LeBron James is a genuine American hero (and not too shabby at basketball either).

[Bleacher Creature]

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[underpants]

1. Him giving attention to an issue that doesn't excite much is a BFD

LeBron is awesome.

[leftieNanner]

2. LeBron is wonderful!

Except when he was playing against my Golden State Warriors!

[NoMoreRepugs]

3. LeBron ISTHEMAN. I'm a 71 year old white geezer and I have nothing but respect for this man.

[Mike 03]

4. Momentous. He's going to reach a great many people who are not ordinarily that

interested in politics.

My respect for him continues to grow. He's the complete human being and evolved star athlete so many of his predecessors turned out not to be, shying away from anything controversial, afraid of offending investors, buying up properties and businesses and raking in tennis shoe revenues in retirement.

Go King James

[Botany]

5. LeBron is a game changer

His foundation will pay for 1,500 local kids to go to the University of Akron if the
graduate from high school and if those new university grads stick around the Akron
area they will be a positive force for change.


BTW he is not to bad @ basketball too.

[Bradshaw3]

6. Yes and it's not something he has to do

He would still be worshiped if he had no political or charitable involvement, but he chooses to do these things anyway and does them smartly. I think there is too much hero worshiping of athletes in general but LeBron is definitely one young people should look up to.

[malaise]

8. A genuine hero

up there with Ali and Kareem