What an egotistical jackass.
Who the fuck is he that his people demand an hour of ESPN's primetime so they can talk about him and then have him announce what team he'll be playing for next year?
I don't care where he decides to go tonight. Hopefully he announces his retirement.
Think about it. An hour long special to stroke one man's ego. A man who plays a game for a living and is about to get a $100 million plus contract to keep doing so for 4-6 years.
Yeah, I'm sure the average working man here in the U.S. during this economy can really relate to that.
And what exactly has he done to deserve that money and this hype? How many titles does he have?
Wait, let's compare his number of titles with the number of teammates he's run out of town. Or times he's quit on his team during the playoffs. Or times he shit on his fan base.
I used to like the guy, but this massive ego stroke and his quitter, crybaby attitude he's been displaying in the last two months have made me do a 180.
As for his choice, he's put himself in a terrible situation.
Pick Cleveland and you're a hero there for life, but the rest of the sports world will think you're an immature dick who wanted a dog and pony show to inflate your already massive head.
Pick anyone but Cleveland and you're the most hated man in your home town. In addition, everywhere else but the city you do pick also will think you're a dick. Your legacy is destroyed because you couldn't get the job done in your hometown despite the team giving you full control. If you join up for the "dream team" in Miami you become a joke who couldn't win on his own.
P.S. If he does pick Miami, I think it'll be a bust. He and Wade need too many touches to get hot. Without them, they're inconsistent. Besides, Wade, LeBron, and Bosh would leave no cap room for anyone else. They'd literally have no bench and you don't win championships without a bench.
LeBron James
The backlash against LeBron is exactly what I predicted.
He's now the most hated man in the NBA.
Every column on ESPN, FOX Sports, etc. is talking about how he stepped down from being a superstar to a secondary player on another team.
So much for his goals of being declared the greatest player of all time and being the world's first billion dollar athlete.
Check out the letter his former owner wrote to Cavs fans after James' embarrassing TV show. Ouch.
Yeah, the owner comes off like a dick, but there's a LOT of truth in that letter. I guarantee you more people agree with it than disagree. Especially when you consider what James has done over the past few days to stroke his own ego.
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He's now the most hated man in the NBA.
Every column on ESPN, FOX Sports, etc. is talking about how he stepped down from being a superstar to a secondary player on another team.
So much for his goals of being declared the greatest player of all time and being the world's first billion dollar athlete.
Check out the letter his former owner wrote to Cavs fans after James' embarrassing TV show. Ouch.
Yeah, the owner comes off like a dick, but there's a LOT of truth in that letter. I guarantee you more people agree with it than disagree. Especially when you consider what James has done over the past few days to stroke his own ego.
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“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Yeah, that's completely ridiculous, but I'm sure it was just said in anger.
Still, where is that guy's staff? Somebody there needs to stop him from spouting off at the mouth like that.
No team in Cleveland has won a championship since 1964. Your team has no cap space, you just lost your best player, you're CLEVELAND, and you just showed every free agent in the league why they would never want to play for you.
This whole thing has been a disaster for Cleveland.
Still, where is that guy's staff? Somebody there needs to stop him from spouting off at the mouth like that.
No team in Cleveland has won a championship since 1964. Your team has no cap space, you just lost your best player, you're CLEVELAND, and you just showed every free agent in the league why they would never want to play for you.
This whole thing has been a disaster for Cleveland.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
I just sent the following to The Herd (Colin Cowherd's very popular radio show on ESPN):
You've focused on the Gilbert reaction (and it was very wrong), but how can you ignore the televised destruction of the LeBron brand?
Remember the Chicago politician who shot himself during a press conference? That's what we saw last night out of LeBron in regards to his public image.
Regardless of how many titles he wins in Miami, he has tarnished his brand in a way that it can never recover from.
He went from being regarded as a respectful and humble superstar to a narcissistic, ill advised child. He's easily the most hated man in the NBA. Even if you don't live in New York, New Jersey, Cleveland, Chicago, or LA, you were already sick of hearing about him. Watching an hour long ego stroke as he crapped on his hometown was just icing on the cake. If that wasn't enough, now the media can't shut up about his decision and will assuredly over-hype his team next year.
But on top of that, his decision was mind numbingly stupid in regards to selling himself as a superstar. His own personal goals were to be known as the greatest player who ever lived and the first billion dollar athlete. Neither goal can be achieved now.
How can he be considered "the best" when we've watched him quit not only on his team and their fans during the playoffs, but now on a franchise that he helped build? You cannot discount the fact that they didn't make moves without his approval.
Instead of being the next Michael Jordan, he essentially told the world that he's nothing more than Scottie Pippen.
Despite the superstar that the sports media has portrayed LeBron as over the years, I think the real LeBron is the poor sport who walked off Orlando's court without shaking hands, is the quitter who abandoned his home town team and fans both in the playoffs and off season, and the narcissist who held an hour long "love me" telethon.
Let him win multiple titles in Miami. It won't matter. His legacy has already been written.
You've focused on the Gilbert reaction (and it was very wrong), but how can you ignore the televised destruction of the LeBron brand?
Remember the Chicago politician who shot himself during a press conference? That's what we saw last night out of LeBron in regards to his public image.
Regardless of how many titles he wins in Miami, he has tarnished his brand in a way that it can never recover from.
He went from being regarded as a respectful and humble superstar to a narcissistic, ill advised child. He's easily the most hated man in the NBA. Even if you don't live in New York, New Jersey, Cleveland, Chicago, or LA, you were already sick of hearing about him. Watching an hour long ego stroke as he crapped on his hometown was just icing on the cake. If that wasn't enough, now the media can't shut up about his decision and will assuredly over-hype his team next year.
But on top of that, his decision was mind numbingly stupid in regards to selling himself as a superstar. His own personal goals were to be known as the greatest player who ever lived and the first billion dollar athlete. Neither goal can be achieved now.
How can he be considered "the best" when we've watched him quit not only on his team and their fans during the playoffs, but now on a franchise that he helped build? You cannot discount the fact that they didn't make moves without his approval.
Instead of being the next Michael Jordan, he essentially told the world that he's nothing more than Scottie Pippen.
Despite the superstar that the sports media has portrayed LeBron as over the years, I think the real LeBron is the poor sport who walked off Orlando's court without shaking hands, is the quitter who abandoned his home town team and fans both in the playoffs and off season, and the narcissist who held an hour long "love me" telethon.
Let him win multiple titles in Miami. It won't matter. His legacy has already been written.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
The peasants are revolting.
They'll be burning him in effigy before too long.
They'll be burning him in effigy before too long.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Jesse Jackson weighs in on Dan Gilbert's letter to Cleveland fans about LeBron.
What a surprise. A man who exists in the public eye solely because he sticks his nose into other people's business and yells "Racism" has stuck his nose into someone else's business and yelled racism.
Jesse Jackson is a piece of shit media whore. He lives to exploit black people for his own financial gain and notoriety. I pity those who think this son of a bitch actually gives a shit about them. Americans need to revoke this cocksucker's 15 minutes.
Jason Whitlock (a black columnist - I have to point that out since Jesse played the race card) also thinks Jesse is full of shit.
Also...New Yorkers booed LeBron as he attended a wedding there.
I cannot stress enough how historically bad LeBron and his team fucked up over the past few weeks. This is a guy who was, BY FAR, the most popular and respected guy in the NBA, and now he's, BY FAR, the most hated player on the planet.
I cannot think of a similar self inflicted wound to one's own image.
On a related note, more and more evidence is coming out that he made his decision to leave Cleveland months ago. That makes his dog and pony show of 6 different NBA teams to Cleveland and his prime time special even more narcissistic and evil.
Just saw this one: His hometown is even washing their hands of him. Ouch.
I was telling my brother-in-law, who is a huge Cavs fan, over the weekend that LeBron's only chance at redemption will come in 5 years when his Heat contract expires. If he wants to save his image at that point, his only move will be to sign with Cleveland and announce that 5 years ago he treated his fans poorly, and now he wants to come home to win one for them. If he doesn't do that, it's game over.
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What a surprise. A man who exists in the public eye solely because he sticks his nose into other people's business and yells "Racism" has stuck his nose into someone else's business and yelled racism.
Jesse Jackson is a piece of shit media whore. He lives to exploit black people for his own financial gain and notoriety. I pity those who think this son of a bitch actually gives a shit about them. Americans need to revoke this cocksucker's 15 minutes.
Jason Whitlock (a black columnist - I have to point that out since Jesse played the race card) also thinks Jesse is full of shit.
Also...New Yorkers booed LeBron as he attended a wedding there.
I cannot stress enough how historically bad LeBron and his team fucked up over the past few weeks. This is a guy who was, BY FAR, the most popular and respected guy in the NBA, and now he's, BY FAR, the most hated player on the planet.
I cannot think of a similar self inflicted wound to one's own image.
On a related note, more and more evidence is coming out that he made his decision to leave Cleveland months ago. That makes his dog and pony show of 6 different NBA teams to Cleveland and his prime time special even more narcissistic and evil.
Just saw this one: His hometown is even washing their hands of him. Ouch.
I was telling my brother-in-law, who is a huge Cavs fan, over the weekend that LeBron's only chance at redemption will come in 5 years when his Heat contract expires. If he wants to save his image at that point, his only move will be to sign with Cleveland and announce that 5 years ago he treated his fans poorly, and now he wants to come home to win one for them. If he doesn't do that, it's game over.
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“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave.
Where the fuck did that come from?
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."