LeBron don’t owe Cleveland a “D@@n thing! They were his employers not his family. He had every right to find new employment! They, the entire city and Cleveland Management have NO CLASS.

good for you LeBron! These people act like he owes them something. Live your life for you! f__k’em!

Cleveland Management did nothing in 7 years to build a viable team around James. Only until he became a “free agent” and the reality of him leaving set-in, did they try to run and get help. He needed more than a new coach!! Get over it Cleveland.

the NBA runs on a system of contracts, he played out his contract for them. and he played it out VERY WELL. i dont even know why this guy is acting like such a douche, lebron DOUBLED the value of the cleveland franchise since he got there. besides he been right there in cleveland/akron his entire life, why not go party and win rings on south beach.

If Lebron is so great, why did he go to Wade’s team? If Lebron is so great Wade would have came to his team. Right? p.s. Just a little hatin’ to start the day!

F#ck Cleveland!!!! This is terrible!!! The man gave his all to the Bum @$$ CAVS, and they gave him $hit. He made it to the finals with Boobie Gibson as his next best scoring option. Boobie Gibson. C’Mon Son!!!! Lebron made a believer out of me by choosing winning over money and fame. I applaud dude, and can’t wait til the CAVS are back in the cellar where their punk @sses belong.

Wow, sour! Change is a beautiful thing, except when your the old thing left behind!!Lol..

Hate to say it but he made some valid points. Now his verbage was a little out of line but I am sure like most people he reacted off of emotion. Other players such as Michael Jordan, Larry Bird etc didnt jump ship to another team to win a championship, they built it at home. I am a Lebron fan I can honestly say I wish he would have stayed in Cleveland too but it was his choice so Miami it is. Wish him the best of luck….

big ups to bron’bron’ great move! wish i could mve wit’cha

I think that LeBron should have called Dan Gilbert. That being said Gilbert is a LOSER and delusional. LeBron doesn’t owe the city of Cleveland a thing. Dude revived that franchise on his own. Cleveland is not winning a championshiop with Anderson & Delonte. The city didn’t raise him, Gloria James did!
I’m a New Yorker and the Knicks fans were also delusional!
I’m not a fan of LBJ but I do hope they win a championship!

This little rant from the owner is childish and embarrassing. Lebron was there and loyal for 7 years. I think he was smart to move on to Miami. He is smart enough to know that he can’t win a championship by himself. He can’t be that self serving if he is willing to share the glory with two other very good players.

Cavs owner…..QUIT WHINING, GO SOMEWHERE AND BUILD YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM!!!!

So what if he’s white? This site is getting worse and worse, pandering to the worst element of the black community; insecure, self pitying types who think they still live on the plantation. Grow up and get with the times.

i never cared about Lebron so i givre no fuxks lol

@ Webbreader
@ face

You guys are right. Lebron only owed the city of Cleavland a Contractual Obligation and he has fulfilled that Contract. He was an employee for the Cavaliers. He has the right to go wherever he wants. Shame on the CAVS owner for inciting the hate for Lebron James.

INTERPRETATION: This is what Dan Gilbert meant to say in his letter http://clicky.me/rOE

White men hate it when Black men control their own destiny!

I wonder if he had his white robe and head thingy on when he wrote this…..He did everything but call this man a n*gger….for real. Up until the last moment I really wanted LeBron to stay in Cleveland simply because he means so much to the city and it’s economy, but after this nonesense right here…I am glad he left. All this man has done his show his true colors. He just probably can’t believe that some n*gger would turn down 30 million dollars and even consider taking a pay cut just to be on a winning team….I am proud of LeBron. I always knew the young man had some sense…..Good job Gloria!

THIS NEEDS A BIG HOE SIT DOWN!!

LEBRON NEEDED BETTER TEAMMATES, YOU DID NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH THAT, HE FULFILLED HIS CONTRACT NOW HE’S ENTITLED TO LEAVE AND HAS, YOU MADE THE BED NOW LAY IN IT!!!

@Jacob
7/9/10, 06:36:am

If Lebron is so great, why did he go to Wade’s team? If Lebron is so great Wade would have came to his team. Right? p.s. Just a little hatin’ to start the day!
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It’s not working because you have not made a point nor are you making any sense…..LOL Try again sweetie…

RAce has nothing to do with this man’s decision and yes the people of cleveland had much to be upset with as he Turned his back on them in the national and international spotlight. He has no class at All for that. What comes around goes around…He still has no ring and not guaranteed to get one with WAde and bosh. Cant believe this site…SMH, RACE??

UNAPPRECIATIVE B*STARDS!!! F*CK CLEVELAND!!! AND I WANTED HIM TO STAY IN CLEVELAND,GO ANYWHERE BUT TO NEWYORK,BUT AFTER READIN THAT SH*T,IM GLAD HE GOT THE F*CK OUTTA CLEVELAND!!! SMDH

I thought indentured servitude ended.
This owner needs to slow down and realize he is still a billionaire at a time when alot of fols are struggling.

@jp
You are an ignorant individual who brings nothing positive to the table,I am not a racist person as I handle each person based on their character..but I have a complexed against trailer trash,sleepin’ on mama lap retard like yourself.how in the world did u end up in this blog anyway,searchin’ for a little black luv?

He should know by now that all rich black people want to live in Miami…

@JP, blacks would win of course!!! From this black woman to you, I say let the whites see this and then BRING IT ON!!! Too bad for you and your kind that we’re no longer living in the 20′s… we’re not afraid of you so wrap your sheet around you and bring it on and see what happens!!

What does the word free agent meant?

If this is how he fills about LeBron, I’m sure he wouldn’t have wanted him back anyway.

How dare gilbert CURSE LeBron. If he can flip on Lebron this fast, I’m glad the young man left. Gilbert had this evil side in him all this time, why would anyone stay and play for that team. What happened to, “I wish him well. We are disappointed, but we wish him well.” Where is gilbert’s integrity.

Mean typo

Run n*gga, run.

the letter is hilarious to me. i think it was issued for entertainment purposes only. it couldn’t be meant to be taken seriously.

to jp, as far as white people becoming racist against blacks…already happening. you’re evidence of that.

If I were a player I would never play for this guy. It is OK for the team to trade, fire and get rid of players, but when a player gives a team his all and then decide to leave after his contract this is the thanks he gets. man FU!!!

He’s bitter, but he speaks the truth! MJ and magic (and even kobe) cried about not enough talent on their teams. They however stuck it out and built a winner the hard way. LBJ has gone to play second fiddle in Dewayne Wade’s orchestra.

Why didn’t he go out & buy Wade & Bosh. Fork out whatever is asked for them to make Lebron a championship franchise player.

I laugh because some think Lebron is in control of his destiny.No, you have it wrong, Have you seen who he has been associating with lately? #Jews

For those saying that Jordan, Magic and Bird stuck it out, it also didn’t take them 7 years to get a ring, nor did it take Kobe 7 years to win another championsip.

He’ll regret the day he ever wrote this letter. He thinks he’s going to have the last laugh. Ha! He’ll realize who already got the last laugh. When “real” talent on his team is exposed, when he goes to the staduim and there are only 3k fans in the stands and when he tries to get some YOUNG talented free agents.

The nerve of that monkey!However,he is still owned by us whites anyway so hey..

Shut up Cr@cker

A city or organization cannot “own” a player. Yes there are contractual stipulations that must be adhered to, but once said contract is dissolved, Labron is free to choose where he would like to play. Albeit money must have been a factor in Labron’s decision, but the real fact of the matter is that professional athletes are treated unfairly during situational like this. Business is business, so to call his choice selfish and ego driven is a complete farce and unprofessional at this faq wads part. .

I forgot Gilbert threw Lebron under the bus when the Cavs lost in the 2nd round. I hope David Stern fines this guy. He likes to fine everyone else!

His contract was fullfilled so he could go whereever he wanted…BUT, I’m wondering why there was such a media circus about who he was going to pick? Why was there an HOUR LONG televised event????

@Yeah..I said it!!

I laugh because some think Lebron is in control of his destiny.No, you have it wrong, Have you seen who he has been *****ociating with lately? #Jews
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Dan Gilbert Jewish. The majority of the NBA owners are Jewish.

DAyum He Hexd him Put a Curse on that dude.
“Your Words are just as Alive as you are”. Dayyyyyyyyyyuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

FYI : This man just a cast a Spell on Lebron… I hope he run into some Vodun Priestss in MIA Or else he will not win there either He gott to send that spell back to him 10 fold.

Damned if you do… Damned if you don’t…

This was a lose lose situation, and in the end of the day he did what is best for his career whether we like it or not. Basically all the vitriol boils down to “he’s not with us.” If those cats went to Cleveland then they would be in heaven or New York and Chicago. He went with Miami. He was going to be thrown under the bus no matter what.

The comparisons with Jordan are silly too. People have a case of amnesia about Jordan, but winning changes everything. I am pretty old enough to remember the things they said about Jordan as well as the things they said about Magic when he came up short.
In the end, Lebron will be fine if they win and are in the finals yearly.

Right now, people’s emotions are running high, it is farcical they way people are acting and criticizing this athlete for making a decision about his future. I think an underlying premise to all this anger is that these are three young guys who decided they were going to do things together which is something that is unprecedented in sports, and the fact they these athletes found a way to empower themselves within the rules is what gets all the critics up in arms.

The truth is that everyone wish they were in this position. I wish them the best, and i think it is great for basketball.

WHITE FOLKS HATE WHEN YOU OUT SMART THEM… PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

What Cleveland is really upset about is the lost of revenue to the city and the team. LeBron had a contract, he fulfilled his contract, and he decided to go play somewhere else. Did Cleveland feel bad when they cut other players who had invested their talents in the team? The owner acts as if LeBron was out of line even thinking about playing somewhere else! Time to sell that Bentley Dan, your gravy train has just left the station.

Ohhhh poooor baby!

I wonder if LeBron would be a traitor or a coward if THE CAV’s decided THEY didn’t want him???

It’s a business like the owners always say! Don’t take it personal like you’d tell the players that become “EXPENDABLE”

NOW LEBRON KNOWS EXACTLY HOW DAN REALLY FEELS ABOUT HIM !!!!!!!

THAT WAS COMICAL!!!!! ESPECIALLY THE “UNTIL U DO RIGHT…..” LMAO!!!!!!

I’VE NEVER BEEN A FAN OF L.J. SO I REALLY DIDN’T CARE WHERE HE WENT, BUT LET THIS BE A LESSON 2 ANY PLAYER…..IT AIN’T ABOUT U……IT’S WHAT U CAN DO 2 GET THE FRANCHISE WHERE IT WANTS 2 GO!!!!

Dan Gilbert is an incredible fool if he really thought LeBron was going to play his entire career in Cleveland. He gave Cleveland 7 good years…and he owes Gilbert nothing because he played out the duration of his contract.

What Dan Gilbert SHOULD’VE done was work a little harder to help build the team. Which he didn’t do. They tried to bring Chris Bosch…he refused and they tried to bring Amare Stoudemire…and that fell through. LeBron couldn’t carry the team on his own…so he did what he had to do, plain and simple.

And after all the BS that went down during the play-offs with DeLonte West, I don’t blame LeBron for packing up and moving to another city.

At the end of the day it’s about business…Dan all you can do is try and build up your team (good luck with that)…and LeBron will be on his quest for a championship ring.

For all u saying it’s not a race issue, what do u think it is? Brett Favre toyed with Green Bay worse than Lebron did with Cleveland and was not a recipient of the type of letter this guy got. This letter was ridiculous and Lebron didn’t owe Cleveland anything but what he gave them. 7 years. And hell, where was the city of Cleveland when Lebron was growing up in the projects? Loyalty to a city??? People are crazy. If this letter is any indicator of this mans true personality I can see why Lebron would take a pay cut to get away… And after his performance in the playoffs where he was obviously upset with the team, the city of Cleveland is just as stupid as this owner if they really thought he was coming back.

I didn’t believe in voodoo, but it seems if this guy can put a voodoo curse on Lebron, he would. Get over it dude, it’s just a game and when playing games you try to put yourself in the best position to win. For Lebron, this meant going to Miami. Should never be personal. They play professional basketball for the money and titles. The title has eluded him and now he’s trying to find it elswhere. Get a tissue, dry your eyes, hold your head up and move forward with the remaining Cavs.

I think Gilbert is pissed off because he now as to get out there and really hustle to pay his mortage and keep his family from the poor house.

OK…..im not really a sports fan, but this is the most ridiculous letter I have ever read. How rude of this man to say that a free agent, free human being, is betraying his hometown because he chooses to take another job elsewhere. Did this bastard give Labron the “gift” of playing basketball? GTFOH! If I were a player, i wouldn’t ever play for him. I would be cautious of the fact that he himself is a selfish, hateful narcissist, who is obviously mad that this young man is no longer under his control. What an idiot. If I were Labron’s momma, I would send him a tastefully written reply highlighting how foolish he sounds. Good day, sir!

@jp – like I was told – WHITE PEOPLE OWN THIS SITE. So if anybody is trying to start a race war – it’s YOUR PEOPLE, as usual. They thrive on keeping others down because of their race. Now I will admit black people fall prey to anything and everything that becomes a black/white issue. If you mention race – they can elaborate on that subject for days and some do – sound CRAZY. EVERYTHING on this site about pitting others against each other. If its not a black/white issue – it’s and light/dark issue. People can’t we all just get along. Everything in this world is not black/white. As far as Lebron – I don’t care where he goes – but I know his name is Shyt in NY right now according to the media. :}

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you people are idiots…douchebag dan had 7 yrs to build a team around the chosen one..and the only thing he did was bring LSU’s golden child Shaq there…when he was 80…dont blame Lebron for ANYTHING..legends want to legendary.

Lebron doesn’t owe Cleveland anything. The owner sounds like a maniacal control freak that is salty about a whole lot of nothing. He should be embarassed by his own nonsensical public rant. Whether he likes it or not Lebron played his seven years out. Now Gilbert the big baby needs to get over it. The players have to make the best decisions for themselves, not for Gilbert or Cleveland.

Clearly he made the right statement!!!!!
Who would look up to such a self-absorbed player/ Nobody but other self-absorbed people who seem to think the world revolves around them!
GTFOH!

Gilbert didn’t do his job. Now he wants to do his Rush and Hannity impression by trying to turn the state of Ohio against LBJ

No doubt, Gilbert is an overgrown douchebag and a poor sport, but what the hell does his skin color have to do with it?

He’s clearly mad because Bron won’t be drawing the crowds like he use too. A/s/s/hole pig

BLACK PEOPLE WAKE UP! YOU SEE HOW WHITES DO YOU WHEN YOU CANT NO LONGER MAKE THEM RICHER… WAKE THE HE** UP! BLACK MEN REALLY NEED TO WAKE UP!-

To the people that’s saying they should have surrounded LBJ around people, y’all do know that they had the best record in the NBA and also they beat the lakers not once but twice this season. The owner did surround him around a championship team

The NBA is a business, and most individuals do what is best for THEM – both players and owners alike. The owner is placing emotion where it does not belong. Good luck Lebron!

All of this for a man who ain’t won shyt… Miami still ain’t gon win shyt. They already overrated.. Chris Bosh is wateva he ain’t even worth my time all u gotta do is slow dwn dwade. LeBron gonna get his and that’s it.. They have no bench. All ppl is seening is big name stars. And what is everybody talking he had no help stfu. Cuz for tha past 3yrs tha cavs has been buliding a good team for him. LeBron couldn’t get it done his team had the best record for 2 straight yrs. Still got put out. And this this yr everyone was talkin bout how he gonna win and he didn’t so shut all that hype up bout him not having help. Cuz if he would of won y’all wouldn’t be talkin this crap. When he doesn’t win in south beach I wonder what y’all excuse is gonna be this time. On 2 da nxt….

@Lester B

To the people that’s saying they should have surrounded LBJ around people, y’all do know that they had the best record in the NBA and also they beat the lakers not once but twice this season. The owner did surround him around a championship team

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You need THREE stars to win a championship. THREE

Want some cheese with that whine???

Like my Grandma use to say don’t talk about it; be about it!

….otherwise you just sound like a woman scorned!

@ Keep it Real

Dan Gilbert is a JEW??? oh hell no. OH HELLLLL NO.

@ReALiSt aKa ReALeSt (StRoNg WiLL CoNTiNuE!!!)

The LeBron took over everything – and, most people didn’t even get to know about the Bart verdict till late… Can’t you see the logic there?? Why did LeBron put his free transfer BS at almost the same time the verdict for Oscar Grant was done??? If that ain’t a conspiracy – I don’t know what it is..
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I don’t know what beef you have with Nikole, but what you just wrote is (please excuse my language) retarded. LeBron, for better or worse, is national news. The BART case verdict, also for better or worse, is local news first. There is no conspiracy.

No1. Thats why you haven’t won a championship
No2. Nonone N my family will EVER play for such a team/ with you making classless statements like those
No3. You have no class
No4. You should B Fired!

@ keep it real u do not need three superstars to win.. U need a team.. And anybody who Is a true basketball fan know this isn’t gonna wrk out the way ppl think it is.. U need a team they have no bench to help them bosh is cool and all but he ain’t all that.. U need a team there is no lebron James in team.. LeBron James has just became the most hated player in sports. Outside of miami.. Besides… the reel I’m mean real heat fans..

Lebron gave Cleveland 7 years, and asked for help to win a championship along the way……. The Cavs brought all role players to the team, not really another great player……. Who did the Cavs eventually decide to get? Shaq!…… An overweight, out of shape, old Shaquille O’neal AND they gave him 20 million (more than Lebron) a year. WTF!……. The Cavs could have used that money (20 Mill) to go after another really good post man, and pay him that money or get two good players for the price of 20 mill and pay each one 10 mill a year……. I wonder what Lebron was really thinking when they brought Shaq to the team because he did absolutely nothing for the Suns, so why did the Cavs expect him to do better in Cleveland?…… Bron asked for help, and they give him a man who’s almost 40, and can’t run up and down the court……. Don’t get me wrong, Shaq was a great player, but his time is up.

Teams need “at least” two big name men to win a championship, and maybe one other great role player.

LeBron James has the right to make money wherever he wishes….once the contract ends, he is a FREE agent – the Cavs owner needs to look up the definition of FREE AGENT in contract law.

LeBron owes nothing to him…..he is FREE to take his ugly azz to Miami.

His baby’s mama will be suing him by this time next year ’cause Miami h@es is ruthless….

This “man” is too bitter. Lebron was a free agent and decided to go elsewhere. Its allowed. Get over it!!! Considering Lebron was courted by Cleveland to negotiate a new contract despite his supposed selfishness is a testament to the fact that business is business. There goes all those Cleveland season ticket holders. ☺ (No . . . Cleveland will not be winning a championship anytime soon.)

The king without a ring!
hahaaa!!
What a d-o-u-c-h-e is Lebron.

Regardless of how you may feel about LBJ moving on to miami NOBODY likes to be embarassed. Lebron James embarassed the Cavs by not at least giving them a courtesy call. If he loved his 7 years in Cleveland as much as he claims, why not give them at least that courtesy. It was tacky to make the announcement without making contact. At the very least, have your agent call 90 mins before the airting and tell them you not returning.

Good luck to Lebron in Miami

Although I have ignored the foolishness that racism has a basis in this, another thing about Lebron does disappoint me. As a parent I make it a point to inform my kids, when you leave a job you do so with class because you don’t want to regret it in he future. In the future, because he is a dad, I think he’ll look back at how he handled this and wish he’d made taht courtesy call.

Sounds like a woman scorned to me!

Very unprofessional, classless, tacky, and immature! As the owner, he’s responsible for setting the tone for how the team will present themselves. His comments went way over the line! His feelings could have been expressed without making it such a personal attack on who Lebron is as a person. What happened to just being dissapointed and wishing him “… the best of luck”? Breeding forth such animosity, jealousy, and plain old ugliness doesn’t bring good things your way. If he didn’t want to lose LJ, then he should have made moves a long time ago in order to keep him as his employee, happy and loyal to the company…

As far as LJ moving to Miami, the man has the right to seek better job oppertunities. EVERYONE is entitled to do so. I’m not into basketball, but I wish him the best of luck!

There is nothing raciast about what the owner has said. As a sports fan, it’s sad to see Lebron leave Clevland. He will never go down as one of the all time greats. Going to Miami is addmitting that he can’t do it alone. He will never be like Michael or Kobe.

Wow there is much hate on some of these comments. IT’s not that serious to be wishing someone death. Get a grip people.

Bron hope you break a leg! Traitor! We bought your BS King ish for 7 years and you blame the TEAm for your screw up. You don’t deserve the #23. Jordan was a CLASS ACT! Bird class act! All the greats STAYED with their teams EXCEPT JABBAR who was traded to LAKERS. BUT you! We will BOO you everytime you hit the Arena. We will shut you down. Kobe is the KING of the NBA.

@507_diva, what in the hell are you talking about! You sound just like that idiot Dan Gilbert. Lebron honored his seven year contract with the team and moved on, job well done! He wasn’t working at Mcdonalds and pulled a no-call, no-show! He was classy and professional while putting that franchise on the map and making that moronic owner over $200+ million dollars in the process. So when you talk to your children about this, don’t forget to mention that. Also, know it before you talk it. Be cool!

Superstars never could and never will win chammpionships on their own but great teams can and always will and the Miami Heat with the right pieces in place will be one helluva team. LeBron will never be Jordan, Magic, Bird or Kareem. He’s LeBron and that is more than good enough!

Bye Shaq Diesel Cleveland will miss you. You tried! As much as you loathe Kobe if Bron had heart like King Kobe you would have added ANOTHER RING. Thanks for a memorable season Superman!

@Tina Or Call Me T

Lebron gave Cleveland 7 years, and asked for help to win a championship along the way……. The Cavs brought all role players to the team, not really another great player……. Who did the Cavs eventually decide to get? Shaq!…… An overweight, out of shape, old Shaquille O’neal AND they gave him 20 million (more than Lebron) a year. WTF!
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H’mm I see you know a little about sports. (Insert reply about male chauvinist remark here) You say you look good and can cook. Your boyfriend, I’m sure is very happy.

Hit us with a little more knowledge on sports. Who will win if the Lakers and the Heat make the finals.

You people are pathetic. Why is Lebron such a huge deal, why does he even matter to you? Is he feeding you or your family, is he paying your bills? No. He does’nt give a rat’s a-s-s about any one one of you. All he cares about is his egotistical self.
Please get a life people, and use this energy for something positive. I worry about the state of our people and our country. Just pathetic, useless Americans.

Oil spill, unemployment, wars, crime, lost youth etc. and all people are talking about is Lebron.
We are doomed.

@Luv

@ keep it real u do not need three superstars to win.. U need a team.. And anybody who Is a true basketball fan know this isn’t gonna wrk out the way ppl think it is.. U need a team they have no bench to help them bosh is cool and all but he ain’t all that.. U need a team there is no lebron James in team.. LeBron James has just became the most hated player in sports. Outside of miami.. Besides… the reel I’m mean real heat fans..
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Ok, hun. Name one championship “team” that won without three stars.

@ Dee.
Bron fed a lot of mouths in Cleveland and Akron. Fed the whole downtown area. Fed all the hard working folks at the Q. We gave him mad love. We heard for the last 7 years wait til next year.

LOL @ Keep it Real

I try to stay up on basketball. It’s my favorite sport…….. I’ve been told I look nice, but I’ve never said that, and I can cook pretty good, although some dishes still need some improving…… LOL, he is happy, but I’m really the lucky one.

I have to see what the Heat roster looks like when it’s complete before I make a decision…… Whoever they pick up, Bron, Wade, and Bosh will make the role players look great.

@dee
7/9/10, 12:00:PM
You people are pathetic. Why is Lebron such a huge deal, why does he even matter to you? Is he feeding you or your family, is he paying your bills? No. He does’nt give a rat’s a-s-s about any one one of you. All he cares about is his egotistical self.
Please get a life people, and use this energy for something positive. I worry about the state of our people and our country. Just pathetic, useless Americans.
Oil spill, unemployment, wars, crime, lost youth etc. and all people are talking about is Lebron.
We are doomed.
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PREACH!!!! These people are just pawns!!! Open your third eye(brain) black people, and peep what’s really going on..

@Keep itReal
Yeah 2 bits. LOL. Sadly though Ohio 400 thousand unemployed people. Manufacturing steel town. Ghost town. This will put a lot of people out of work. Q sold out all year. Bron being in Cleveland brought MONEY to a struggling depressed economy.

@507_diva, what in the hell are you talking about! You sound just like that idiot Dan Gilbert. Lebron honored his seven year contract with the team and moved on, job well done! He wasn’t working at Mcdonalds and pulled a no-call, no-show! He was cl*****y and professional while putting that franchise on the map and making that moronic owner over $200+ million dollars in the process. So when you talk to your children about this, don’t forget to mention that. Also, know it before you talk it. Be cool!
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First off, I would bet a stack on the fact that I know more about basketball than you could deam you knew. Secondly, in PROFESSIONAL SPORTS these is this thing called Agent notification. It is considered in good taste to notify a team you will not be returning if you are a free agent in EVERY professional league in the US. Lebron did not excercise that. I am not saying Gilbert is right. But every action has a reaction and LBJ choosing to light the cavs hopes on tv led to this tirade. Agent notification would have gotten him a “good luck and good bye”

@Tina Or Call Me T

I have to see what the Heat roster looks like when it’s complete before I make a decision…… Whoever they pick up, Bron, Wade, and Bosh will make the role players look great.
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Good answer! They need a big man. Jordan needed a big man, Kobe needed a big man. It will be interesting.

@ Realist

It’s just sad, the state our country is in, and this is what people are concerned with????
Forget the pineal gland of these people, it’s completely stone. Years of flouride and television will do that to a closed mind.
Oh sigh, sigh, sigh, this is tragic. Seriously tragic, we are being mislead with this facade of news, they don’t want you to think about the real important stuff.

@HuckleBuck

Enjoyed your MINIMUM WAGE humor! But really LEBRON couldn’t DO IT IN CLEVELAND and to be Wade’s SIDEKICK wish him GOOD LUCK.
KOBE BRYANT IS KING OF THE NBA. MVP MVP MVP

LEBRON GONNA BE DWADE BYTCH IN MIA! LMAO!

Lebron is switching his jersey number….. He’s already said he will not wear 23 anymore, but will wear #6. He said that while playing Cleveland during an after game interview.

When the Heat start winning, I’m sure the Cavs will boo Lebron, but that will not bother him too much, because he should expect it……… The Magic booed Shaq when he left Orlando, but Shaq got 3 rings with LA after he left. The Lakers booed Shaq after he left LA, and Shaq got yet another ring with Miami…… Shaq got over the booing and I think Lebron will too.

@Phacorah
Shut up. He WAS THE TALENT. waited for him to graduate HS. HE WASNT A LEADER. HE FAILED TO DELIVER. WASNT THE COACH. HE SHOULD TAKE REPONSIBILITY. AND TO GO BE SECOND TO D WADE.

This thread is ABOUT Lebron, so if people have a problem with us talking about him, exit the damn thread……. Simple!

@Keep It Real

I could be wrong, but I get the feeling a couple of big men may resign with the Heat or they may go after some big men who’ve been chasing a ring.

*in Cleveland

@CavsDo_orDie_Fan
Do you have a life??

Tina
You ain’t seen Cleveland. Steel town guts. We are the reason why at football games you can’t bring ice coolers. A couple season ago fans started throwing snowballs then bottles and cracked somebody over the head might have been the coach. Oh we’ll have a warm reception for Bron besides we only play Miami 3 times at the most.

@ Realist
Do you? Keep it moving Mustafa ya don’t want none. Work at Q Arena and wonder how this is going to affect me in a few months so do you mind.

@ Realist

Yes I agree.
I look at these young people today, and even some adults, and say to myself , we are screwed.
God help us all.

@CavsDo_orDie_Fan

SMH…. I love basketball, but it never gets to the point where I will threaten someone’s life only because of a sport……. I could be wrong, but you’ll play Miami four times (two away and two homes games)……. I lived in Cleveland, I’d be disappointed too.

Bwahahahhahahahhahaahhhaha!!!!

F*ck LeBrick aka LeBum aka LeD!ck!! I know damn well he went to miami because of his gay partner Chris Bosh.. More Bosh’s azz ganking for LeBrick!!!

Kobe is like a GOD to these three Amigos – these su.ckers are scared of the black mamba, and they had to team up.. But guess what??? They will go brick!!

@CavsDo_orDie_Fan

@Keep itReal
Yeah 2 bits. LOL. Sadly though Ohio 400 thousand unemployed people. Manufacturing steel town. Ghost town. This will put a lot of people out of work. Q sold out all year. Bron being in Cleveland brought MONEY to a struggling depressed economy.
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I fill you. Look to the front office. They screwed up. Kobe was getting ready to leave L.A. until they got Ginobili. How soon we forget. If Lebron wins a couple of championships, this will all be forgotten and forgiven by America and the world excluding Cleveland. America and the world loves a winner.

Cleveland put more pressure on a young man than I think is fair. He’s very mature for his age and handled it beautifully. Pressure to win, Yeah, ok. But all of this other stuff is over the top.

Dan Gilbert is just crispy, because there were no Cleveland Cavalier fans before LeBron James and certainly won’t be as many now. For 7 years you made money off of Lebron James find a new “cash” cow and get over yourself!!!!!!!!

*I could be wrong, but I think you’ll play

@Somali

You know Lebron already said he’s changing his number to six right?…… I think Kobe is in their too.

Anything you wish upon others usually comeback to you 100 fold……Why so bitter white man, you’re still a billionaire!! LOL

Cleveland survived losing an NFL TEAM for God’s sake. They will survive this.

G.I.N.O.B.I.L.I

@ Realist

the GOD of the black race ain’t sleeping – and he’s gonna rock the boat when the time is right.

The GOD of the HUMAN race.
We’re all in this together. God Bless.

The cleveland fans act like the own Lebron. he did whats he felt was best for him. Let it Go Move On. Does it really affect your pockets? NO.

On a side note, Good luck to Lebron’s wife/fiancee. The groupies in Miami will be 10x worse than Clevelands.

@Realist
Laughing at YOUR MINIMUM WAGE HUMOR ALSO. PS who the F is Marquis ? (scratching my head)

LEBRON 6 CHOOSE KOBE CHANGE HIS FROM 9 TO 27 …2 PLUS 7 = 9 …WOW WHAT THIS SATANIC WITH 9 AND 6 OR IS IT UPSIDE DOWN! I WAS WAITING FOR ONE OF YOU PPL TO BREAK THIS DOWN JUBILEE OF THE THEE OF THEM JOINING FOCRES SO I’LL GIVE IT A GO AND WHY LEBRON JOINED THE 2 CATS DWADE AND BOSH !!

OK IN NUMEROLOGY THE NUMBE 9 OR 6 UPSIDE DOWN IS THE NUMBER THAT IS THE CIRCLE , WHICH WAS A SYMBOL OF INFINITY OR IMMORTALITY, PEEP THE ZODIAC ,FOR INSTANCE…IT IZ 36O ..OK THE NUMBERS 36 OR 360 ARE BOTH IMPORTANT TO STOLGERS…AND IT WOULD ADD TO 9 IF THE COMPOENTS WERE SEPARATED AND ADD …ALOT OF MAGIC REVOLVES AROUND 9…IT IZ CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST POTENT OF NUMBERS CUZ IT COMPOSED TO HAVE ALL POWERFUL 3 THE REP THE TRINITY 3+3+3=9 ….THE NUMBER 9 IS SACRED OF THE PAGAN GODDESS OF DEATH , THE UNDERWORLD AND HELL THE BURNING PLACE OF TORMENT ……IF THAT DONT SOUND LIKE MIAMI HEAT ..THAN WHAT DO …THIS WAS A RITUAL OF SORTS ,..SOMETHING TO PUFF ONE TOO ,..THOUGHT PROVO-KING GLOK !

dab gilbert needs to shut the flunk up, who wants to play with losers the rest of their career.. and as far as betrayal goes..show some loyalty to michigan ( HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN METRO DETROIT).. he tried to woo Tom Izzo from MSU to coach cleveland and he turned them down. Dan Gilbert is such a hypocrite.. guess what you really don’t OWN KING JAMES… IT’S HIS GAME AND HE CAN PLAY WHERE HE WANTS TO

@Realist

I’m not emotional……. You’re the one telling people you hope they die.

@CavsDo_orDie_Fan
If making $150 an hr is minimum wage to you – I’m very happy with my minimum wage..Now, go hit the road!!

I honestly think you can work for the Illuminati, but every one who works for them isn’t actually a member of the organization.

Hey baby ReaLisT,

Bean “C ock” my brother,hmmm?

I got meetings the rest of the day……. Have a good weekend all.

ReaLisT loves to keep his “mens” shaved,barefoot, boooty-hole puckered,AND afrocentric!
I got the ankles grabbed big daddy!
Take dem Malcolm X locs off,baby-drill,baby,drill!

Hey That fat white bish,Bliss is on the phone!What you want me to tell her?

@ Realist

I don’t know about all that. I don’t believe humans evolved from apes. We are God’s creation and are perfect from inception.I’m not hung up on skin pigmentation, I can’t say who was the orginal race, it does’nt even matter to me. I can’t even say what is truth and what is not, simply what I believe.
All I know is that we’re all HUMAN. The only thing I acknowledge is that there is a serpent seedline that exists, and it is not of the Lord. This is becoming more evident every day.
Of course this is what I believe, I’m not trying to diminish what you believe.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/10/sports/basketball/10rhoden

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/10/sports/basketball/10rhoden.html

//www.nytimes.com/2010/07/10/sports/basketball/10rhoden.html

Some people say it’s not about race but I truly believe based on his bitter speech that he already called Lebron all kinds of n.i.g @ home..it just poured out openly.

This “Woman Scorned” aka Dan Gilbert just confirm that Lebron made the right decision.

Lebron didnt owe Dan Gilbert or Cleveland shit. They better be lucky they got the 7 years they did. Bron wants to win, and he is showing that he is not a greedy dude. He loves the game of basketball, hes real close with Bosh and Wade….and he wants to play with them.

Dan Gilbert better sit down and be thankful Bron didnt sign with the Bulls.

@Realist, LOL you are a clown. You also have no business using Brother Malcolm’s photo as your gravatar. You said LeBron’s statement was a conspiracy to take attention away from the BART verdict. I said LeBron was national and BART was local. Why would national news be used to take attention away from a local verdict? There is no ‘announcement versus verdict’ conspiracy.

Your argument is as silly and myopic as the Free Mumia ‘can’t see the forest for the trees’ imbeciles trying to derail Obama’s mission. But I never wished death on you. Get off the computer and get some sunshine, before you give yourself an aneurysm.

Note to Gilbert
“YOU LOST” because you didn’t use common sense and ignored the warning sign 3 yrs ago. If it wasn’t a wake up call then WOW! You should have respected LeBron as a businessman man and no longer the 18yr old kid from Ohio. You both wanted the same thing A CHAMPIONSHIP .No you are narcissistic to think that you owned him.
( And NO I don’t think it was a racist thought but definitely and arrogant one).So get over it.

I am not a basketball fan but CLEARLY he is upset. I don’t think he should have written the letter in anger but I do understand it. Professionally, LeBron should have informed him that he would not be returning to the Calvs. That’s just the right thing to do. Then he could have made all the luncheons with Wade & Bosh, Jay-Z, and others w/photo opts all he wanted because his ties with the Calvs would have been severed. I’m just saying this is a business, so be professional. Let your “boss” know when you are quitting.

Sorry. I meant Cavs and not Calvs. See I am not a basketball fan

p.s the owner of this black gossip site is white so you do the math as to why this propaganda filled blog was directed at WHITE OWNER dan gilbert it was to get you negros in an uproar…smh

True Realist

I did’nt even know they announced the Bart verdict. Nothing new, nothing to see here. I’m in NY , NY’ers did’nt riot with the Sean Bell verdict, it was peaceful protest, which accomplished nothing. So in the end, violent protest or peaceful protest accomplishes nothing. Police are above the law, just submit.

Way to show your true colors on national TV Mr. Gilbert. Im sure ALL the big free agents definitely wanna come to Cleveland and play for your team NOW. -_-

And for all those saying LeBron is a sellout, HALF of yall didnt even know what STATE Cleveland was located in 7 years ago, and the other half of yall didnt even know the Cavs were a basketball team more than 7 years ago. Cleveland outta thank LeBron for the 7 years of blood, sweat, and tears he poured into that city. Bunch of ungrateful f#*ks…

LEBRON DOESNT OWE CLEVELAND A D.AMN THING!

I m sure ni g a came out as well. Ohio is a white state 7 years was long enough to get pimp he bought out as he should on to the next TEAM

I’m STILL ROTFLMAO @ Dan Gilbert!

If any of you honestly think when he thought about LeBron he saw anything more than dollars signs, you are sadly mistaken.

I know that man was soooooooooo mad last night, his D.Y.C.K was hard!

LMAO!!!!

I can hear him now “That little ghetto azz, hood–de—fied, single-parent raised, NI@@ER (’cause you KNOW he called him a ni@@a) and his mother done pulled one over on me…..a WHITE man!”

How could he do this to me?????

Awwwww cot-DAMN!

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

LeBrons loyalty is to AKRON, Ohio not no d.amn cleveland. -_-

The media just tried to make ties to Cleveland simply because its CLOSE to his hometown.

Dan Gilbert was prolly callin him a “n.i.g.g.e.r” behind his back all along anyways.

Its just coming out now.

Right up until the time LeBron a.n.n.o.u.n.c.e.d. his decision, he was at the club house with the rest ‘o the owners, sippin, with their legs crossed so you can see their argyles, talkin’ ’bout–

Other owners–”So Dan, didja convince the ni@…I mean LeBron to stay?”

Dan–”Stu…it’s in the bag, bud! I hear his mother really likes his teammates!”

Other owners–”Let’s just hope for YOUR sake he does!”

Dan–”Trust me, Lebron’ll stay. Who in the world names their son LeBron anyway? Oh, well, it must be a black thing. I’ll never understand!”

ROTFLMAO!

**wiping tears**

What’s lost in all this is that 3 TOP players have left millions on the table and given up the spotlight as “da man” for the noblest of reasons… to build a team that will WIN championships. This is at the heart of what we claim to want to see from our athletes. As for the racist suggestion… as much as I hate to admit it, it warrants consideration. I cant see Gilbert publishing such a rant about a hometown white player under the same circumstances, knowing he’d incur the wrath of NBA leadership, locals and media for something so petty, childish and irresponsible.

Hurt people, hurt people.

Kasenahbob

IF AKRON HAD A FU**$NG BASKETBALL TEAM THEN HE COULD BE LOYAL TO THEM, now That little ungrateful illegitimate ingrate cost the city of cleveland millions of dollars and took away the only twinkle of hope that was bestowed upon the city, its not what you do but how you do it!! he should have been been said something so that other negotiations could have been made with all the money we held out for him!! now the only *****%%g free agent left is SHAQ!!!!!
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LEBRON JAMES OWES NOTHING TO THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. IF HE WANTS TO WIN THAN HE HAS JUST AS MUCH RIGHT TO SIGN WITH ANY TEAM THAT HE WANTS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER FREE AGENT IN THIS LEAGUE.

IM SICK AND TIRED OF PPL LIKE YOU WHO ACT LIKE LEBRON SIGNED A LIFELONG CONTRACT IN BLOOD WITH CLEVELAND.

THANK HIM FOR WHAT HES DONE TO TURN AROUND THAT IRRELEVANT A.SS CITY AND WISH HIM THE BEST OF LUCK.

@CavsDo_orDie_Fan
7/9/10, 11:51:am

Bron hope you break a leg! Traitor! We bought your BS King ish for 7 years and you blame the TEAm for your screw up. You don’t deserve the #23. Jordan was a CL***** ACT! Bird cl***** act! All the greats STAYED with their teams EXCEPT JABBAR who was traded to LAKERS. BUT you! We will BOO you everytime you hit the Arena. We will shut you down. Kobe is the KING of the NBA.
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Stop being mad….First off, ya’ll did not GIVE LeBron shyt! He gave ya’ll 7 good years of his career and the Cavs p*ss poor ownership did nothing with it….and stop wishing that man breaks his leg before you break your own and be out of work and can not support yourself or your own. And guess what? Even if he does break a leg, it will heal and his NBA money is guarenteed…so stop trying to go in hard on the guy….he has a good life basically because he is a good person and he has been “chosen”….who else have they been following around since he was in the 5th grade? No one. Only other person that can say anything close to that is Tyreke (sp) Evens and he was rookie of the year….

Get over it….he is gone and ya’ll are back in the dog house….Oh and I can talk as much shyt as I want to cuz I have to deal with the Wizards….LOL

Possessive piece of crap

@dee
7/9/10, 12:00:pm

You people are pathetic. Why is Lebron such a huge deal, why does he even matter to you? Is he feeding you or your family, is he paying your bills? No. He does’nt give a rat’s a-s-s about any one one of you. All he cares about is his egotistical self.
Please get a life people, and use this energy for something positive. I worry about the state of our people and our country. Just pathetic, useless Americans.

Oil spill, unemployment, wars, crime, lost youth etc. and all people are talking about is Lebron.
We are doomed.
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You’re pathetic too….shyt, is he paying your bills? I mean, this is entertainment and if you can not see that then you are crazy. All of that crap you mentioned is gonna go on if LeBron went with the Lakers, Heat, Bulls even the Nets….life is life….and some of us who have just a little bit of sense turn to entertainment to block out all of the horrible things that are going on in this world. If we did not, we would go crazy and end up writing dumb shyt like what you just typed on entertainment blogs….get a life…and then don’t take it so seriously, because tomorrow is not promised….

Why did you need to state his race? He is the same white man who paid James millions of dollars and it wasn’t an issue then, so why now? His words are harsh but James could have called the man and let him know prior to that tacky display last night.

A few points

LeBron was a total BYOTCH for doing a 1 hour ESPN special. Even he knows it b/c he billed it for the Boys and Girls club. It really screamed “I’m a narcissist”.

The honeymoon in Miami will be over by December. Too many egos in the kitchen.

Not mad he left Cleveland but should have gone to Chicago. Due to his own submission of greatness – “The people of Cleveland have been spoiled for 7 years with me” He’s a coward for running to Miami with 2 superstars.
For those that say he wants to win a championship. If he does, he will have the same fate as Kobe…He couldn’t have done it without Wade and Bosh / He couldn’t do it without Shaq (respectively). No true respect.

When things look too good too be true, it usually is. Aah…the beauty of Karma.

BTW………Dan Gilbert was pissed b/c after the season ended LeBron wouldn’t talk to Cleveland about anything he was thinking.
Cleveland didn’t know his decision until 5 minutes before LeBron announced it last night.
They were totally blinsided.

No matter what happened to the two sides, Adults know never to burn bridges. If you don’t show respect to others it’s b/c you have none for yourself.

Easy way out? That boy needed to get outta that dark a.s.s. city where obviously everyone and their momma depended on him for their livelihood with their ungrateful a.s.s.e.s. Jordan played in the great windy-city, magic in hollywood, kobe-hollywood, isaih-motown, bird-bean-town. Ohio is football. It’s hard to get up in the morning with the sun in your face 365 and not be happy about your job where people respect you as an individual first.

Ain’t nothing coward about making unpopular decisions in your best interest. Sometimes, you gotta be selfish especially when you’ve been taken advantage of for so long and taken for granted.

The sign of a true adult is to be able to disagree without being disagreeable. If you feel the need to defend your point by saying “F- You” and calling names, you have not reached a point of self-actualization. Your immaturity shows, and no one can then take you seriously. And the worst offender here claims to have gone to college? You shouldn’t have wasted your money.

Why is this such a big deal?! Why did Lebron have a 1 hour special announcing his pick? Gilbert needs to stfu! Dang let the man go already

and get off a black blog!!!!!!! wtf who advertises on these blogs black people only! lol no nearly all non black business!

typo ** aggressiveness**

Lebron finally figured out that in order to be really successfull, he had to get the hell outta Dodge! Look, Cleveland folks like Don King left town, so too did Halle Berry, Drew Carey, Lloyd Price and even Akron’s very own Howard Hewitt(Shalamar’s lead vocalist)to seek greener pastures. There’s no law that states that cos you’re born in Ohio you have to stay there!!!

That racist Cavs’ owner saw his company’s worth increased to well over $100 Million and he should be damn grateful for what he had and show some freaking class and respect.

GO MIAMI!!!

People are taking this personally like money will be thrown your way. Its all business, and as a team owner I would be mad too if I was not notified about LeBron not resigning until the press conference. You Cleveland fans dont have enough faith in your team, you put it all on one person and there is no I in Team. It just goes to show where your loyalty is.

Gilbert needs to put away his pitch fork and tuck his horns back in. You can’t trust them. They hate it when you use their own business tactics against them.

I wish LeBron good luck and much success in Miami.

@JP Whites will never “win” again sweetheart. In 10-20 years whites will be the minority in this country. So get used to it. As for the bitter Whiteman, he’s just mad that Labron beat him to it. Theses ownes trade players all the time. This is the game.

Seven is the number for completion. LeBron played 7 seasons with the Cavs. He “completed” his season with the Cavs. Eight is the number for “new beginnings”. Lebron make his decision on the 8th of July. He completed his season with the Cavs & has a new beginning in Miami–Just A Thought!

a new age of professional sports marketing and free agency. Boston started this superteam approach and this is great for the sport.

@realist
You are incorrect about the Neanderthal DNA
Also there is no such thing as a “black” race.
East and West Africans are as Different as Aboriginies and South Asians. Back to the point
I understand this is a chick blog but the lack of sports knowledge is sad.
It took MJ seven years of suffering with worse stiffs than Cleveland had.
The Cavs should have beat Boston but LEBron CHOKED!
Now he is going to carry Wade’s gym bag (and Bosh’s purse) He’s a quitter and so far a loser.

LeBron didn’t do anything wrong. There are a lot of players who have left a team in quest for something better. Shaq left Orlando, Garnett left Minnesota, Allen left Milwaukee, hell Moses Malone left the Rockets back in the 80′s for a championship. At the end of the day its not always about the money its about winning the prize. The reason why we start a new season is to crown a championship team. And from just reading this letter LeBron obviously felt that this owner and this team never will take him to that point. So LeBron’s ego must not be that big if he is willing to share the spotlight with other players.

@everybody

Can u guys tell me who the fu.k the Cleveland Cavaliers were before Lebron came? lmao.. if i lived in Ohio i would thank this man for putting not only Akron, but OHIO on the basketball map. Before Lebron, i didnt know cleveland even had a team lol.. grow a pair Dan.. If you ask me Lebron might go back to cleveland after he gets 3+ rings.. but after this rude outbirst i doubt it

Im A Die Hard cavs fan but what does race have to do with anything. Hes not racist so idk what your geting at. Lebron did his team wrong not by leaving but thet way he left.

I’m from Ohio. I was hoping that LeBron would stay. Oh well, the man must do what is right for him. I wish him well and for D.Gilbert I wish for him some mental health therapy. This is no way to do business acting like a spolied child.

What kind of sportsmanship is this owener showing the children. What a sore, sorry, and bitter individual. Much prayer is needed for this person. LeBron can play for whomever he wishes, wherever he wishes. This man is a lunatic and obviously thinks his money buys hime the right to dictate people’s lives. I guess being a ppro baller is a lot more difficult than people think, especially when they have to deal with true narcissists like this man. Whoa.

Dear King James,

if your mind and heart are in sync, then God has whispered in your ear

Do what is BEST FOR YOU

With love, because you are a great kid, blossoming into a fine good man

I am from cleveland and I am embarassed by the behavior of clevelanders. Everyone wants more out of life. I left a post office job some time ago and worked for 4.50 an hour money aint everything. If we were not at the top of the draft pick the year lebron came into the NBA we would never had a Lebron. Like Donald Trump once said sometimes it is just time. I wont patronize anything Dan Gilbert is involved in he has been getting prime rib and paying for chop liver for seven years. He does what is best for him Lebron was just his cash cow. I think that is so selfish for the people of cleveland to rather see this young man not furfill his dream and contiue to feed their egos to say cleveland has something going on. Lebron did what he was paid for well. I hope obama dont not decide to run again what will people do then jump off a bridge.

@ anon and all the people talking about a phone call
LeBron doesn’t have to call anyone. I’m quite sure an team owner has lawyers to interpret what a free agency contract means. Even if they didn’t know if he would re-sign at the end of the contract term they still knew it was a chance he would not come back. Dan Kill-bert was depending on the fact that LeBron was maxing out in salary and that he wouldn’t go anywhere. He thought wrong. If LeBron re-signed to Cleveland he probably would have got his knees hurt from all that extra playing (because he has no help)and then where would his career be?

When a white man tells a Black man what to do everything is cool but when a Black man does what he wants and follows his heart its not cool. SMH.
Free will Mrs. Gilbert( just cuz he crying like a lil girl).

continued…IF you want to disagree with this man’s commits do that just keep that “F” Cleveland out of it!! After the sting of all this my people will wish him well in everything that he is going to do regardless..

SMH @ women acting like they know about basketball – some of you just need to sh*t the f*ck up, and move outta way
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See, this is a PERFECT example of whateveryone’s tryingto tell your dumb azz!

There is ABSOLUTEly NO reason for you to step to ANY woman like this!!!

You’re p.h.u.k.k.i.ng pathetic!

BTW—Just to let YOU know–not only did I play basketball, I played D1 ball.

But then again, If I was “someone” else, you probably wouldn’t have come at me like that!

This s.h.y.t right here is the VERY reason you can’t get no love. Or respect–In cyberworld of all places!

Smh.

I don’t believe that LeBron turned his back on the city of Cleveland. The last time something like this happen is when Juddas stabbed Jesus in the back. I was a Lebron fan until yesterday..I din’t see Michael Jordan run away when he couldn’t beat the Pistons, and I didn’t see Isiah Thomas run away when he couldn’t beat the Celtics or Lakers. I’m with the owner on this one, that’s like dating the prettiest girl and you about to marry her and she dumps you for your bestfriend.

Nikole
7/9/10, 15:42:pm

The sign of a true adult is to be able to disagree without being disagreeable. If you feel the need to defend your point by saying “F- You” and calling names, you have not reached a point of self-actualization. Your immaturity shows, and no one can then take you seriously. And the worst offender here claims to have gone to college? You shouldn’t have wasted your money.
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Best post of the day!!

Thank you sweetheart!

Also….I know Lebron loved his Cleveland fans and the staff. But I don’t think that he was happy with the Owner…. point blank. Dan probably didn’t give him a lot of say-so in the matter of “who” to bring in nor did he accommodate his needs or hear him out. Something went wrong.

Mark my words–

Something shady’s going on with Danny boy and sooner or later it’s going to come out.

It’s just something sinister about him.

Mark my words!!!

No where in recent history have I had the displeasure of reading a reaction to a player being traded like this.

Such a blatant display of unprofessionalism to boot!

Now, from what I can tell, the people of Cleveland are not so much upset at LeBron leaving but the way in which he did and that’s understandable but only LeBron knew about only so much what was going on behind closed doors. In meetings. After the arena lights went out.

Besides, why would he want to be anywhere near Delonte West?

Cleveland knew sooner or later he’d be a free agent. They most likely knew that money wasn’t an object so, they should’ve worked on building a better team.

Surround yourself with positive people. (players in this case!)

@ 1TRUDIVA Thanks for the total continuation of my thoughts about the situation. Didn’t want to bring up the point about Delonte. I think had that been…. lets say…..Kobe’s wife that was involved in that scandal? Phil Jackson would have had him cut off of the team right after seasons’ end at Kobe’s request….. if that. I couldn’t play with Delonte after that kind of betrayal. He really had to have some deep jealousy or hate to do something like that. And everybody knew before Lebron did? Some loyalty. That’s probably why he didn’t play his heart out in the final playoff games for Cleveland.

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Lebron James is basically gettin a championship handed to him in stead of him working for hard for it and earning it. He has spent the past 7 years in Cleveland and it has been all about him.. I know he was “the man” on that team but the way you learn and earn a championship is to make your team better around you. This he has never done.. The owner of the Cavs he may have meant alot of that stuff he said but you gotta understand he felt like it was a slap in the face.. But I guarantee he will be apologizing to Lebron and his family privately..

Being a CLevelander i have experienced all opinions and the 1 they i stick with and fel strongly about is the way Lebron left….. Its bad enough we’re a city filled with crack prostitutes and poor crazy people, then youre going to make an hr long special to crush our spirits and not even notify the owner, coach or teammates before the special started?!?!? Thats coldblooded Rick James. Dan Gilbert went out of his way to cater To LBJ put all his friends on gave them all good jobs anything he asked for he gave him and that nicca couldnt even make a call to him to tell him he wasnt gonna re-sign…. Hit the Road Jack

Fu ck Dan Gilbert Crackaaa a$$, The NBA is a business Lebron James made a business decision. I’m sure Dan don’t personally give a fu#k about him just cared about the money he brings to the stadium. Too bad Cleveland f u ck you and f u c k the fans. WElcome home LEbron!

Lebron didn’t quit, he was allowed to become distracted by his upcoming free agency.

Also, his youth and inexperience and inadequate help played a big part in him being easily shutdown.

Mike Brown remaining the head coach and allowing Lebron to run the team came back to bite the cavs in the a.s.s.

Lebron was wrong, being a player of his caliber and not allowing the CAVs to get n.e. thing in return….be better retire in Miami.

Let’s look at a few words, “OWNER”, FREE, AGENT, FREE AGENT:

Merriam-Webster defines “OWNER” as:

1 a : to have or hold as property : possess b : to have power or mastery over.

Merriam-Webster defines, “FREE” as…

1 a : having the legal and political rights of a citizen b : enjoying civil and political liberty c : enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination d : enjoying personal freedom : not subject to the control or domination of another

Merriam-Webster defines, “AGENT” as…

A means or instrument by which a guiding intelligence achieves a result.

Now lets put them together…

Merriam-Webster defines, “FREE AGENT” as

A professional athlete (as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team.

I rest my case!

The court finds in favor of defendant Labron James in the case of a hatin azz owner.

The ruling is to change the title of this post to: HO SIT DOWN”

Our next litigant are entering the courtroom now…

OK MR NBA COMISSIONER,WHAT YOU GONNA DO ABOUT THIS CLOWN???? WERE WAITING!

Lebron explained his rationale for selecting the Miami Heat as the next “or-gan-NIGH-zation” in part by understanding the history of the game. What is not discussed is how the black baseball player, Curt Flood, challenged the reserve clause in baseball that eventually would impact all sports and lead to free agency. The history of players being indentured servants is not mere hyperbole.

If Lebron was unable to play basketbally spectacularly, the white power structure would give less than a damn about Lebron. There are thousands of black and futureless black males all over Akron–the city where Lebron comes from.

Furthermore, without black basketball talent, where would the NBA, not to mention college basketball, be?

Dan Gilbert and the rest of the lilly-white NBA owners and folks who have earned fortunes off black folks have been served notice: some of these black ballplayers see the bigger picture.

I, for one, hope that the CC’s damn franchise collapses. And the next jerk is Mark Cuban, who says that he supports Gilbert’s statements.

Let Gilbert suit up and win a champtionship. Lebron is not as dumb as Gilbert thinks that he is. Lebron should have been paid $50 million a year in a three-year deal if the Cavs wanted him so bad.

LeBron needs to sue Gilbert for 3 x his salary for defamation and character assassination!

How can LeBron be so bad, but the owner is so mad at him leaving? If LeBron is a quitter and over-rated and egotistical, then why does Gilbert want him around? Too little, too late lying racist hater!

LeBron is looking past an ignorant, racist NBA owner, to China and it’s billions of fans. He will end up richer than Gilbert one day. Gilbert’s day has come and gone. The future is global.

NBA is garbage and rigged, as for me I could care less about where lebron James plays basketball, that guy thinks he’s god, needs to get his head outta the clouds, for people like me he’s a nobody……. But for people like you that actually care about basketball, Lebron James HAD a chance at being the greatest player of ALL time, to do that he had to single handedly take a horrible team like the cavs and make them great….. But he couldn’t or wouldn’t get it done because he didn’t wanna stay In Cleveland, for a player to tamper with a game and purposely give up in a play off game tarnishes his name forever, and you are an idiot if you think lebron James tried his hardest in the playlets against Boston. He will never be on Jordan or Kobes level, and he ruined his image on the way too.

If this is how Gilbert acts in public then who knows what Lebron had to put up with in private. Good luck to Lebron.

They taking this too personal…it’s his life if he chooses to move on he can do that.

Lebron didn’t own Clevland sheeyt!

His contract was over.

He gets to make the decision!

Leave that man alone.

Miami will be a beast!

NO LB should be able to do what he wants to!!!! Thats the bottom line if yall gone be mad be mad at the NBA for paying these players so much money!!! If they paid me that kind of paper I would do a dave chapelle on their butts for real!! LeBron I would love to vacation in Forida now!!!! Good luck D Wade is good peeps, as well as Bosh you will be just fine… Holla!!

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