Ode To the King: A Long Overdue Apology To LeBron James
September 30th, 2010 by Dmitri Duggan Leave a reply »A few months back, I published an article bashing All-Star NBA player LeBron James for his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and join Miami Heat.
Looking back, I greatly regret writing that article, and have since deleted it.
After all, what right have we to tell you which team you can or can't sign to? If we can choose to kill a baby just because we don't want to deal with raising it, then for God's sake, you should be able to choose to sign with whatever team you want without an entire country crying about it!
You asked for years to get some sort of supporting cast in Cleveland, and the best thing they could possibly give you was Shaq, a washed-up 37-year-old center who couldn't cover someone if he had a remote bomb strapped to his chest.
For years you had to deal with the playoff heartbreaks.Was it your fault? Did you choke under the pressure? Absolutely not—you were fantastic, but what could you do when you were on a team like the Cavaliers?
Like Archie Manning on the Saints, you are a fantastic player who has been plagued with a hopelessly terrible team. What could you do? Spend the next 15- ...
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