We Are All Witnesses....To How Douchey Lebron Is

They lost. David Stern, the City of Cleveland, Nike, Vitamin Water....all of these people are crying into their drinks right now. After waltzing into the conference finals (they're in the Eastern Conference), the Craboliers (as Basketbawful likes to call them) finally met their match. Make all of the excuses you want: Lebron was their only player; they didn't have enough depth; blah blah blah blah. Fact of the matter is, they had the best record this year in the NBA. So don't give me that crap. But this isn't the regular season. This is a best of Seven series. And this team has flaws. Such as the Lebron: All Iso, All the Time trick by Mike Brown. Figure out how to slow that down and there's a good chance you can win. And that's what the Magic did.

Look, the Hawks are still young, and were injured throughout the series. The Pistons....a shell of their former selves who mostly looked disinterested during their series. The Magic, they are a legit team.

And they proved it last night when they closed out the Cavs. And then King Crab angrily stormed off the court. And out of the arena. And skipped the mandatory post-conference.

So there's his true colors. A little girl who takes his ball and goes home when things don't go his way. Who was all about joking around and laughing and being a general dick on the court during the regular season, then can't stay around and face the heat when he loses. We are all witnesses. Lebron ain't the king. He ain't ready to be the king. The king is bigger than that. Nah, Lebron is wearing a fake crown. And he just got outted for what he is. I'll grant that he's the best player in the NBA. I mean, I think it's not even close. But this game is the game. You gotta have respect for It, and for the players who play it. Lebron showed last night that he's all about himself. That's it.

Lebron Puppet Appears to be High on Cocaine

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Kimmel vs. Lebron

the battle of the half court shots maybe?

Today We Remember a Great

And lose in a close one. At home. To the Jazz.

But the bigger news? Chris Webber's jersey was retired tonight.

Man I miss that era of King's basketball. We were actually good. Now?

We're like 11-40...or 11-41. or whatever. might as well lose them all. wins are few and far between.

But for now? for now we can reminisce about the good times.



oh, and Lebron's triple double got taken back. That puts a smile on my face.

More Reasons Why ESPN Sucks

One of my favorite shows, PTI (Pardon the Interruption) just lost a ton of my respect [ESPN Lost my respect a long time ago].

The question was just posed: Who is more ready for the NFL: Lebron or Kobe?

WHAT?! Why is this getting actual coverage. This may be, and I stress may be blog worthy material, but it's certainly not national coverage worthy. RIDICULOUS! Is there nothing else to cover news wise??? Other than Lebron playing high school football, what makes this a debatable topic? On top of that, Kobe has never played organized football. So....what was the point of this topical discussion on ESPN?!?!? I think I'm going to go throw up now.

DC Stand Up

I loathe Lebron. And he's been written about a lot on here.

Last night Lebron got called for a travel on a potential game tying play against the Wizards. And he nearly cried on the court. Guess when you're "King James" things just usually go your way. Well Lebron, not this time.

Dan Steinberg's DC Sports Blog has the coverage on Lebron's beef with Deshawn "I Can't Feel My Face" Stevenson, and what a crab dribble is (it's about as lame as it sounds).

Lebron on the travelling call.

"I don't know what he said I did," James said. "I was trying to get an explanation from him but he ended up running to the other side of the floor. It was a bad call. Like I said, I watched it in the [locker] room. I took a crab dribble, which is a hesitation dribble, and then two steps. Everybody, you all guys can watch it. The bad part about it was I was able to finish at the rim with contact, so it would have been a three-point play. So it's tough."

Caron on the call.

"I definitely knew he traveled, but I didn't think they were gonna call it," Caron said. "You know, two years ago, looking in hindsight, it was the same thing that happened in the playoffs. And we get that call, who knows what would have happened with everybody healthy. But that was one of them situations in which a great player made a move, good officiation, and they called the call. And I was just like, 'Aw, man. There is a God. There is a God.' "

And finally, Deshawn on Lebron (who was apparently heckling Lebron from the bench)

"I don't care," DeShawn said. "It's whatever. I don't like him. I don't like that dude."

In other news, this girl in the airport next to me is really annoying and doesn't understand: a) airport delays, and b) how connecting flights work. How she continues to live will probably amaze me for the next few hours.

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ESPN: Suckage Continues

Lets get this straight, I still watch ESPN, but I have witnessed its decline over the years.

This happened last night.

Wow. Lebron James blocked Yao Ming. And guess what? It made Sportscenter's top 10 plays at #2.

But mind you, Lebron's NBA player profile lists him at 6'8". Yao Ming's player profile puts him at 7'6". So, if all things were equal, Lebron would have to jump 10" higher if both players had an equal vertical (they do not). Yao jumps about 6" off the ground. Lebron likely has a vertical somewhere between 30-40" (just guessing).

But wait, do you remember this???



NATE ROBINSON BLOCKED YAO! Yes. Little Nate the Great blocked Yao Ming. Nate's NBA player profile lists him at 5'9". Yes. FIVE-FOOT-NINE INCHES. So that means, all things being equal, Nate had to jump TWENTY-ONE INCHES higher than Yao in order to block them (again, they clearly don't have an equal vertical). ESPN sucks. And everyone needs to stop jocking Lebron. Many have blocked Yao. It's not a big deal when a 6'8" dude does it. It is a big deal when a 5'9" dude does it.

More Reasons I Hate Lebron

I had a post worked up a few months ago, voicing my disdain for Lebron James

But today, I found the true epitome of my distaste. Lebron James. Yes, "King James." First of all, I recognize the guy is talented. But the guy is also disgustingly arrogant both on an off the court. He was crowned the "king" before he had even played a game. Again, I realize he is good, and is virtually unstoppable when he drives the lane.

There was the very unsavory moment when he whispered into Gilbert Arenas' ear while Gil was at the free throw line in the playoffs two years ago. I can't find the youtube footage of it, but I recall the post-game interview where Lebron said something to the effect of, "I just told him, if me missed these free throws the game was over." Gee thanks Lebron. You try and play it off like it's nothing but stating the obvious. But going up to someone while they are on the free throw line and whispering in there ear is everything but common. It's just being a bad sport.

Off the court, he's kind of a jerk. Most recently, he was caught speeding. 101 mph in a 65 mph zone. Way to go Lebron.

I avoided posting it, primarily because I was too lazy to finish writing it.

Then this came up. Lebron mania. Fantastic. I hate Lebron. 1) he talks about himself in the third person. 2) he's just not a good person.


Oh yeah, Nike gave out free hot dogs, when the Knicks hosted Cleveland. Throughout New York, people were acting like the messiah had arrived. CALM DOWN. Yankee New York fans are the worst fans on earth. Why? Because they were more excited about Lebron than their own team (granted their own team sucks, but that's no excuse to abandon ship. Trust me, I'm a Sacramento Kings fan). Then, they cheered for him harder than their own team (what do you expect from fairweather fans). Relax people, he's not even a free agent for the rest of this season and the next season.

Then there was the time when he basically said it was lame that fans cared about getting a free chalupa taco. He's just the "anointed" one who acts holier than thou.

Then there's the time he wore a Yankees hat, despite having been born and raised in Ohio.



He's just an all around d-bag.

Most recently, Lebron has basically said that he's not sure where he's going in 2010 and more or less hinted he's willing to leave Cleveland. While I can see the marketing ploy, it's a little early, and between every major media outlet salivating at his every step, and ESPN nearly having a heart attack when Lebron throws down the same right-handed tomahawk dunk and calling it a "top play" I'm sure the hype will still be there two years from now. Well leave it up to Charles Barkley to tell it like he should.

"If I was LeBron James, I would shut the hell up," the Hall of Famer said on [Dan] Patrick's show. "I'm a big LeBron fan. He's a stud. You gotta give him his props. I'm getting so annoyed he's talking about what he's going to do in two years. I think it's disrespectful to the game. I think it's disrespectful to the Cavaliers."

YES! Thank you. This is why I respect Barkley. Cause he tells it like it is and doesn't play into the whole idea of jocking Lebron to the end of the earth.

Well, Lebron, possessing above-average intelligence fired back recently, saying

"He's stupid. That's all I've got to say about that,"

Man, Lebron is so awesome. Even his retaliatory remarks are amazing. I just witnessed amazing right before my eyes. Good one Lebron. You just managed to make yourself sound less intelligent than Charles Barkley, who despite being intelligent, usually sounds like a moron (he's not, he just lack articulation sometimes). In fact, I've heard better come backs from someone, oh I dunno, maybe in the THIRD GRADE. Someone please punch Lebron in his nuts so he can't reproduce. Thanks.

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