thedynasty1998;413849 wrote:He's not everybody else. Lebron didn't make this process as big as it is. It's the media that did. Whether you like it or not, Lebron is bigger than anyone else and this is the best route for it.

Non;413942 wrote:I know he'd be making more but I don't think that would be the reason he would stay in Cleveland, ultimately.

GoPens;413946 wrote:Yes, he is God. I see you worship at the Church of Lebron. These apologists are hiliarious.

Skyhook79;413925 wrote:Not even close to the same thing. Kobe wasn't a FA and everyone knew he was just pushing the Lakers to improve the Roster which worked in case you haven't noticed.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2886927

jordo212000;413943 wrote:You are naive if you think Lebron staging an hour long special is about the charity

thedynasty1998;413945 wrote:Which way is it? You can't have it both ways. And to think I used to actually respect your opinion...

And to say you will hold a grudge because he didn't deliver on his promise to win a championship is childish. People are unfucking believable sometimes.

thedynasty1998;413947 wrote:When people state this as an argument that he will stay in Cleveland, they lose all credibility.

Non;413967 wrote:He knew all along he'd be making more money in Cleveland. That's not going to be the tipping point.

As BR said, it will be the unfinished business that he can't ignore.

Miami is a better situation overall now.

BR1986FB;413881 wrote: The way that Lebron tanked that game 5, if he leaves, he WILL be considered a "quitter", "loser", etc among many both locally AND nationally. He'll ALWAYS be "the guy not GOOD enough to get it done in Cleveland....the guy who took the easy way out."

SportsAndLady;413961 wrote:He's donating the money to charity..that's why he's having the show. Why is this so hard to understand? It's because you just can't stand Lebron and bash him every chance you get. He could cure cancer and you'd argue it was just so he would be in the spotlight. You're a fucking joke. He's using this process to donate to charity, and you're saying he's a POS who should just announce his decision and then donate his contract money to charity...listen to how retarded you sound. You are a disgrace.

Skyhook79;413937 wrote:link?

With the 16th pick, the Hornets already had their eye on a guard – Santa Clara's Steve Nash, who had worked out with the team shortly before the draft. The Hornets had invited Bryant for a workout, but he cancelled the visit. The team had scouted Bryant twice but wanted a private workout to get a better feel for his potential.

"He wouldn't work out with us and that bothered us," Bass said. "We couldn't meet him. His agent was trying to aim him to the Lakers and they threatened us."

The Hornets got the message that if they drafted Bryant, he wouldn't play in Charlotte.

They weren't the only team to be warned off taking Bryant for their own.

The New Jersey Nets, coached by John Calipari, considered Bryant with the eighth pick but chose Villanova's Kerry Kittles after hearing a similar message.

[O]ne day later, with Divac still stalling the trade, Tellem was more direct when asked if Bryant might wind up playing for the Hornets.

"That is an impossibility. There are no ifs. It would not happen. He is going to be a Laker and that's the only team he's playing for," Tellem said.

There was talk that if the trade didn't go through, Bryant might play professionally in Italy for one season, then attempt to re-enter the draft.

It would take more than a week but Divac – after threatening to return to Yugoslavia – finally agreed to accept the trade to Charlotte, cementing Bryant's future in Los Angeles.

BR1986FB;413881 wrote:Hey assclown, try READING for ONCE before you jump down someones throat. Non wasn't saying Lebron was an "SOB" or a "loser" for leaving. Most INTELLIGENT people would have taken his comments to mean that's how he will be perceived.

BR1986FB;413966 wrote:The FIRST comment of mine that you quoted was my PERCEPTION of what I thought Non was trying to say so try fucking reading, dumbass.

se-alum;413981 wrote:IMO, if LeBron wants to leave a Jordan like legacy in this league, it won't happen by joining Wade & Bosh. He needs to do it the way Jordan did it. One other star player, and a bunch of role guys that he makes better than they actually are. I'm not sure he wants to hear, "he needed Wade & Bosh, he couldn't do it by himself", the rest of his life. Just my opinion that LeBron stays in Cleveland to chase the legacy of being the greatest player ever, he can't do that in Miami.

Skyhook79;413913 wrote:Really? Is that why Lebrons people went to ESPN and not the other way??? Nice try.

jordo212000;413985 wrote:I loved Prokhorov tweaking him in that leaked statement. Thought it was genius. Prokhorov said he thought Bosh and Wade were going to Miami, and that Lebron could go there and win a couple of titles...but that would tarnish the Lebron brand. The dude is going to be a great owner. Pro sports need more owners like this

se-alum;413989 wrote:I never saw the statement, but obviously agree w/ Prokhorov.

gibby08;413988 wrote:ESPN's Chris Broussard, who broke the Chris Bosh - Dwyane Wade-to-Miami story, called the Miami Heat the 'clear frontrunner' to land LeBron James.
Broussard also said he might change his mind in an hour, and that he still didn't know if LeBron was going to Miami or not. Broussard has been as connected as anyone to what's going on in free agency, and while nothing is set in stone, this is just another piece of LeBron news that is going to make the city of Cleveland lose sleep on Wednesday night.

Source:Rotoworld

IggyPride00;413982 wrote:I wonder if Bosh basically snubbing his nose at Lebron to goto Miami is making him have any second thoughts about staying in Cleveland.

If you're Lebron, don't you have to seriously question how realistic it is that you can ever get another star player to Cleveland? Bosh supposedly did want to play with Lebron, just not in Cleveland.

lhslep134;413987 wrote:Yes you fucking idiot. They went to ESPN because they knew ESPN would maximize the amount of money generated for Boys and Girls Club.

God are you seriously that stupid?