying to merge into a team.

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source : ohio.com