Matthew Schmidt
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
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One of the things that you talked about in the book, you have a concept called the architecture of affection.
So I'm curious, when it comes to LeBron, how your regard for him has evolved from your childhood to now, where he has been this sort of architect of his own sort of public affection, if you will, and how he's been treated or talked about locally among those people who he grew up with.
I did want to ask you one last question here.
The kid from Akron is now the dad in L.A.
And we've seen so much.
We've seen everything in his career very publicly.
We've seen him, his family life succeed, I guess, for lack of a better term.
While some people will sit there and say, oh, the kid from Akron is a term that he wants to use, blah, blah, blah.
It's you know, it's all about money.
It's all about trademarking, what have you.
If I'm a kid from Akron, I don't.
find great power in that sentence.
And I see not only a great athlete, but I see a man whose life has played out publicly before us, seemingly with no missteps and with all the success you could ever want, again, including family.
How impactful is that statement for Northeast Ohio, for children from Akron, even back then when LeBron was a youth to right now?
Before we let you go, I want to thank you.
I want to thank you personally for writing your book.
It hit a lot of notes for me, and I don't know what age you found that perspective, but thank you for sharing it with all of us over the years.
No doubt.
We've covered a lot of ground off the court with LeBron.
Let's do a quick museum exhibit of LeBron's time in Los Angeles on the court.
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