LeBron James loves attention so obviously he hangs out with very well known people. He is a fan of dominating franchises and so are a bunch of other fans across the country and the world. I don't get why people care so much if someone roots for the Yankees, Patriots, and Lakers. I mean they instantly get labeled as bandwagoners who cares? Root for whoever you want whenever you want, there is no rule that says you can't. LeBron James may be an elitist but many others are as well, it seems pretty common to me. I don't agree with making the league smaller at all, I think the league should look to expand and always tap into new resources across the globe. Obviously the next big project for the NBA is to take India by storm and create a product that can have the same effect that Yao had on China. LeBron will have someone call out his ignorance constantly for his entire career, because LeBron James is an ignorant guy. Maybe when he wins a championship all the banter that he speaks about won't really matter as much, but until then reporters can have fun taking shots back.