LeBron James has been at the forefront of professional athletes taking more control of the trajectory of their respective careers and using their platform to spread a message or bring awareness to a social issue.
Not only has James largely avoided scandals up to what’s now his 16th season in the NBA, but he’s also spearheaded or been part of several off-the-court business ventures as well. However, James has caused a bit of an uproar over the past week.
It began when he was asked about a theoretical scenario of Anthony Davis joining him on the Los Angeles Lakers, which James understandably said he would embrace.