Lebron James has a lot on his plate right now as he trains and gets ready to possibly win a third title. Apparently that hasn’t stopped him from considering becoming the NBPA’s (National Basketball Player’s Association) union president. Things are going so bad in the union, Lebron wants to fix it. Read more after the jump.
LeBron James said the National Basketball Players Association is “not in a good place right now” and that’s why he’s considering running for the union’s vacant presidency. “I just think the union is going backwards, and it’s not in a good place right now,” James said Saturday in an interview with ESPN after an event for his foundation at which he gave away hundreds of bicycles and tablet computers to underprivileged children in his hometown. “I think my voice could be huge in that situation.”
The players’ union has been under scrutiny from its members following a 2011 collective bargaining agreement that saw the players give back significant revenue to ownership followed by a scandal involving former executive director Billy Hunter’s use of union funds. Hunter was fired earlier this year, and president Derek Fisher’s term ended this summer. If elected, James would be the most high-profile star to lead the union since Patrick Ewing held the role more than 15 years ago. But with so many demands on his time, James hasn’t decided whether he’ll officially run. The union’s summer meeting is later this month in Las Vegas.
