Sorry to be the bearer of bad news,Heat fans, but it sounds like the superhero-style black mask worn by LeBron James is going into retirement. 

 

James took the court with the new mask for Saturday’s game against the Orlando Magic, but he still doesn’t seem to know exactly why he can’t use the black mask.

I don’t know if I expected it, but I’m not surprised. It’s not a league rule, but it’s the league’s request that you don’t wear the black one. For the reasons that they told me, it didn’t make sense to me. But hey, I’m just a player in this league and I will abide by this request — I’m not even going to say rule, but request — by the NBA.