LeBron James Needs to Grow Up

True leaders on the court will look to praise the team when things are good, and look to put blame on themselves when things are rough. Last night's season open for Lebron James and the Cleveland Caveliers resulted in a demoralizing defeat by the Dallas Mavericks, 92-74. Things did not go well, particularly for King James. Just 10 points on 2-11 for Nike's and the NBA's most highly coveted asset. You would think they've trained him at least to say the right thing in interviews by now. In fact, when pressed about how the game went, Lebron mentioned nothing about his horrible play, instead gave this little gem: "We didn't do anything right, we didn't play hard and we didn't execute. It's the first game; hopefully we can put it behind us.'' That is the latest comment by Lebron about his discontent with the Cavs franchise. He's 22 years old, let's remember this. James has had everything given to him on a golden platter his entire basketball life, and really hasn't ever had to make his own decision. Now, he sounds more like a spoiled brat than the marquee player in the NBA. Lebron James is becoming a sad story. He's been given so much already, but he's grossly immodest with the maturity level of a 9 year old. Read his biography on Nike.com (http://www.nike.com/nikebasketball/usa/#lbjv). He's been coddled and handled very carefully since people discovered his athletic ability, and it turns out he's not very grateful of the entire experience. It's a shame that he is becoming so self-absorbed. A man of his influence, all eyes on him, has great potential to harness his own power to better his community and give off a positive message to the world. All we get is "look at me because my team is garbage." It's not enough Bron-Bron.