You shouldn't give him a pass just because he was blessed with being extremely talented. If he really is extremely smart then how come he blows his PR cover so often? "The Decision," not shaking hands with the Magic after losing to them in the playoffs and then defending it afterwards, wearing a Yankees hat as almost a threat whenever the Cavs were playing bad, the Nike camp dunk tape confiscation, mocking Dirk with Wade, the list goes on and on. The media literally tries so hard to get people to like him yet he does all that.