Aftermath of LeBron James in Vegas- ESPN Article

[rjleslie]

Been absent from this site for a while but what appears to be a now yearly December trip is in the works. Thank you very much Delta SkyMiles!

Anyways, I heard about this article that was posted on the ESPN L.A. page this morning and was pulled immediately. The Detroit sports talk radio station that guides me home everyday through the motor city traffic chaos has it posted on their site for your viewing pleasure. What a D-Bag this guy has become!


http://wxyt.cbslocal.com/2010/07/28/...ed/#more-21627

"The more you hang around James, the more you realize he’s still a child wrapped in a 6-foot-8, 250-pound frame. The night after the party at Tao, he and his crew walk through the casino at the Wynn and Encore and he pretends to dribble a basketball as he walks past ringing slot machines and tourists who do double-takes. In a Nike T-shirt, jeans and sneakers, James’ pantomime seems unconscious. He stops every few feet to shoot a jump shot, his right hand extended above his head on the follow through. He weaves through a pack of a dozen friends and pretends to connect on a layup as he walks past a gift shop. He passes overhead casino signs and jumps up and slaps them, pretending to dunk. Columns covered with advertisements for lounge acts become stationary defenders, chumps to fake out before connecting on imaginary mid-range jump shots."

[IRockNvegas]

His behavior could be much worse. Ask PAC man jones , Lawrence Taylor , Ben rothlrsberger, ray Lewis, plexixo Burris, Ron artest , tiger woods, Charles barkley, Michael Irvin, mike Vick, allen iverson, jose canseco, barry bonds, mel gibson, epic bearded man and fellow bus rider and I'm sure hundreds of other athletes who's crimes are the following
Dog abuse womanizing rape cocain abuse underage sex stabbing concealed weapons shooting assault more drug abuse more rape more violence

Lebron is KING JAMES

[IRockNvegas]

People love to hate and love to blow things out of proportion everyone who criticizes needs to take a long look in the mirror, those who judge make mountains out of mole hills seek drama and love to hate are scum

[dnix]

Agree with Irock

[rnjbond]

I kinda wanna party with him.

[Charles~]

I wonder if he held his elbow after all his imaginary shots or just the misses.

[Guest]

He is just kicking back and having some fun.. let him be the King. But remember the Black Mamba is still boss

[rjleslie]

King James who doesn't want to be "the man" in Miami? Is he going to wait for D-Wade's knees to blow before he's the man down there? From what I gathered from the radio show, the original scope of the article was to show how someone of his stature lets loose in Vegas, etc. In the end, it seems the ESPN writer that was invited along for the ride turned it into something else that James' manager didn't appreciate too much.

"The Decision" show on ESPN was the tipping point for me with him. When an athlete thinks he's bigger than the sport, well, I have to take issue to that. Magic, Bird, and Jordan would never have pulled a stunt like that. Maybe the "king" title would be more appropriate after he has a ring...

[IRockNvegas]

You call that "letting loose in Vegas"?? Hahahaha . We better ask tiger on that one.

Gurantee the radio show was not his idea. It was the media espn who wanted that. Once again the haters blew it up like he was some kind of selfish egotistical player. Better ask T.O. On that one.

King James can go to any team and "be the man" Period. Everyone has too much respect for D wade including lebron himself to want to step on his toes. D wade was the leader of the us basketball team by far and one of the top 5 players in the league easily.

As far as having a "ring" lebron gave Cleveland 5 years to put together and build a championship team but instead surrounded hi
With 4 scrubs, varajeu? West? Hahaha are you serious? And he still took them to the eastern conference finals as well as the so finals. Led the team to the best record in the NBA. Against the toughest conference in the league. Having won the season series dominating the lakers in the regular season (I like the lakers)

For all the stardom , media attention, and popularity since highschool , he has handeled himself incredibly well.

[rjleslie]

IRock,

Ditto on the T-Woods. Don't get me wrong, he is an incredible player. I witnessed (ha, there ya go) him single handily destroy the Pistons a few years ago in the playoffs with that pathetic lineup. God was that embarrassing. It will be interesting to see what happens in the Fall with the three superstars on the team.

[IRockNvegas]

Yea man I hear ya, I'm just tired of the media nit picking lebron and technically he still is a kid right?

I can appreciate the pistons, the year they defeated phil jacksons triangle offence was a first in 3 consecutive seasons. Remember the lakers were going to win#4? The pistons came out of left field. Hamilton, billups, wallace, big ben, prince. was pure basketball and changed the landscape of the league since

But drama = ratings so the drama will live on

[kimball]

I was I had the table next to Lebron...

[IRockNvegas]

I was I had the table next to Lebron...

And..........?

[kimball]

I was I had the table next to Lebron...

And..........?

And... toss back a few shots (that they paid for) with his entourage... and... pick up some of the scraps he left behind.

[vega$]

Lebron is a front-running pussy. As soon as shit gets tough, he folds up like a cheap suit (see playoffs this year vs. the Celtics).

And I don't want to hear this shit about him not having a supporting cast in Cleveland. He had Mo Williams (All-Star), Antwawn Jamison (Multiple time All-Star), Shaq (top 3 best centers EVER), not to mention Varejao (All NBA Defense). Don't forget the Cavs had the BEST regular season record in the NBA. Yet, when it came playoff time, Lebron quit.

Now he goes to Miami and takes a back seat to D. Wade?? Now if Miami loses it won't be his fault and he can hide behind Wade.

Ultimately, Lebron should NEVER be mentioned in the same breath as MJ, Kobe, Bird and Magic. All he cares about is money and his precious global brand (which by the way is total shit after his egomanical one-hour special on ESPN entitled "the Decision"). Lebron will end his career with at the MOST 2 titles, and he will not be the leading man for either one. Lebron cares more about money and seeing his face on billboards than he does about winning.