The Lebron James Debocle

Lebron James deciding to leave his hometown team to go and play for the Miami Heat alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh has turned Lebron into a villian overnight. Why? Is it because he decided to go to Miami or for the hour long special that he and ESPN partnered up to broadcast? In my eye its a combination of both, a little more for the, "Decision." When its all said and done, this whole situation can be summed up in a vebatum quote from the one and only Allen Iverson, "They (the media) build you up and are your bestfriend, but as soon as you make one mistake, they will turn their back on you." They are actually waiting for you to mess up." This was evident as soon as the hour long special went off air. Although ESPN promoted this show the whole week leading up to it, they along with their analyst embarked on a week long tearing down of Lebron James.

Watching and reading each article that slammed Lebron James was almost unbearable for me. It was almost as if they didn't realize that they had created this guy that they were now breaking down. They were the ones that put him on covers of magazines dubbing him the next coming of Micheal Jordan. They were also the ones who put him on such a high pedestal before he had even played a single NBA game. Were they not the ones who made him out to be a basketball god before he even won a Championship? Out of his seven years they also pointed out his rare size, athleticism, and unselfishness. They pointed out everything except his flaws. But as soon as he decided to go to Miami, the media that praised LBJ, grew some balls and began to point out his shortcomings. Starting with the bitch of a owner Dan Gilbert, who wrote a 5 page letter accusing James of the ultimate sport sin, QUITTING. Where were those accusations during the playoffs? Oh yea, he couldn't talk due to a dick in his mouth. My point with this scrambled rant is that owners and media heads should hold every star accountable at every moment, don't act like a  scorned female when he decides to jump ship in order to be in a better position to win championships.