During
a timeout of the Cavs-Celtics’ game Tuesday night, LeBron James looked up at
the video board, which was playing a tribute to a 16-year old with severe brain
damage who happens to be a two-sport athlete in high school and an MVP at a
recent Special Olympics event held in Boston.
The fans gave the kid a standing ovation. Let me repeat—a Boston crowd showed some
class. Then it got even better.
James
broke from the team huddle, walked over to the young man and messed his hair;
for that kid, it was as if God had come down through the roof to say, Hi. After the game, James said he didn’t do it
for the fans or the media. “When I saw
that, when I saw his story, it was just like, I don’t know, I felt like I was a
part of him.”
Out
of the mouths of babes and the occasional sports’ mega star come words of true
wisdom. I nearly cried after seeing a
clip of the James-fan encounter. LeBron
James taught a lesson beyond X’s and O’s.
I may never root against the Cavaliers again.
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