Fall From Grace

Where were you when O.J.'s Ford Bronco was being tailed by the 5-0? When Tiger's Escalade crashed? When LeBron made "the decision"? This moment was transcendent in sports, not once even has a sports athlete made such a big deal off the stage, let alone by simply changing teams. Yet can anyone ever really love him again?

Now I am not from Cleveland so I can not imagine how they (or the Supersonics fans) are feeling, but I am just in shock and appalled, like drinking milk out of the container to realize its now cottage cheese and leaves that sour taste that won't go away. It's not because he did not come to my team (though he would be great in the Garden), but this was not proper behavior of a "King". I will be first to agree that America is forgiving, but I see a lot of LeBronfires, and I don't see that sentiment changing soon. Yet the first sighting of Tiger Woods on the course or sign of life in his game and everything was forgotten. The reason is really quite simple, what LBJ did betrayed everything to a fan. So what if Tiger slept with 17 girls, no one really cares, that's his business. Are you that surprised Tiger isn't the best guy?, Jordan wasn't the most graceful, but how they act at home really doesn't make a fan dislike them any more or any less. What they do on the court or course is why you love them and that's why you can forgive Jordan and Tiger for all of their short comings and infidelities. But LeBron's actions "on the court" is where he came up short, leaving us all waiting on "his decision" when he knew it all along. The way LBJ, and Wade and Bosh for that matter, made this a joke. Hiring camera crews to follow them, Wade and his "New York state of mind", it was a fucking shitty MTV reality show. And if this wasn't enough it had to culminate in the most egocentric showing before Lebron had to hand his pride and become Wade's humble guest. How could we forgive a "King" that sells out and crys "HELP". To make matters worse, the "break-up" he made with Cleveland was pretty pathetic. Note to LeBron: Just screening all of Cleveland's calls was not going to make them go away, and saying fuck you, I'm taking my talents to South Beach, on national TV was no way to say thanks to the fans who loved and embraced you for seven years. I'm not saying he had to stay in Cleveland at all, but the annointed one chose to shy away from greatness. These titles, IF they get them, will be theirs, not LeBrons, and his buddy Wade will always have one more in his city. LeBron taking the easy way out, and the way these last two years built up to the LeBroncalypse will be a tough pill to swallow, and the world will be forever changed (seriously a LeBron Fathead is $17.41 a tribute to Benedict Arnold). More importantly, who could have ever thought LeBron could become so vilified so fast, nor Kobe look like an angel, but oh how the mighty can fall.