Mitch Albom's Article

Mitch Albom addresses that race should not be involved in situations such as free-agency. Albom wonders why O'Brien chose to ask LeBron if race was  the reason why he was criticized. Albom believes that race never gives someone an excuse for what they do or say. It is important to look at the facts of a story without having race involved, because one should not assume that race is the primary reason for the problem/situation. It is also crucial that we examine the motives of a person,  if we believe that their race caused them to do what they did we miss looking at their morals and the way they have been taught which might have caused them to make the mistake. Albom states that the real problem is LeBron's big ego. His ego led him to convince advertisers that the money for the TV special called "The Decision" was going to a charity, when of course LeBron didn't need the money and could have just given the money to the charity himself.
I agree with Albom's point. Race is not always the reason for why people did something that they shouldn't have. Not everyone loves LeBron because he is African-American, they might love him for his talent and that he is exciting to watch. But when the media presents a negative thing that a celebrity has done, the people who loved that person start to see that it is because of their ego and that they wanted unnecessary attention. They suddenly start to lose interest in that person because of what they have done, even if they have the same talent they had before which resulted in their fame. Albom's most effective point is that LeBron's popularity dropped steadily after his fans heard about his ego. He also said that he was the "sixth-most disliked athlete." Albom is trying to convince the reader that it is never worth any amount of fame or popularity to ruin one's reputation.