Yeah but the story is a very poor example of Bron being a douche. Those kids are lucky they didn't get kicked out of the game for that. I don't care wide eyed and in awe they were. You don't go around groping asses freely.
Agreed to that as well. This story isnt what has made him a douche in my eyes.. I started feeling this a year and a half ago. He had every right to be upset in this instance though.
It's the article's writer (Ben) who comes off as a douchebag. Taking exception to being groped inappropriately by a stranger while at work is completely understandable. That he relays this as his centerpiece mark against LJ reveals someone who is out to smear/out of touch with reality STOMP
Being at work in basketball is definitely not the same as being at work in a "real job". One can argue that point but in all reality, its different. Normal people at normal jobs aren't iconic centers of attention with billboards and magazine articles and pictures of them all over, with millions of people wanting to emulate them. James is different, he's a premier basketball player in the NBA, hugely popular with an image to maintain (for the NBA) In this instance, I think James acted inappropriately; of course I don't think the teens had a right to go up and touch James like that without first getting some sort of introduction underway, but he definitely should have acted more mature then going over to his buddies and throwing a temper tantrum w/profanities.
You seem to be the only one reading it that way - even his teammates seemed to feel he was overreacting.
I went to high school with Terrell and can't argue with you on that. He is a great guy! And I do have to agree with you that most of these pros just want to be left alone. Don't get me wrong, there are some jerks out there.... (Darius Miles to this day was probably the rudest one of em all) But these guys just want to be left alone. Guess they chose the wrong profession for that.
read the thread... you'll find that several posters agree with me that the article's author is drawing the wrong conclusions according to Ben. STOMP
