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Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Okay.. I guess I'm not up on the whole Lebron Fiasco, so an update would be nice... It just seems like the guy screwed Cleveland by leaving for Miami. I heard he was a dick about it though.. How?

Short Version: Lebron quit during the playoffs and then humiliated the city of Cleveland on National Television twice over the course of a couple of days. All this from a guy that promised he wouldn't stop until he brought a championship to Cleveland.


Long Version: Started back in Game 5 of the playoffs last season against Boston where he pretty much quit on the team during the playoffs. Speculation leads people to believe that part of the reason he quit was because he knew he was as good as gone.


After the game he was questioned about why he looked out of it during the game. Lebron's responded by saying that he had spoiled people with his play.
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Then comes the summer of free agency. Lebron/Wade/Bosh had pretty much decided during the Olympics that they were going to play with each other when their contracts expired and set up their contracts so they would all be free agents around the same time. Some have speculated that the whole Free Agent visits were just for show so they could have enough material to put together a documentary and that Miami was the choice all along. Of course that's only speculation.

Then came the television special. Which basically culminated in the equvilent of a nationally televised breakup. Rather then a quick sportscenter report the fans of Cleveland were treated to an hour long special.


If that wasn't bad enough the Heat had a "Welcome Party" a few days later were Lebron and company danced around, again on national television. During the party the new Big 3 were interviewed and they proceeded to talk about how good they were going to be. My personal favorite parts were Lebron talking about how they were so good that Pat Riley would have been able to come back and play. Lebron also predeicted that they were going to win as many as 7 championships.
Madness starts at around 1:56


For the sake of trying to cool things down back in Ohio Lebron....how do I say this. Basically he made it out like the people of Cleveland looked down on the people of Akron and that he was loyal to Akron not Cleveland
LeBron James takes out full-page ad in newspaper thanking Akron, Ohio - does not mention Cleveland

LeBron James GQ Interview: 'We Hated Cleveland' (PHOTO)

James also touched on growing up in Akron and hating Cleveland as a kid. According to ESPN, James told GQ, "Clevelanders, because they were the bigger-city kids when we were growing up, looked down on us. So we didn't actually like Cleveland. We hated Cleveland growing up. There's a lot of people in Cleveland we still hate to this day."

Theres many other problems especially when it comes to his entourage and the type of influence they have but thats another issue entirely. If you're interested Outside the Lines did a special on one of the most prominent members, World Wide Wes.