LeBron
James - #23 
Small Forward - Cleveland
Cavaliers2009-10 Season Averages Y! Fantasy Rank
| Points | Rebounds | Assists | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 50.3 |
| Season |
|---|
| 2 |
If LeBron James isn't
sure he can win in Cleveland, President Barack Obama thinks
there's an opportunity in his hometown.
"You know, like I said, I don't want to meddle,"
Obama told TNT. "I will say this: (Derrick) Rose, Joakim Noah it's a
pretty good core. You know, you could see LeBron fitting in pretty well
there."
Obama was interviewed about a number of
basketball subjects by broadcaster Marv Albert on the White House
basketball court. The interview will be shown Tuesday night at 8 p.m.
ET.
James can become a free agent this summer, and
his decision whether to leave the Cavaliers is one of the hottest topics
in sports. Though he's never said he wants out of his native Ohio,
there's speculation he'd consider it after the Cavaliers were knocked
out of the playoffs in the second round by the Boston Celtics.
"I think that the most important thing for LeBron
right now is actually to find a structure where he's got a coach that
he respects and is working hard with teammates who care about him and if
that's in Cleveland, then he should stay in Cleveland," Obama said. "If
he doesn't feel like he can get it there, then someplace else."
Obama compared James' situation to the Bulls not
winning until Michael Jordan had confidence in Phil Jackson, Scottie
Pippen and the rest of his teammates. Once that happened, Chicago won
six NBA championships in the 1990s.
"It wasn't until you got that framework around
you that you could be a champion," Obama said. "Same thing happened with
Kobe (Bryant). You know, I think that, first with Shaq (O'Neal) then later with
(Pau) Gasol, you know, he's gotten that sense of a team around him and I
think LeBron hasn't quite been able to get that yet. That's what he
needs to find."