judgejudy says

 And now "Z" is joining LeBron  !!!  He just announced it:  

Observant says

I'm not sure why some people feel the need to slander this man for making a career choice.  It was his choice to make, and he gave Cleveland like 8 of his best years, right?  Too bad some people must be haters.

I'm happy for LeBron &  the Clevelanders who took down the mural should call nine-whine-whine for a WAAHHHHMMMBULANCE - what ninnies!!!

big_d says

Taxpayer says

Hey 6079 Smith W, GREAT profile pic!!

IF LeBron James is so TERRIBLE, such a COWARD and is such a TRAITOR, then Cleveland and ALL you Cav fans should be ELATED to get rid of him. If he were so bad then good riddance. BUT, what we have here is a case of SOUR GRAPES! Did they pay LeBron a lot of money? Absolutely. He has a talent and guess what? He is in DEMAND. So LeBron is looking out for himself and rightfully so. It is obvious Cleveland is NOT conducive to a great working relationship. Even in a UNION town!  Ha! Ha!  All this "sour grapes" diatribal tirade PROVES LeBron made the RIGHT decision to LEAVE Cleveland and it is better both go their separate ways. WHO wants to work for a team owner who acts like a little dictator crybaby?  Hmm, reminds me of someone else in the WH.  FL is state TAX FREE.  So is TX.  I wonder why they are doing so well?  Hey, all you liberals and welfare people, WHY aren't YOU DEMANDING to use "eminent domain" to seize all of LeBron's BILLIONS like you do with people who are RICH?  Monkey see, monkey do?  WHY does he get a free pass??  Ha! Ha!   

SarahTonin says

Oh I fergot, LOYALTY. Dan's loyalty was real plain when he traded Ilgauskas to the Wizards just before the end of the season. That was just business, right Dan? Well maybe LeBron saw how you felt about loyalty and decided that it wasn't a factor! Go LeBron!

SarahTonin says

Hey, you guyz are looking at it all wrong! LeBron owed nuttin to nobody! We watched him play his heart out for us for 7 years. Sure, he was paid good but he played good too! We all got our thrills.

Dan Gilbert on the other hand is a bad businessman. He lost Boozer cause he was a fool and he lost LeBron for the same reason. If he had called LeBron in a year ago and said "hey look King James, you either sign a big long extension right now, or I am going to trade your sorry basketball butt for one of the biggest deals in history!" Gilbert let LeBron walk away and got nuttin in return and that's BAD business! Gilbert could have gotten a lot of talent instead of the nuttin he got!

LeBron, I will still watch you dunk those balls and make those impossible shots and get goosebumps every time you throw the hammer down. LeBron, your business skills are only superceeded by your skills on the court. I commend you! This should be one fantastic basketball season with thrills on the court that we've never seen before!

silvereagle_1 says

he's just another ego-tripping dude that thinks his do-do don't stink****but the fans and backslappers made 'im that way. he ain't got any loyality for nothing  an' no one.

judgejudy says

 If I had millions of dollars, and my job which I loved could take me to live in South Beach or Cleveland, you better believe I would go to South Beach!  BUT, the way James went about announcing his decision was all wrong. THAT showed his true colors.

gemini logic says

6079 smith w closes every post with the comment- "I... turn down my intelligence level when I post on here." - brutus smith, July 3, 2010.

My question, 6079,  is how long before you run out of intelligence?

Already Gone says

Yet another role model gone wrong. If it weren't for Obama, there would be no role models for the youth to follow. Tiger was #1, then he finally surfaced. Let's look at the message that Mr. James gave the youth from the inner city. 1. You don't need to go to college to play pro basketball. 2. You can get a brand new hummer in high school if you play great. 3. You can have out of wedlock children and never need to marry your girlfriend. 4. People who believe and invest in you and your future should be cast aside when you decide to pout or don't get your way. 5. Loyalty of your fans, a city, and a state mean nothing.  So what have you taught all of your fans and every inner city kid who ever looked up to you Lebron? Best of luck in the new city, Hopefully they don't fall for your bag of BS.

Yellow Snow says

Re:starryeyes83  His goose is cooked, take your mother and head to hotter-than-you-know-what.  Good for Cleveland,wait unitil he has to share the lime-light with a few others.  We'll see he's less than he's been made out to be.

Yellow Snow says

See 'ya, wouldn't want to be 'ya.

We supported and belived in you, now you bail.  True fans?  We were.  Now we see your colours.

pinpin says

I think this is the perfect goodbye............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2BJI_bI7FE

Don't let the door hit you.

starryeyes83 says

One day soon, these large sports organizations are going to be sorry they shelled out big $$ for any of these players..

With the economy in dire straits, it's going to bite them in the wallet.   Just like concert tours and movies.

Really, how many fans are going to be able to afford to  continue to pay to go to these games??   And buy the merchandise????

P.S.  No one is worth that kind of money, I don't care what game they play.

jrworthone says

It was clear in the boston series that lebron threw the series,  you dont have the best record in the n.b.a.   dominate the lakers and every title  contender in the regular season then get to the playoffs and lay down like he did unless you are making a statement !!!!! Lebron already knew that he was leaving cleveland and didnt want to bring a title to cleveland !! There wasnt a team in the playoffs that could have beat cleveland and everyone knew that  including Phil Jackson and the Lakers !!! But remember when Lebron came into the league and coach VanGundy said he couldnt promise Lebron any playing time because he didnt think he was ready for that ? how long after that  was coach VanGundy fired and replaced so lebron could be a starter? so who is really to blame here?? you raise a child with a silver spoon in their mouth and this is what you get !!!  i think it was unfair of Lebron to wait so long to disclose this so Cleveland had no opprutunity to get quality free agents though, that shows what he thought about Cleveland !! I feel bad for coach Brown though,nothing against Byron Scott but Mike Brown did a heck of job and what a way to show him how they appreciated him by firing him !!!

silvereagle_1 says

salvatore hit the nail on the head, i applaud you!!!  he must have figured it was time to get the he!!  otta Dodge, nobody was washing his feet  much anymore.

RecklessOp says

GET OVER IT PEOPLE.....LeBron lived in Ohio his whole life. He choose Cleveland 1st and stayed there for 7 yrs with the Cleveland organization expecting him to deliver with no real talent to help him. Appearently he saw that was never gonna change. Who would stay at a crappy job, in a crappy town, working for a crappy boss when they could go to Miami and work for an orginzation that is about everyone on the TEAM not just 1 guy and what he can do for them!!!

NOmoreFREErides says

Really whether he stayed or left I still have to get up and go to work so the welfare leeches can sleep in and buy four sizes to big Miami Heat jerseys.

Duped Again says

With all those egos on the court in Miami who are they going to get to inbound the ball?  

6079 Smith W says

Are you upset at this largely insignificant sports story?

Well then, as mom used to sometimes say:

 "Pending Home Sales Have Crashed To Record Lows, Prices To Follow"

  http://www.businessinsider.com/pending-home-sales-crash-to-record-lows-prices-to-follow-2010-7#ixzz0tC7zBcOq

In other words - The economy will continue to stink!

Julie R. says

One of the Cleveland newcasters said: "What a low blow for the people of Cleveland----first all the corrupt public officials and now this........

EddieOs says

“Salvatore says:

The whole country is disintegrating and people are worried about some over-paid sports figure who is treated like a god. ”

B R I L L I A N T !

Duped Again says

LaBron has a lot more money than class.  

Salvatore says

The whole country is disintergrating and people are worried about some over-paid sports figure who is treated like a god.

columbus avenue says

Well, the jig's up for Cleveland. 

saved_by_grace_... says

Lebron will always be kobe's waterboy. Kobe five rings and Lebron ZERO. See ya loser!

Local1 says

James was not a true Cleveland fan- Anyone who wears a Yankee hat and Jordan's 23 cannot be a true Cleveland fan. They are both symbols of agony for Cleveland fans. So his lack of loyalty to Cleveland should not have been too much of a surprise. Count your blessings and move on Cleveland.

6079 Smith W says

Woody Hayes writes:

“Stick a knife into Cleveland's back?”

 Have ya been to Cleveland lately? Ya can’t kill a corpse.

James will have much more fun living in a city filled with warm bodies.

Unfortunately, Gilbert’s letter only helps to reinforce the negative viewpoint held by many that Ohio is a state full of whiners and crybabies.

Like in Washington: If you want a friend, buy a dog.

Let’s give two cheers for the newly reformed Cleveland Cadavers.

Woody Hayes says

Missy D:

BECAUSE HE CHOKED IN THE BOSTON SERIES, PLAIN AND SIMPLE! 

Woody Hayes says

Would Jim Brown or Leroy Kelley have an hour long show to stick a knife into Cleveland's back? Me and I was all I heared last night.

Missy D says

LeBron could only do so much as a player.  He made the right decision to leave Cleveland.  The Owner's open letter was unprofessional and eye-opening as a window into this organization.  Cleveland fans and the organization built LeBron's ego.  The "fans"  and media showed their loyalty to LeBron when they called him names and mocked him after the Celtic's series.  Patrick Ewing was loyal to the Knicks fans and organization.  Where did that get him?? Warm thoughts, BUT NO CHAMPIONSHIP!  That organization thought about trading him through his years there.  This is a business.  LeBron made the right best business decision for his family.  When Gilbert bought the Cavaliers, he made a business decision.

Best wishes to LeBron and his family! 

Bada Bing says

let him go!  Who cares I'm sick of hearing about it.

eightballcuet1 says

traitor

Captain Gutz says

And Dan Gilbert isn't a narcissist?

If the owner would have provided a great coach and  and one more near great player, this never would have happened.

6079 Smith W says

High tax state OH loses another valuable asset to no state income or estate tax FL.

The late wealthy and liberal Senator Howard Metzenbaum left OH for FL for the same reason.

lifetimeresident says

He threw the series.  I hope he was paid more than Joe Jackson.  Maybe Shaq should of helped him on his free throws.  Good Bye LBJ.  Cost a coach, GM, and alot of Good players their jobs.