It's amazing that Lebron gets called for so little fouls. The way he barrels to the hoop, like an amped up Jim Brown on steroids, teams should be wracking up offensive fouls against him.
LeBron does have an amazing feel for the game, and for getting to the rim. What's so frustrating is that he does not need any help from the zebras at all. There's never been this combination of physical abilities and feel for the game in one NBA player before, including Michael Jordan.
Too bad he ruined his legacy in my eyes by taking the punk route to a championship. I don't care if he wins 12 MVP awards. He'll never have my full respect.
But the thing is, he is so quick, and covers so much ground so quickly that it almost never is an offensive foul, because the defenders are almost always out of position when Lebron is barreling to the hoop.
On the offensive end, I think Lebron definitely gets away with travels more than he should...but the fouls, I think they are usually right on (at least by how refs call fouls in the NBA).
This is my view. I almost never see LeBron in situations where it's a 50-50 block/charge situation, let alone obvious offensive fouls. He's almost always getting grabbed or hit as he's going past or over a defender. Almost never throws the off-arm out either, he usually drives with his shoulders.
On D he gets away with some contact, especially off-the-ball, but that's true league-wide. Rarely see him do something like grab an arm or forearm shove a guy, and rarely see him out of position defending a drive or at the rim.
Agree that he gets away with more travels than most, but I think the low foul count comes more from him having a great game than from bad officials.