Big Heads and Race Cards

In  Mitch Albom's article, he is trying to persuade the reader into believing that this controversy had nothing to do with the race card.  However, LeBron seemed to believe that what the American society thought of him was based off his race.  The facts of the situation do not change because he is not white.  Mitch Albom states, “Because ego knows no color”, it comes down to the fact that the people thought that he had a big head regardless of his skin tone.  I agree with Mitch because no matter what race you are, if you make a big deal out of a small situation such as choosing what basketball team to play for, you are going to get attention from the press.  That attention could go both ways; in James’ case it was negative because the people thought he was full of himself.  By using Brett Favre leaving Green Bay, and how CNN did not ask Favre if it was about his race, really shows the reader how LeBron has a big head.  Also, by changing LeBron’s to Leo, it shows that Mitch is not trying to express his anger about James, but to prove to the reader that race is not an issue in this circumstance.