Well....to be fair, its unlikely he knew what the finished product would be and that it would be so blatantly racist. He may have done well to suspect this was a possibility though. I wonder what he is saying/thinking/doing about it now he has seen the finished product though.

Your, right Chi, but bet hes ashamed!!lol

Chi

I hear you, but even though he's filthy rich......he's gonna tiger woods this issue....



he has to feel humiliated that this photographer who was smiling in his face was basically envisioning him as a big ape the entire day

another Denzel reference

his character confronts Andre Braugher's character in Glory


"
Let me tell you something, boy.



You can march like the white man.
You can talk like 'em.



You can learn his songs.
You can even wear his suits.



But you ain't never
gonna be nothin' to him...



but an ugly-ass chimp
in a blue suit."

Dtothej.....has he made any public statement about it yet? Thats if it was brought to his attention.

I just hope he doesn't add insult to injury by claiming the similiarity as a "coincidence" and us Black people as being "overly sensitive".

he made a comment I'll post his actual quote

' LeBron shrugs off criticism of Vogue cover Cavs star says he was just 'having fun' and photo was best one they had
By Brian Windhorst
Beacon Journal sportswriter

Published on Sunday, Mar 23, 2008
MILWAUKEE: LeBron James has done lots of magazine covers and heard lots of criticism for various things in the past five years. So he's brushing off the heat he's getting about his most recent close up.
James made a measure of history when he made the cover of Vogue's April issue alongside supermodel Gisele Bundchen. He was just the third male in the history of the publication to make the cover and the first African-American male.
But after the photo hit newsstands, some thought that his pose and facial expression gave off a poor impression. The most vocal was an ESPN.com columnist who said James resembled King Kong cradling a ''fair-skinned love interest.'' The writer said James ''looks like he's on his way to a pickup game for serial killers'' and was an example of ''a black athlete being reduced to a savage.''
James, who was aware of the story, shrugged off the comments.
''I was just having fun with it, I was just showing a little emotion,'' James said Saturday. ''We had a few looks and that was the best one we had. Everything my name is on is going to be criticized, in a good way or a bad way. Who cares, honestly, at the end of the day.''
James said he enjoyed working with famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, who did the photoshoot in Akron. He said there were no regrets.
''I am happy with it, absolutely,'' James said.


Ohio.com - LeBron shrugs off criticism of Vogue cover

This would go down as part of the condenscending beastly images attributed to African descended Celebs

Mel B-Scary Spice
Tyson and Brunno-most popular names given to ferocious pets owned by YTs
Wrestlers and Footballers nicknamed the BEAST or ANIMAL...