The 19-hour flight to New York from Johannesburg last week provided ample time for
reflection. For thoughts about a month spent in South Africa, the World Cup and all
its stellar performances. With so much to think about, it was easy to lose track of
the burning issues of the sports world in the United States.
Until the plane touched down.
Not even five minutes after I got off the plane at Kennedy Airport, it was hard to miss
the television monitors that were telling the story of the hour: LeBron James, the
king without a championship throne.
King James was home in....
