In Mitch Albom's article, "It's not race, LeBron James, but it might be you," he explains the situation with LeBron James's drop of fame. After he left Cleveland's basketball team to go to the Miami Heat he became one of the sixth most hated players in the NBA. By asking the question "Do you think there's a role that race plays in this?" to LeBron, he is able to blame all his problems on the fact that he is black. Mitch Albom is trying to explain that this question should never have been asked in the first place and not everything should be blamed on race. Now that this question has been asked, it is easy to blame it on that.
I agree with Albom's point in his article. So many things have been blamed on race, and it is starting to get a little bit ridiculous. The question should have never been asked. LeBron is not the sixth most hated player in the NBA because he is black, it is because he disappointed all his fans.
Mitch Albom's strongest point is when he asks if his race was considered a factor when LeBron was drafted number one out of high school or voted MVP. It was not even considered because it had nothing to do with it, and it still doesn't. LeBron's ego got the best of him and now he is able to blame it on his race.
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