Global Icon or Cowardly Betrayer? the Lebron James Story

[Theny]

Now that we have confirmation on the Delonte/Mama James story, the Boston series makes a ton of sense.

[Rodney Farva]

we do?

[Theny]

Colin Cowherd essentially confirmed it on his show. I know he's a jackass, but he wouldn't fuck around with that.

[Dthefritz]

Colin Cowherd essentially confirmed it on his show. I know he's a jackass, but he wouldn't fuck around with that.

The scale of certainty of source

1 - Second hand account of something read "on the internet"
2 - "this really hot girl i hooked up with at camp...
3 - athlete denying he's done steroids despite overwhelming evidence
4 - Indirect confirmation from ESPN on-air personality
5 - Al Jazeera blog comment run through google translate
6 - Numerical estimate of number of beers/shots consumed previous night from person who drank them
7 - Confirmed to have been known by Bo Jackson
8 - Radar Gun
9 - Direct Visual Evidence
10 - Formal Geometric Proof

[Rodney Farva]

Colin Cowherd essentially confirmed it on his show. I know he's a jackass, but he wouldn't fuck around with that.

The scale of certainty of source

1 - Second hand account of something read "on the internet"
2 - "this really hot girl i hooked up with at camp...
3 - athlete denying he's done steroids despite overwhelming evidence
4 - Indirect confirmation from ESPN on-air personality
5 - Al Jazeera blog comment run through google translate
6 - Numerical estimate of number of beers/shots consumed previous night from person who drank them
7 - Confirmed to have been known by Bo Jackson
8 - Radar Gun
9 - Direct Visual Evidence
10 - Formal Geometric Proof

where does calvin murphy's confirmation rate on that scale?

[Clayton Bigsby]

Did you guys see/hear about that Lebron article that got posted and then pulled from ESPN.com with the reporter hanging with him at his birthday party?

[Colonel Angus]

Did you guys see/hear about that Lebron article that got posted and then pulled from ESPN.com with the reporter hanging with him at his birthday party?

Yeah, I read it this morning on Deadspin. I don't see what the big deal was. Other than not being especially well-written or all that interesting (which hasn't ever stopped them before,) why did ESPN feel the need to pull it?

[Clayton Bigsby]

Did you guys see/hear about that Lebron article that got posted and then pulled from ESPN.com with the reporter hanging with him at his birthday party?

Yeah, I read it this morning on Deadspin. I don't see what the big deal was. Other than not being especially well-written or all that interesting (which hasn't ever stopped them before,) why did ESPN feel the need to pull it?

Conspiracy theorists say they are in bed with Lebron and his cronies, and Lebron's "team" didn't like the way he was portrayed and demanded it be taken down. Meh.

[TVF wannabe]

Did you guys see/hear about that Lebron article that got posted and then pulled from ESPN.com with the reporter hanging with him at his birthday party?

Yeah, I read it this morning on Deadspin. I don't see what the big deal was. Other than not being especially well-written or all that interesting (which hasn't ever stopped them before,) why did ESPN feel the need to pull it?

Conspiracy theorists say they are in bed with Lebron and his cronies, and Lebron's "team" didn't like the way he was portrayed and demanded it be taken down. Meh.

they were talking about it on the radio this morning. they were saying that part of the terms to host were they cant put out articles making him look bad.

[Colonel Angus]

Did you guys see/hear about that Lebron article that got posted and then pulled from ESPN.com with the reporter hanging with him at his birthday party?

Yeah, I read it this morning on Deadspin. I don't see what the big deal was. Other than not being especially well-written or all that interesting (which hasn't ever stopped them before,) why did ESPN feel the need to pull it?

Conspiracy theorists say they are in bed with Lebron and his cronies, and Lebron's "team" didn't like the way he was portrayed and demanded it be taken down. Meh.

More on this from Deadspin:

http://m.deadspin.com/5600036/

I like Craggs' take on this. For all its many glaring faults, Deadspin is at its best when it takes on ESPN.

[Dthefritz]

I agree with Cragg's take. I'll add that pulling the article makes LeBron and ESPN seem a lot worse than running it. Same thing with the tape of Jordan Crawford dunking in the general vicinity of LeBron's presence.

And as per request:

Colin Cowherd essentially confirmed it on his show. I know he's a jackass, but he wouldn't fuck around with that.

The scale of certainty of source

1 - Second hand account of something read "on the internet"
2 - "this really hot girl i hooked up with at camp...
3 - athlete denying he's done steroids despite overwhelming evidence
4 - Indirect confirmation from ESPN on-air personality
5 - Al Jazeera blog comment run through google translate
6 - Numerical estimate of number of beers/shots consumed previous night from person who drank them
7 - Confirmed to have been known by Bo Jackson
8 - Radar Gun
9 - Direct Visual Evidence
10 - Formal Geometric Proof

where does calvin murphy's confirmation rate on that scale?

.7 points for each of his children who confirm.

[Theny]

Kind of a random thought about Lebron coming down here that I haven't heard anyone mention....do you guys think this gives the city more juice for the other teams in town? Most specifically the Fins and Canes? Especially the Canes....

How Urban Meyer can get all these Muck City kids up to fucking hicktown Gainesville I will never understand...

[The Long Dick of the Law]

Kind of a random thought about Lebron coming down here that I haven't heard anyone mention....do you guys think this gives the city more juice for the other teams in town? Most specifically the Fins and Canes? Especially the Canes....

How Urban Meyer can get all these Muck City kids up to fucking hicktown Gainesville I will never understand...

He's a weasel who pays them

[nasty nova]

How Urban Meyer can get all these Muck City kids up to fucking hicktown Gainesville I will never understand...

The allure of copious white pussy overcomes all. And not to go too far off topic, but all of this shit surrounding the agents is starting to make sense with Urb's "heart problems" that led to his "retirement".

[Jew Jitsu]

LeBron James thanks Akron in ad


LeBron James has taken out a full-page ad in his hometown paper in which he thanks the people of Akron for supporting him -- and doesn't mention the city where he played basketball the last seven years.

The ad, appearing in the Akron Beacon Journal, includes photos of James taking part in community events in Akron, including an annual downtown bike-a-thon he sponsors. That event is scheduled for Saturday, and James plans to appear.

James left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat as a free agent last month, joining Olympic teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

The move set off a storm of negative reaction from Cavaliers fans and team owner Dan Gilbert.

Two days ago, former Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas -- who signed with the Heat July 17 -- took out a full-page ad in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, thanking fans for their support. Ilgauskas, like James, had played his entire career in Cleveland before signing with Miami.

In James' ad, he thanks Akron residents for their love and support. He calls the city his home and the "central focus" of his life and says he will always come back.

"It was here where I first learned how to play basketball, and where I met the people who would become my lifelong friends and mentors. Their guidance, encouragement and support will always be with me," reads James' ad in the Beacon Journal.

"Akron is my home, and the central focus of my life. It's where I started, and it's where I will always come back to. You can be sure that I will continue to do everything I can for this city, which is so important to my family and me. Thank you for your love and support. You mean everything to me."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5433205