About This LeBron Situation…
Everyone that knows me knows how much I like LeBron James. I have watched his career ever since ESPN took to showing his high school basketball games on their channel. More than that, I have been a Cavs fan since the days of World B. Free. Put the two together, and I was in basketball heaven.
For the past seven years though, that heaven has had a cloud over it. No championships, no rings, no Black Mamba vs. The King games…my heart sank every year. Maybe this makes me a true Cleveland fan, as those of us who love them, watch them, root for them know the pain that we feel in our hearts when the team comes up empty. This year, however, the pain is a little different, a little deeper, a little more nerve-racking.
This year, in July specifically, LBJ will let the world know where he is going to spend the next years of his career. It doesn’t look good, Cavs fans…it doesn’t look good. Especially if you believe the story about one of his teammates smashing his moms.
Look, I’m not here to argue yes or no on that rumor…and it is still just a rumor. My heart says he will stay, but my head says he’s going away. And once again, there will be knife in my heart where pride and joy should be. Once again, Cleveland will lose.
I don’t live in the city, so I can’t attest to the atmosphere. I imagine that folks are walking around slowly, with their heads hanging down low, because they fear what is going to happen. I imagine a lot of cloudy days and rain, with an occasional strong wind that could possibly knock someone over.
That strong wind is LBJ. He can make or break this city with his decision. That is not such a good thing. No one should have that much invested in one person…but I understand. I understand the attachment, and I will feel heartbroken if LBJ decides to leave. But just as my love for Shaquille O’Neal has led me from Orlando to Los Angeles to Miami to Phoenix to Cleveland, I will eventually come around and root for the team he is on. Because you can’t ignore the talent and skill of LeBron James. Even if you hate him, you still have to admit that he’s pretty good.
I just want him to be pretty good in Cleveland.
Tags: Basketball, Cleveland, LeBron James
love the blog. i, too, hope LeBron stays in Cleveland. i’m realistic though in thinking that other spots may be beneficial for him in other areas of his life. my problem is the way he played in the playoffs. Boston was very beatable, maybe not so much now, but after game 3 LeBron gave up. like it or not, he’s the leader of this team. if he goes, the team goes. he didn’t go. know one knows the reason why, but it just happened. i know our talent is what it is. i know our former coach sucked. but he didn’t do the things he needed to do get it done. it made me step back for a minute and look at all the players. Bron loves the attention. he soaks it up and encourages the limelight and focus on himself all the time. but he is also immature. i.e. the dancing and carrying on with teammates when they were blowing teams out.
i hope the kid stays, but i understand if he doesn’t. but wherever he goes, he’s got some growing up to do. because wherever he goes he WILL be the leader. and the pressure to win a championship won’t go away, it will be greater.
glad to see u blogging again Marva.
Here’s what I think: something happened to turn Bron’s switch off. I don’t know if it was the pressure to win (I surely hope not), or if that rumor is true, or something else…but something got in his head and turned his attention elsewhere. I haven’t seen anything like that in all my life, and the disappointment was immense.
But I believe that he has what it takes. And I hope that he realizes that if he leaves Cleveland, the pressure only gets worse, like you said.
Glad to be blogging again, DB!