I am a big NBA fan and I've been critical of the way media outlets have been handling the coverage of the Conference Finals and the playoff loss of LeBron James and the Cavaliers. At this time of the year all attention should be focused on the four teams playing for a chance to go to the Finals. Instead, a lot of media outlets have been giving a lot of their NBA coverage to James, as he is set to become a free agent this summer. I understand his free agency is a huge issue because it could change the landscape of a lot of teams this summer if he indeeds leaves Cleveland. However, I think the majority of the media attention should be focused on the teams who are actually playing.

It is not fair to those players and organizations who have worked extremely hard since October to be overshadowed by one individual player. I'm sure the majority of fans whose favorite teams have been eliminated from the playoffs may not be interested in the Conference finals, but that does not mean those teams do not deserve the fair amount of coverage.

For the past week James has been receiving a lot of television talk and internet reports. Many people are speculating about where he will go in free agency rather than discussing the match ups of the four teams left in the playoffs. It is not fair to these teams that writers and reporters are dedicating so much of their time towards something that can't even happen until July 1. Every single person who writes for a media outlet has an opinion about this situation. It is completely unfair because no one knows. Every single report, whether it holds any significant weight or not, has been published and will be published.

ESPN.com has created its own LeBron James tracking page. The page is entirely dedicated to James and all opinions and reports on the matter are on that page. Everyday this week a different writer will examine a different issue surrounding James' pending free agency. This just takes away from having new articles about the four teams still playing.

It is totally unfair for these teams to be overshadowed by an individual player. There is no need to give this kind of attention while play is still going on. If media outlets want to speculate about this situation after the NBA Finals are over then fine. But until then do not make the teams who are actually playing play second fiddle to one individual player. It is not fair to the teams, league or fans.