More on LeBron James, family and comfort - Palm Beach Post (blog)

by Ethan J. Skolnick

About a month back, I asked Shane Battier for his thoughts on LeBron James, now that Battier was on the inside, instead of looking in from somewhere else.

“From the outside, I think the perception of LeBron is that he is sort of like this robot, this emotionless basketball player, genetic lottery winner monolith that doesn’t bleed or doesn’t have feelings,” Battier said. “He’s like everybody else. He cares deeply about his performance. He cares about winning. There’s just more humanity to who LeBron James is than what the perception is.”

With that in mind, I sat down with James earlier this week to talk about his transition to Miami.

Near the start, I referenced the Battier quote.

“Absolutely,” James said. “It can get misconstrued by people. But just like Shane said, I’m human just like everyone else. Everyone has their job, but they also have their personal life that they have to deal with as well. There are things that come up in everyday life that can be taxing. But the best thing you can do as a professional or anything that you do is just try to prioritize things. Just try to make sure you are doing what is best for you, best for your family, and then you can live with that at the end of the day.”

From there, the “Miami” conversation continued and, during it, James mostly wanted to talk about the increased comfort that came from having more “family” around this year.

Here is the primary piece:

And here is a secondary piece, about his childhood friend Frankie Walker, and their shared Aventura enterprise.

Tags: Frankie Walker, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Shane Battier

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