LeBron needs a 1hr ESPN special to make his decision public

[reinko]

Heard on ESPN Radio that he has to announce within the first 18 minutes

He has to?  That sounds a bit odd.

[LON]

He has to?  That sounds a bit odd.

I revised my statement, I was picked up by a friend who said he had heard it just before I got in the car...

My guess, ESPN wants to run out those ratings figures for the first 18 minutes and not the whole show?

[WellsstreetWanderer]

He won't announce until the 56th minute to keep us all interested. I've got better things to do than waste an hour on Lebron hoopla.

[willie warrior]

LEBRONNA the ULTIMATE PRIMA DONNA. MAKES FAVRE LOOK SEMI_INTELLIGENT!!!

[HoopsMalone]

This moved from the first ten minutes to the first 18 minutes now.  There are so many mind games about this show.  He has been for sure going to Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and Miami at different times in the last seven days.

As much as I hate to say it, there is no way I am going to miss it now.  It's dumb of me to feed the fury by giving them one more rating, but I know I will.

I don't think James is helping himself.  Fans are going to resent this.  People are going to root against him I think.  People are going to swing to rooting for Kobe.  What a turnaround. 

[shiloh26]

This moved from the first ten minutes to the first 18 minutes now.  There are so many mind games about this show.  He has been for sure going to Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and Miami at different times in the last seven days.

As much as I hate to say it, there is no way I am going to miss it now.  It's dumb of me to feed the fury by giving them one more rating, but I know I will.

I don't think James is helping himself.  Fans are going to resent this.  People are going to root against him I think.  People are going to swing to rooting for Kobe.  What a turnaround. 

I agree.  The more I think about him probably going to Miami the more pissed I get.   Of Chicago, New York, Cleveland, and Miami, the Miami choice is the biggest cop-out.  He could have committed to his hometown team and stuck around in Cleveland, could have gambled mediocrity for being the biggest athlete in the world  by going to New York and getting a ring, or could have just demanded Bosh come with him to Chicago (Boozer, still a great consolation prize) and be the best team in the NBA for 5 years.  Going to Miami with Wade just seems lame.  They'll be really good, but it'll never really be his team.  And as everyone has argued, there is the real possibility that they never all work out together.  Which one of those 2 is willing to be Scottie Pippen?  Does anyone want to see either one become Scottie Pippen? 

As I argued before on here, I don't think LeBron cares about his legacy as much as Kobe or Jordan did.  That's fine, and if he wants to go and have the time of his life with Wade and Bosh that's fine, but its offputting to lots of fans.  Maybe it shouldn't be, but it is.   

[Ari Gold]

LeBron James is a cocksucker
http://deadspin.com/5581889/lebron-james-is-a-cocksucker

[HoopsMalone]

James is alienating the NY/NJ market, the Chicago market, and the Ohio market.  That is a lot of population that will be booing him every game.  Not necessarily a good marketing move in my opinion to turn off two of the bigger markets and be considered a traitor to his hometown.  I hope the Bulls keep building and that this Russian guy builds a squad on the Nets to beat up this Heat team. 

I hate that Wade is on the team because he is my favorite player, but I dont want to see this Heat team win it ever.

[reinko]

LeBron James is a cocksucker
http://deadspin.com/5581889/lebron-james-is-a-cocksucker

Looks like it is time to update the curse filter.

[Ari Gold]

Looks like it is time to update the curse filter.

1/2 my time spent on Scoop is now devoted to figuring out what is and isn't censored.

Regardless, it's one of the funniest articles I've ever read and it's true: It's Cleveland. It blows. There's nothing to do in that town except masturbate and cry.

[LON]

LeBron James is a cocksucker
http://deadspin.com/5581889/lebron-james-is-a-cocksucker

I loved that article.