Lebron James manager says race played a role in negative press

[jlprk]

I rank LeBron's actions in order, from harmless to bad:

1) The TV special. Well conceived. High ratings. Made a profit for ESPN.

2) Leaving his team of 7 years, next to his hometown Akron. He wasn't loyal, but then management was too untalented to put a couple of stars around him in those 7 years. A wash.

3) Talking other stars into leaving their teams. Convincing Bosh, Ilgauskas, Amare, Chris Paul, etc. to try to leave their teams. He's still texting Paul to do so. What a league wrecker.

 

[espn_hall_of_famer]

James is saying that he is being criticized right now in part because of his race.

Well it's true. The blacks have lost all their long-time trained virtue of loyalty since the whites have abolished slavery and allowed them freedom of choice. Right?



fyi - being sarcastic (before someone takes that serious)

 

[santeesioux]

Lebron is a douche.

 

[Wheels]

Lebron is a douche.

thats almost sig worthy right there.

Seirously.. this has nothing to do with Race IMO, it has to do with Lebron being a douche.



If it looks like a duck, quacks like a ducks, walks like a duck.... Lebron is a Douche.

 

[santeesioux]

thats almost sig worthy right there.

Seirously.. this has nothing to do with Race IMO, it has to do with Lebron being a douche.



If it looks like a duck, quacks like a ducks, walks like a duck.... Lebron is a Douche.

Exactly, i would think he was just as big a douche as i do if he was white or hispanic, race never played into it.

 

[44Thrilla]

I'm sure the racist bigots that already hated him, hate him even more. So in a way, he's right.

 

[Wheels]

I'm sure the racist bigots that already hated him, hate him even more. So in a way, he's right.

true... but F those bigots as well.

 

[Minstrel]

Exactly, i would think he was just as big a douche as i do if he was white or hispanic, race never played into it.

I would think him even more of a douche if he were Hispanic, so that goes to show that his race is not a factor!

 

[Wheels]

I would think him even more of a douche if he were Hispanic, so that goes to show that his race is not a factor!

hey hey hey... dont let HCP ruin your perception of all of us! We are not all like that

 

[Wizard Mentor]

The funny thing for those that don't know, is that he has a "Loyalty" tattoo on his body:

 

[BGrantFan]

An additional thought on this. Out of all the fanbases of the major sports, one would think that the NBA has the smallest percentage of racists. Why would a person who judges on race be a fan of a league that is over 80% comprised of "lesser" people (Note: not my opinion on "lesser"; just an observation in general on racists).

 

[jlprk]

Judging by comments after articles, the NBA attracts racism more than other sports.

Also, most of Stern's moves are made to placate the fans who are racist, such as his multiplying technicals tenfold this season. They don't like to see agitated blacks.