Few are complaining because LeBron left Cleveland for Miami…most are complaining because of the bush league manner in how he did so.

He does owe Cleveland respect and he didn’t give them it…this was a city that didn’t even badmouth him in the local papers (something even Jordan couldn’t get around). This was a city that stood by him even though he’s the biggest front runner I’ve ever seen (Yanks fan, Cowboys fan, Bulls fan growing up…probably had a Cowboys Starter Jacket in Grade School).

I’m sorry but LeBron is an unprofessional jerk for how he handled his exit out of Cleveland. That city put him on a pedestal, loved him and gave him the respect and common courtesy he couldn’t return. No one is saying he owed Cleveland the right to keep him as a player. He absolutely should have handled moving on to Miami with more class.

Don’t give your boss 2 weeks notice here in Bmore….see how many bridges that burns.

I have no problem with it whatsoever, but I can see both sides.

It would be different if Lebron was some fringe player who the Cavs drafted just because he was local boy who they wanted to give a shot and then he became superstar and left for greener pastures. Lebron was going to be the number 1 pick regardless and the Cavs won a lottery to get him. They didnt do anything so therefore he does not owe them anything.

Clevelanders aren’t as pissed he left as they are pissed about the manner in which he did so.

Furthermore, I’m not an NBA contract guru, but I thought that extra money (from Cleveland) came, because they can offer him an additional year. Plus the fact that there is no income tax in FL helps to make up for the difference.

I don’t fault LeBron for bolting from Cleveland, but he went about things completely wrong. Tex signed with the Yanks like a normal person. He didn’t think about doing a shoe tour with Nike and he didn’t orchestrate an hour long special to promote his empire.

Finally, I think signing with Wade and Bosh and relinquishing his spot as “The Man” on his team shows a lack of self confidence. He could have gone to Chicago and had a fine cast of supporting characters to try and win it all with. Even NY would have been better…he’d have Amarie and probably Chris Paul soon after that. Going to play with Wade and Bosh is a move that a desperate superstar makes in the waning years of his career…it’s Malone to the Lakers, not something LeBron should have ever considered doing in his prime.

LeBron’s exit was a joke and as bush league as it gets. If you ever get a shot at sports talk radio, I hope you don’t announce on the air that you’re leaving your current job and have one of “your people” tell your current company that you’re no longer an employee of theres.

Let’s use some common sense when looking at this decision and all admit that the way he handled his announcement and choice was disrespectful to his current employer and city.

It’s absurd to act as though LeBron didn’t owe the city a proper exit. You bring up the real world of job comings and goings in your blog. The simple fact is, people of integrity give their boss 2 weeks notice or some advanced knowledge that they are going in a different direction when they quit. LeBron did none of this. He’s a complete jerk and as unprofessional a human being as you are going to find in how he handled his exit strategy.

While he might not owe his owner, who profited tons off of him, a thing, there were plenty of GM’s, scouts, team execs, trainers and fans who deserved better. Basketball decision aside, he handled this like a complete a-hole.

Again, people’s anger would not exist to this level if he had told the Cavs, “I’m not re-signing w/you” and had, had a separate press conference saying he was signing w/Miami. Instead, we got Apollo Creed in Rocky IV.

The decision from a basketball standpoint was fine by me. The means he took to announce that decision were piss poor and, anyone who says otherwise isn’t very ethical.