What the NBA Still Doesn’t Understand About LeBron

As LeBron James, at age 41, embarks on one final ring chase, with one final superteam, accompanied by one final cascade of predictable criticism, it’s helpful to remember where this journey began, more than two decades ago. It’s helpful to remember the church. The one where Bernie Mac served as the preacher and a choir literally sang LeBron’s praises as he zipped divine passes to an array of jubilant congregants.