King James Holds Court Like a True Royal

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The plans have apparently changed, with LeBron James opting to hold court with NBA suitors in Ohio instead of jetting around the country on a grand free agency tour. And really, this should have been LeBron's plan all along.



Seriously, what royal ever did his business on the road? Travel is for grunts, the legions who expand the kingdom or the tax collectors who see that the treasury remains full. Real kings don't grovel for attention in foreign lands. They let the world come to their beck and call.



And say what you will, but LeBron is the closest thing we've had to real royalty in the NBA in more than a decade.



The planned July tour through at least five NBA cities reported by FanHouse's Sam Amick last month looked like a good if ego-centric idea. But staying at home and entertaining a succession of team executives oozes power, and it paints LeBron in a more respectable light.



Folks will frame the decision as it suits their opinion; some observers would be offended if LeBron went low-key and placed a singles ad. (SBM, MVPx2, 6'8 and fit, ISO multi championships.) But at its core, LeBron holding court at home is a brilliant move.

 

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