LeBron James decided to make a spectacle of himself during the national anthem before his Sixers debut against the Knicks on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. At least he was there, unlike the WNBA players who skipped the anthem entirely during their finals. But James still couldn’t stand at attention. Video shows him swinging his arms in practice golf swings and going through shooting motions while the anthem played. The national anthem is two minutes. Standing still and facing the flag isn’t a heavy lift. James is rich in money but short on respect for the country that made him. Countless American service members have given their lives so that this country still exists and so that someone like James can earn more than a billion dollars playing basketball in it. The least he can do is stand at attention for the anthem. Warm-up swings can wait until the song ends. Standing at attention is the minimum. He didn’t meet it. James knows the cameras are always watching his every move. Refusing basic respect for the anthem is a deliberate statement about how he feels about America. Shame on him.