If you want to know the truth behind why Lebron James left the the Cleveland Cavaliers, all you would have to do is look at the open letter written by the owner of the Cavaliers on their website. What type of first class moron Majority Owner Dan Gilbert must be writing such a scathing letter that pretty much lets everyone who ever wants to play basketball in Cleveland that they are not welcome because they are not allowed to leave on their terms after fulfilling a contract.
What Lebron James did, although not popular with those in Cleveland and those who hate what sports has turned into, is legally within his rights. He renegotiated a new contact with a new team. He chose to go to a franchise that was building a championship rather than stick with his hometown. Perhaps doing a 1 hour ESPN special to announce that you are doing as such may have been classless but based on that open letter, it might have not been the most classless thing done last night.
Now ESPN found something duller than the draft lottery and trying to make Lebron’s decision a TV special was painful to say the least. I pray to the Lord above that we don’t have to see something like this ever again but based on the amount of coverage (including from me) we can look forward to other NBA announcements like this for years to come.
Finally I am not a Miami Heat or Cleveland Cavalier fan, so the decision does not really affect me but based on what has happened, I think we as fans should realize that Sports is Big Business and athletes are not our friends or people we can relate to anymore. They are entertainers, always looking for a bigger stage for themselves. The athlete who is loyal to one city is long gone but every now and then there will be an exception.
The day an athlete can stay in one city without being trades, fired, or whatever is the day that sports free agency will die
