I only peripherally follow NBA bball, but the LeBron James Story (capital S) was mildly intriguing, especially after the choice was made.
And it was a choice, wasn't it? Isn't that what Free Agency is about. The choice to stay or move on -whatever works out best for you?
I am not surprised by the Miami choice for lots of reasons, not the least of which is winning! And then their are his best buds there as well to help scope out the bars and beaches of South Beach.
But in this SPORT where one expects a scintilla of SPORTSMANSHIP, especially from management (fans are fickle, fair-weather, at best). The condemnation from the Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, along with the unnecessary and mean name calling ("cowardly") for someone you embraced just minutes earlier, is shameful and ludicrous at the same time. Had James chosen Cleveland, they would have been best buds as well, with lots of nice things to say. So that one decision made LeBron a coward and many other unspeakable things apparently.
Disappointment would be understandable, maybe even a little anger and sense of loss, but the unsportsmanlike conduct of so many who didn't get chosen is really appalling. "You pays
your money, and you takes your chances" to paraphrase "Punch".
When you lose, you should still act like a winner or at least a good loser. Clearly Cleveland doesn't get that. Too bad.
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