Lebron James manager says race played a role in negative press

And there it is. It was only a matter of time before the race card was played

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5633199


Or maybe it was because Lebron decided he was bigger than the sport, and left his hometowm city up the river. Or maybe it's because proplr finally found out he is a fraud, and not one of the greatest players ever because none of them have hitched a ride on the coat tails of a "lesser" player

 

Wow. I keep losing more and more respect for this fool. (Lebron, not his manager)

 

I think I read something claiming as much before from a writer before, but I think his manager lending credence to the idea won't help with the negative rep Lebron's gotten from all this (especially not months after the fact)

 

The Decision was what inspired the negative reaction. He should man up and accept the reaction that came with his amusing and surreal foray into self-adulation. I mean, I like over-the-top events, and even that was a bit cringe-worthy for me. It didn't make me dislike the guy, but what did he expect from the people of Cleveland? The only bigger fuck you would have been to pour oil on the Cleveland River, light it on fire, announce his decision in Tubbs and Crocket garb, and then fly away on a private jet. to a South Beach party held in his honor.

 

Jesse Jackson already played it and made me sick then as well.

I believe it was a GQ interview afterwards that gave me no hope of the Lebron camp ever getting it. He said that it was a no brainer for him because of the money it raised for the Boy and Girls Club plus he never liked the people from Cleveland anyway. I can see holding a grudge while in high school, but you are supposed to grow out of these things. Lebron is the same now that he was back then. Pretty sad he will never grow up.

 

At this point I'm moving on from hating LeBron to just not even caring what he does/says anymore. He's not worth my time to think about.

 

Such BS. He could raise the money in a sec a million other ways without alienating his hometown and loyal fans

 

cracka azz crackaz

 

^^ WELL PUT!

 

didnt really think it was possible for LBJ's camp to look any worse in this whole debarcle, but hey presto - here it is.

 

The facts are when you treat people like shit, they get pissed and treat you badly back. He treated the city of Cleveland like shit. The fans are repaying him now. Welcome to the real world. You can't treat people like shit and not expect to have it come back at ya.

 

What made it funny was that it was for the Boys and Girls club in Connecticut. I go to school in Connecticut and I can tell you right now, this state is the place that needs it the least.

 

lol. Hadn't occurred to me that he didn't even pick the CLEVELAND Boys and Girls club.

It's funny that for all the comparisons to Michael Jordan, LeBron hasn't 1/10th of his media savvy. I wonder if LeBron is still cashing in on major endorsements a decade after he stops being relevant on the court....

 

Trust me, here in CONN, there's old wealth and millionaires everywhere.

Cleveland needed the money so much more.

 

You know I feel like Lebron missed out on something MJ didn't... Like Lebron skipped some part of his growth as an overall person.

 

So, LBJ AND his agent are morons, check.

 

LeBron owed Cleveland nothing. He fulfilled his contract there. This summer, he was free to choose where he wanted to work for the first time in his life. He chose Miami. If he had made the announcement in a small way, Cleveland would've complained then too, saying they deserved more. And that's where the race card comes to play. The city of Cleveland and Dan Gilbert especially felt that they owned him. What exactly did LeBron owe these people?

As for ruining his legacy because he joined other superstars, that is ridiculous. Magic had Kareem and Worthy. Jordan had Pippen. Bird had McHale and Parrish. Kobe couldn't get out of the first round without Shaq until Pau Gasol came around. Ray Allen, Pierce, and KG had all taken their respective teams to the conference finals as The Man before joining forces in 2007. No one bitched about them.

Bosh, Wade, and LeBron want to win. It was their choice about where they want to play. They chose to play together. What on Earth is wrong with that?

How was LeBron going to win in Cleveland? Do you really think Bird,Magic, or MJ could've won with their next best player being Mo Williams? Ha!

 

i dont dislike lebron because hes black.

i dislike him because hes a douchebag. his entire summer didnt create a whole bunch of hate for him... it just reinforced a lot of feelings that many of us had.

in contrast, i dont have the same feelings for Wade (who just fished two really good players for his city/team) and Durant (who just reupped with his team) because those guys are classy.