An amendment indeed! He (LeBron) no longer has one. At least not one any true champion would want. Let me be clear, I don't care that he wanted to leave. Or that he probably knew he was going to leave after game six of the eastern conference semifinals!
Side note; after he took off that jersey I turned to friends I was watching with and said "He's done! He wont be playing for Cleveland next season!" I hate that I was right!
But as stated before, I felt he deserved the chance, if he so chose, to play somewhere else for a title. So it's not that he left, it's how he did it! He stabbed that city in the back on national TV and people want to give him a pass? for what??? Getting to the finals and gettin swept? What did he ever win them? Being their guy for seven years and bowing out gracefully is one thing. But when you spit that all back in someones face on national TV, it means your going to be hated....forever! And in all reality, if you don't understand that, you don't understand sports! Whats sad is that he could have been one of the greats. Now he'll forever be remembered as "the guy who couldn't get it done, so he had to go get his buddies help." He can no longer be in the "Jordan discussion", because Jordan woulda never have done that! And anyone who says "well thats because this is a different time" is kidding themselves.
Jordan, Bird, Kobe (I hate saying that last one!)...champions...assassins...cutthroats! LBJ....Pippen-esk. Scotty was a great player, but he certainly was no Jordan. And I think that just might be James's new legacy. "LeBron James...Key Role Player!"
