LeBron James is a big whiner

The look of quality

James joins other marginal players such as Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, and Steve Nash in whining about the new 100% synthetic ball. 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/
2006/basketball/nba/11/07/
new.ball.ap/index.html

Hopefully the NBA will stand strong and enforce this obviously vitally necessary change to plastic balls.  I mean if they give in on this, the next thing you know the players will start thinking they know more about playing the game than the executives - then, anarchy.