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I'm tired of this guy.
Thank god the Spurs will keep him from winning a ring for a while.
Wow, its like he's rubbing it in his fans faces. Why would he do that to the city of Cleveland? In cany case, that was stupid of him to do.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James announced to millions during his recent appearance on "Saturday Night Live" his intention to root against his hometown Indians this week in the American League Division Series.
Man, he wasn't kidding.
In a move that provides quite the dilemma for Cleveland fans, James not only sported enemy gear to Thursday's Game 1 against the Yankees at Jacobs Field, but he even playfully taunted fans by doffing his Yankees cap and raising it in front of a camera during an interview with TBS.
James may be the city's biggest star who revived Cleveland basketball and brought the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals last season. But did he cross the line? Are some things best kept hidden?
"It's like [Indians ace] C.C. [Sabathia] walking out there with a Pistons hat," said Kevin Lowrie, 48, of Mentor. "Yeah, it's who he roots for, but does he have to brag about it like that? It's wrong."
"I think he should be traded for that," said 30-year-old Joe inson, with a laugh. "Cheer in secret."
Even New York fans thought it was odd for the longtime Yankees fan to flaunt his team's colors in the town that idolizes him.
"I can't understand it," said Rob Fath, 19, of Yonkers, N.Y. "It's really pretty low of LeBron, to be honest. Why would he do that to his city?"
At least it offered the Yanks' faithful some needed humor -- and solace.
"That offers a lot of comfort," said Dave Molyneaux, a 42-year-old Yankees fan from Gainesville, Fla. "That's pretty stellar of him to wear that hat."
Yet in the end, the Indians and the sellout crowd of got the last laugh in a 12-3 victory. James eventually suc bed to the demands of nearby fans shouting for him to take off his hat. And as the Indians pulled away in the sixth inning, James summoned his entourage to the exits.
There is, of course, another side to this story. Some fans simply don't care.
"Who cares? I love LeBron. How can you not?" said 27-year-old Jason Maxey. "He can wear a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey for all I care. It has nothing to do with basketball."
"He can do whatever he wants. When he was young, the Tribe was bad, so what are you going to do?" said Derek Yurtz, 33, of Medina. "Whatever makes him happy. If rooting for the Yankees helps him shoot threes, he could vote for Satan."
Most fans, however, fell along the lines of Tribe Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller. Rooting for the Yankees? Fine. A Cleveland representative wearing Yankees gear? Not fine.
"I'm going to a Cavaliers game and sit right by their bench, wearing a Detroit Pistons cap. Let's see how LeBron likes that," Feller told the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
"Really," said inson, "it's ridiculous."
Last edited by O-Factor; 10-05-2007 at 02:55 PM.
I'm tired of this guy.
Thank god the Spurs will keep him from winning a ring for a while.
Look at how dejected Mike D'Antoni looks in that picture. He must be sad that Craig Sager did have any questions for him.
i hate lebron
That was pretty funny.
Look at how dejected Mike D'Antoni looks in that picture. He must be sad that Craig Sager did have any questions for him.
Leinart sported a Kobe jersey during the Suns vs. Lakers series back in 2006 and most Phoenicians were upset, but we cut him some slack since he actually hadn't actually signed with the Cardinals yet (only had his draft rights).
My brother in law actually knows him (Leinart) and I swore if I ever met him that I would let him know that he needs to check his L.A. allegiance at the border.
But then I met him two weeks ago (for about two seconds) and I chickened out.
My brother in law actually knows him (Leinart) and I swore if I ever met him that I would let him know that he needs to check his L.A. allegiance at the border.
But then I met him two weeks ago (for about two seconds) and I chickened out.
I'd take LeBron on my team
That right there would the the GAY Z/ afella influence.
YONKERS!!!!!!!!!!!"I can't understand it," said Rob Fath, 19, of Yonkers, N.Y. "It's really pretty low of LeBron, to be honest. Why would he do that to his city?"
lets see what Lebron has to say about this....
Hes a bandwagon fan. He said his favorite teams growing up were the Cowboys, Yankees and Bulls.
Thats quite and odd list for someone who grew up in AKRON.
Damn Paris Hilton of Sports. He's definitely not Spurs material.That was pretty funny.
Leinart sported a Kobe jersey during the Suns vs. Lakers series back in 2006 and most Phoenicians were upset, but we cut him some slack since he actually hadn't actually signed with the Cardinals yet (only had his draft rights).
My brother in law actually knows him (Leinart) and I swore if I ever met him that I would let him know that he needs to check his L.A. allegiance at the border.
But then I met him two weeks ago (for about two seconds) and I chickened out.
If Tom Brady can be a Yankees fan, then the Indians fans need to just shut up. I'm glad ESPN noticed that AI was wearing a Red Sox hat when he went on his "practice" tirade.
LeBron = peeweeHes a bandwagon fan. He said his favorite teams growing up were the Cowboys, Yankees and Bulls.
Thats quite and odd list for someone who grew up in AKRON.
Lebron is suicidal?
Do you think Lebron has a secret Spurs cap?
And just like his Cavs, the Yankees will also get swept.
His favorite teams growing up were
Yankees, Cowboys and Bulls.
Sounds like front-running, bandwagonner.
Maybe his favorite basketball team is now the Spurs.
As a kid you could say he was bandwagonner but he isn't anymore, otherwise he'd go for Pats, Colts and Spurs
Who cares? He wasn't wearing a Knicks hat. It's baseball and has absolutely no bearing on the Cavs or basketball at all.
I hate cleveland teams but as a player playing for the city, you can be a fan of the yankees but you shouldn't wear the hat that the city you play for is facing the same team that you are wearing that hat of.
That to me would be something similar if Chris Webber went to a michigan vs ohio state game, and even though he played for Michigan, he is wearing an ohio state shirt or somthing.
So in closing, Cleveland, Lebron, the Ohio State and most of all you!!
Last edited by G-Money; 10-06-2007 at 08:22 PM.
or Braylon Edwards doing the O-H-I-O thing to Hang on Sloopy during a Browns game...oh wait that was last week
First off. Let me say this. Lebron was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. Cleveland is not his city. So he, as a grown ass man, can do whatever the he wants. Just because you grow up and a certain place, does not mean you are obligated to root for that team. Do you know how many Spurs fans there are with young kids now that has never dreamt of going to Texas?
Second, he is a fan of the Cowboys, Yankees, and Bulls. He started to become a fan of those teams when he was 8 years old. The age when we all started to pick teams. When he was 8, who was winning championships and who was always on the tv? Those three teams.
Now, he's bandwagoning? What exactly is he bandwagoning? I hate to type this but the Cowboys haven't done since he was 11 in years old. So that means he's bandwagoning a team that has won no playoff games in 10 years, has won the division twice since 1995, and has had 5 losing seasons in the last 10 years.
What is he bandwagoning in basketball? The Bulls? Thousands of people his age are bulls fans outside Chicago because the Bulls was the in the 90s. But they have done jack since 1998. They've had some of the worse seasons since 1998. We all see that they have just RECENTLY become a good team.
The same with the Yankees. Since 2000, he has seen his team choke the 2001 world series, the 2003 world series, the 2004 ALCS ( the biggest choke in sports history involving a series), and a team that is getting owned right now.
So he is bandwagoning teams that have won NO championships this century.
BTW, Allen Iverson wore Cowboy jerseys in a city that in hates the Cowboys. He did that because he's a Cowboy fan. As well as Jay-Z and LL cool J.
WHAT A DUMB ! THIS IS ALMOST AS STUPID AS WHAT VICK DID.Wow, its like he's rubbing it in his fans faces. Why would he do that to the city of Cleveland? In cany case, that was stupid of him to do.
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