The sports media was so quick to criticize LeBron James for not giving them their Lakers vs. Cavaliers, Kobe vs. Lebron wet dream NBA Finals match up.  Oh, LeBron has no sportsmanship, he just walked off the court after losing to Orlando in game 6.  Oh, he’s such an assh*le because he didn’t do the post game interview.  Did it ever occur to you that maybe King James was dealing with some stuff of his own?  Did it ever once cross your mind that maybe the man’s health wasn’t in perfect condition?

Well it turns out, bastard sports journalists, that Lebron had been playing for several months with a growth inside his mouth.  On Tuesday, he underwent a five hour procedure on his parotid gland and he is now recovering.  I personally am not a doctor (yet), but if what I have read in medical journals is correct, the mouth is used quite frequently when answering questions at a post game interview. This life-threatening growth (I assume that’s what “benign” means) has been plaguing James for months, and still, he is kind enough to talk you greedy reporters after his wins.  In retrospect, his display is nothing short of heroic.  It is the equivalent of the quarterback who plays with a hurt shoulder, the soccer player who plays with a hurt ankle, and the downhill skier who skis without a jacket.  Then, when the agony was at its greatest, he skips one interview and the media turns on him.  Consider yourselves lucky if LeBron is courteous enough to ever talk to you again.  I suggest you send flowers you inconsiderate pricks.