PopTalk-LeBron James

LeBron is not mad at his Dad who abandoned him

From an interview in Celebrity Baby Scoop

http://celebritybabyscoop.com/2010/08/18/when-it-comes-to-fatherhood-lebron-james-leads-by-example

NBA superstar LeBron James' father left his mother, Gloria, when she was pregnant with him, but he isn't about to let that affect the way he parents his own sons, LeBron Jr., 5, and Bryce, 3.

"It's not all anger. "It's not all anger at all," James said in a recent interview. "I'm not downgrading my father or blasting him. I don't know what he may have been going through at the time. I'm not one of those to judge without knowing. I was too young to understand."

LeBron is even willing to credit his father for part of his success. "Without him, first of all, I wouldn't be here in this world," he says. "And then, secondly, I may have got a lot of genes from him, and that's part of the reason why I am who I am today."

LeBron James in an interview with celebritybaby.com 

 http://celebritybabyscoop.com/2010/08/09/lebron-james-hopes-his-sons-will-follow-in-my-footsteps

LeBron Sr. on his sons playing basketball: “Well, like any father, I would hope that they would follow in my footsteps. That would be a great story—and as a father, I would be on cloud nine every day. Ultimately, though, only the big man above knows their future. They do have lots of talent, though.”

LeBron Jr. on his future in the NBA: “I’m going to play in the NBA,” he announces proudly. (His mother explains), “He sees his dad playing and he thinks it’s cool. But he can do whatever he wants to do in life. He doesn’t have to walk in his father’s footsteps.”