Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Lebron: Skipping The Handshake


Lebron James' actions after losing the series to Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic were completely justified. I don't give two fucking shits about sportsmanship. This dude did everything in his power to take his team to the finals. He averaged 38-8-8 in the series, hit a game winning 3-pointer, played 44 of the possible 46 minutes every game, and threw his body around like a Randy the Ram. What did his teammates do? Good question, Name! They shat the bed. Mike Brown shat the bed. The organization shat the bed. In fact, everyone except Lebron James woke up with heaping shat in their bed. He should be angry. Not angry at Orlando, but angry with the Cavs.

I understand that being the focal point of the NBA, and the idol of a generation of young basketball players brings a level of responsibility with it. It's like Spiderman. With great power comes...whatever. But I think that kind of reaction is what the NBA needs. Stop being a drone. Get in fights. Choke your coach. Be competitive, not nice. Tell Dwight Howard your going to block his soft turn around, then prance down the court and dunk down the throat of the city of Orlando.

Calling Lebron a brat is just about the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Not only is he extremely easy going, but dude is a one man team who asks very little of his SCRUB teammates. He's not the first player to skip handshakes. Anyone ever watch baseball or football? Cats are salty as a motherfucker after big losses. Sports journalism is too much for me sometimes.

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