[AnotherUnixGeek]

I've read that he put little or no money of his own into the school. It's all just PR.

The commitment from James' foundation is reportedly for $2 million per year into this school - that's on top of the amount this public school gets from taxpayers. Apart from the school, James has apparently committed to full-ride scholarships for up to 1100 students from his hometown of Akron to the University of Akron.

I'm not going to downplay that - he is under no obligation to give a penny, so committing to millions for the education of kids from his hometown is admirable. I think his opinions on politics are ignorant and cliched but he does seem to care a lot about his hometown and its children and seems to be putting his money where his mouth is.

[silverleaf]

He is putting other people’s money where his mouth is
But he is spearheading it
Lets hope he does better than BJ and Hillary Clinton did with Haiti
Could be our next billionaire athlete