LeBron James was the best player at the Olympics. Shame on the Lakers for wasting his brilliance.

PARIS – He came out in shoes as shiny and golden as the medal he would put around his neck Saturday night for the third, and perhaps final, time in his career.





 For LeBron James, the color choice seemed like a statement: About his intent in the Olympics, about his mission for Team USA, about everything in his basketball life leading to another gold medal.


 Even with all he’s done at age 39, James didn’t come here just to help his country win a tournament. He proved a point. As long as he’s playing this sport, nobody is going to shine brighter.




 LeBron, in fact, has still got it. He was the best player at the Olympics, winning the tournament's MVP award. He’s still so clearly capable of dominating a basketball game at a level hardly anyone in the world can match.



 And it leads to one question more important than what he did over this last month: How are the Los Angeles Lakers screwing up this chapter of his career so badly...Read more

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