Is this suppose to be a joke??? Man is this guys ego huge! (Lebron Article)

[nickagneta]

I'm not going to say that LeBron ego isn't out of control because, quite frankly, it is but have you ever been to Las Vegas and walked past some of these celebrity sponsored parties? The are all pretty decadent and extravagant. This doesn't sound any more or less wild and self serving as other stuff I've seen going on out there when I've been out there.

No biggie.

[Mike-Dub]

OMG, a wealthy basketball player had a birthday party in Las Vegas.  Stop the presses.  Get this guy out of here.


Seriously, give me a break.  I saw nothing in that entire article which would give me pause at all.  Just a guy celebrating his birthday with his friends.

Moranis is right on.  This is old hat.  Go look up what Magic Johnson used to do if you're going to be outraged... might of found him hanging out with "women" doing some blow at some mansion in Hollywood. This is nothing new.  Jordan gambling stories are also legendary.

No I agree with him, but those guys were actually winning!

LeBron just won two MVP's and has been carrying a team on his back for 7 years.  I will cut him some slack for his team not winning a title.  Watch how good the Cavs are without him this year.

He had a decent enough supporting cast to win it this year IMO.  You don't win 61 games in the regular season without having a decent enough supporting cast to win it!

Actually you do.  Notice teams like the Mavs that are great regular season teams are not able to do it in the playoffs.  Why?  Defense is intense and you need to step up under pressure.

If you have ever watched the Cavs play in the Playoffs at crunch time, it is four guys standing around watching LeBron and him trying to make something happen.  At most they are waiting for a kick out for a shot.  He had no help when he needed it.  We played great team defense and didn't let him beat us alone and guys like Mo and Antawn choked big time.

Dallas made it to the Finals the year before.  Game one wasn't LeBron doing everything.  Mo Williams had a darn good game if you don't forget, even though  I will admit with you that it was mostly LeBron and the rest of his team standing around.

Dallas got that far that season against a weaker West and also got beat by the Warriors in the biggest Playoff upset of all time.

Dude, you are patting Mo Williams on the back for one good game, that he did have, BUT HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SECOND BEST PLAYER ON THAT TEAM! Jordan couldn't have Pippen showing up for one game of a series.  Mo Williams is streaky and dissapears for quarters at a time.  He is not at all reliable.

That team was all LeBron.  During the regular season you can get away with that type play but not against great defense in the playoffs because they can take away one guy and the rest of the team looked scared by us.

You're right I just have it out for LeCon and hate the guy.

[footey]

My take:  Chris Paul will try to figure out a way to go to Miami when his contract expires. Probably go there as a free agent, or in a sign and trade with Bosh going to New Orleans.  That is only a couple of years away.

[Birdbrain]

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/columns/story?id=5416131

LeBron James leans against a waist-high stone wall with a 16-foot-tall Buddha hovering over him.
He's at Tao, a bustling restaurant and nightclub inside the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas, and his arms are crossed as he listens to Lynn Meritt, senior director of Nike Basketball, and Charles Denson, president of Nike Brand.James is quiet, occasionally applying Chap Stick on his lips and nodding when he hears something he likes.

Five security guards are stationed around him, one at each corner of the table he's about to sit at and another roving around with him, watching his every move. Anyone who takes two steps toward James is stopped and must have James' approval to come closer.

The waiter bringing him his cup of green tea with a spoonful of honey and a dash of lemon juice makes the cut, as does the scantily clad brunette with a tattoo of a heart on her right shoulder.

She wants to take a picture with him. "I can't right now," says James. "Maybe later, upstairs, I'll remember you're the one with the tattoo."

James will host a party later in the upstairs nightclub at Tao, but he is currently hosting a dinner for his friends and family in the downstairs restaurant. Wearing a gray striped shirt and gold crucifix around his neck, he bobs his head to music played by an amped-up saxophonist who weaves his way around the table like a one-man mariachi band.

I have somehow found myself at this exclusive table, seated beside Eddie Jackson, who is introduced to me as James' father (though he actually began dating James' mother, Gloria, after LeBron was born and the two are no longer together). Jackson, wearing a muscle shirt accentuating his large biceps, looks like a member of James' four-man entourage, like one of his childhood friends.

James' circle includes Randy Mims, seated to his right at the center of the table, Maverick Carter, seated at the head of the table, and Richard Paul, seated in front of James. The quartet makes up the initials behind LRMR Marketing, the management firm James founded almost four years ago with his buddies. Their offices in downtown Cleveland gained notoriety this month as the location teams flocked to for their meetings with James.

LeBron James partied at Tao last weekend, complete with a kings' cake and an entourage to make heads of state jealous.

Seated to the right of James is Chris Paul, whose brother, C.J., is seated across from him. The New Orleans Hornets point guard has seen how James has positioned himself to win a championship by signing with the Miami Heat and joining forces with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and has reportedly considered a similar move himself.

The truth is, in James' dream world, the duo he would love to play with for the next decade would be Wade and Paul, his two closest friends in the NBA. Paul has been like a brother to James since the two were in Las Vegas four years ago for USA Basketball training camp, when as a rookie he carried James' and Wade's bags to and from the team bus.

James and Paul are fairly quiet at the center of the table as they take in the scene around them. As family style plates of miso-glazed Chilean sea bass and crispy lobster and shrimp dumplings are brought to the table, James effortlessly picks up the food with his chopsticks and occasionally raises his cup of green tea to passersby as they raise their martinis and mojitos in his direction before being helped along by security guards.

When trays of dessert plates are brought over, James gets up, preferring to start his party upstairs instead of indulging in the giant fortune cookies and chocolate cake. A security guard comes over and puts plastic wristbands on our wrists and escorts us through the back of the restaurant, up a flight of stairs in the bowels of the hotel and through a back entrance into the club. About a dozen security guards, moving their flash lights, direct us to a roped off section on the dance floor of Tao next to a couple of apparently nude women in a bathtub full of water and rose petals.

James, now wearing sunglasses in the dark club, immediately stands up on the couch and folds his arms high on his chest and nods his head. He smiles as he looks at the dozens of people crowded on the dance floor. Noticing him, they stop dancing and snap pictures as the DJ screams out, "LeBron James in the building!" and plays ****'s "I'm in Miami."

Carter, LeBron's childhood friend and manager, begins dancing around James like Puff Daddy in a Notorious B.I.G video. A giant red crown-shaped cake is brought over to James while go-go dancers dressed in skimpy red and black outfits raise four lettered placards that spell out, "KING." Carter grabs a bottle of Grey Goose and pours a quarter of it on the floor and raises it up before passing it off.

James' infamous one-hour special, "The Decision," was reportedly the brainchild of Carter, a 28-year-old who has never managed anyone outside of his friend James. This three-day party marathon in Vegas (which James is being paid six figures to host) is also Carter's idea.

Bottle after bottle of "Ace of Spades" champagne is delivered to the table by a waiter flying down from above the dance floor like some overgrown Peter Pan on a wire. One time he's dressed like a King, another time as Indiana Jones and another in a replica of James' No. 6 Miami Heat jersey.

James, who can hardly see the flying figure through his tinted glasses, almost gets kicked in the head on the waiter's last trip down. He looks at the girls around him and says, "I wish they'd have one of these girls with no panties do that instead of the guy."

Toward the end of the night, Boston Celtics forward Glen Davis walks past James' party and looks at the scene up and down several times like a painting in a museum, soaking in the images of the go-go dancers, the "King" sign and the costumed man delivering bottles of champagne.

Davis shakes his head and walks on.

James dances on the couch and sings along with the music blaring from speakers all around him.

The more you hang around James, the more you realize he's still a child wrapped in a 6-foot-8, 250-pound frame. The night after the party at Tao, he and his crew walk through the casino at the Wynn and Encore and he pretends to dribble a basketball as he walks past ringing slot machines and tourists who do double-takes. In a Nike T-shirt, jeans and sneakers, James' pantomime seems unconscious. He stops every few feet to shoot a jump shot, his right hand extended above his head on the follow through. He weaves through a pack of a dozen friends and pretends to connect on a layup as he walks past a gift shop. He passes overhead casino signs and jumps up and slaps them, pretending to dunk. Columns covered with advertisements for lounge acts become stationary defenders, chumps to fake out before connecting on imaginary mid-range jump shots.

James probably goes through a practice's worth of shots as we walk from the XS nightclub at Encore (James left his poolside table when he saw the club was practically empty), through Wynn and over the bridge to the Palazzo.

Soon after arriving at Lavo, a restaurant and nightclub at the Palazzo, a scene straight out of "West Side Story" breaks out when James and Lamar Odom, seated at a nearby table, engage in an impromptu dance-off to California Swag District's "Teach Me How To Dougie."

Odom, smoking a cigar, can't quite keep up. James celebrates by crossing himself and taking a shot of Patron. Moments later, a handful of girls dressed as cheerleaders walk toward his table with someone dressed in James' Heat uniform. Someone throws talcum powder in the air as James does before every game, while his new unofficial song, "I'm in Miami," plays.

Odom casts a glance James' way before looking in the opposite direction and raising his glass at a couple on the dance floor who point to their ring fingers and smile.

Back at his table, James and his crew sing every word to Rick Ross' "Free Mason." LeBron raps every line to former teammate Damon Jones (who played with him in Cleveland). Jones, puffing on a cigar, nods.

James rips out the lines:

"If I ever die, never let it be said I didn't win/
Never, never say/
Never say legend didn't go in/
I just wanna die on top of the world."

While he looks at club-goers flashing the LA and Westside signs at him, James smiles and points to Jackson's T-shirt, which reads, "Another Enemy," and raises his glass of champagne.

Finally, Carter tells James it's time to leave the club and they do, LeBron pretending to cross-over tables and shoot over slot machines all the way back to his room.

This guy is out of control.  I now know that the Heat will not win a thing and the party life will get to them!  A cake shaped as a king? Are you f***in kidding me  

Baby you better have been shaking your head in disgust and laughing at him for acting like he's the best thing in the world with out ever winning anything and not be jealous of him because I wouldn't be surprised if it was  the latter.

He's just a big kid surrounded by other kids none of which appear very smart.  

[Change]

How do you say-creepy



Sports journalism has become WWE. Hero vs Villain.

It is very weird that there would be an article on this and I don't even know why I posted it.  Not worth a post at all very dumb of me to post this to be honest!

Actually thanks for pointing it out. I would've never seen it. Creepy part was the "Journalist" who followed and chronicled Lebron every step. It shines light on their side of the business. Too Melodramatic. TMZ like

[twinbree]

No surprise here. I think that's who he's always been. The media now seems a little more willing to report his extracurricular activities since "the decision" to reveal to the world how much of a narcissistic tool he really is.

Kinda of like how Tom Cruise fired his publicist and jumped on Oprah's couch and people started saying he'd become bizarre when it was probably good PR helping his image all those years.

[action781]

I am starting to like him.  I really hope he is fully embracing the supervillian persona.  

I could see if this was WWE and he was becoming a heel character.  Even then, he would need some personality to embrace and pull off this whole villain persona, but he doesn't have that.

But this isn't a character, he's a real person acting like this.  


The only thing I'm starting to do is feel bad for him.  I really don't think the way this whole thing has blown up is his fault.  I think he's been pressured into it by his peers, the media, etc.  I don't think he's made efforts to step out of the spotlight, but he's just been presented with so much more opportunity and he goes along with it.  Why wouldn't you?  Would any of you say, "Hey, that cake is out of line, take it back to the kitchen, I don't want it."

p.s. Don't be confused, I don't really feel bad for him.  I can't stand him.  Just starting to sympathize that I don't think this is all his fault.

[Mike-Dub]

This is Celtics Town take on it...

http://www.celticstown.com/2010/07/28/lebron-james-party-was-out-of-control/

Depending on who you are, Lebron James’ party will either make you sick with envy or sick with ego-induced disgust. Or maybe a little bit of both.

I’ll run down the details for you. (ESPN)

1. It was at a “bustling hotel” in Vegas call the Tao.

2. Lebron had five security guards surrounding him at all times. Said security guards wouldn’t let anyone get anywhere near Lebron without Lebron’s approval.

3. A “scantily  brunette with a tattoo of a heart on her right shoulder” was able to secure Lebron’s approval to approach him. She then asked for a picture, to which he replied “I can’t right now. Maybe later, upstairs, I’ll remember you’re the one with the tattoo.”

4. Lebron was given a cake. It was in the shape of a massive crown. Lebron also wore his own initials around his neck. I want to say the initials were life-size, but what size are life-size letters? Anyway, they were ginormous.

5. After dinner, Lebron and his crew were directed “to a roped off section on the dance floor of Tao next to a couple of apparently nude women in a bathtub full of water and rose petals.” Not the worst spot to be, unless the apparently nude women were real heifers. Something tells me they weren’t.

6. Lebron wore sunglasses inside the dark club. Ya know, designers shades just to hide his face. He must think he’s cooler than me.

7. Glen Davis either wasn’t invited to the party or thought it was too crazy for him. Either way, at one point Davis walked by, looked at the crazy scene, shook his head and kept on walking.

8. Remember Lebron’s crown-shaped cake? Well, it was delivered by “go-go dancers dressed in skimpy red and black outfits” who raised four letter placards spelling K-I-N-G. I think they were looking for me, guys.

9. Countless bottles of champagne were delivered to Lebron’s table by a costumed man flying on a wire from above. To which Lebron said, “I wish they’d have one of these girls with no panties do that instead of the guy.” Don’t we all?

10. Lebron out-Dougie’d Lamar Odom, then celebrated with a shot of patron. To which fans of Lamar’s simply pointed to their ring fingers. Which, as most of you know, is where Lebron has nothing but a finger.

11. For his role in the three-day party, Lebron was paid six figures. If anyone would like to pay me that much to be serenaded by half-naked (or fully naked) women and fed bottles of champagne by a flying, costumed man, my email is jayking@celticstown.com. Something tells me I’ll say yes to any such request.

After I hearing about this party I want to be Lebron and  I want to pop a pin through his oversized head, all at the same time.

P.S. – While Lebron was busy living the good life, I am willing to bet Kevin Durant was completely without the entourage, the go-go dancers, the six-figure payday and the nude chicks. In fact, I’d put my life on it that he was either a) working on his game or b) sleeping, so he could wake up early in the morning to work on his game. Different styles for different people.

Oh and he forgot to mention that Davis was probably just shaking his head at Lamar and LeBron trying to "Dougie" lol because we all know Davis would out "Dougie" either of them anyday  !

Couldn't agree more with the last part this is why Durant will not have to go ring chasing like LeBron and will win it with the franchise he was drafted by (well sort of which is unfortunate because they still should have a team in Seattle).

[misha]

Oh and he forgot to mention that Davis was probably just shaking his head at Lamar and LeBron trying to "Dougie" lol because we all know Davis would out "Dougie" either of them anyday  !

Big Baby passing on the opportunity of a cake, really tells you how disgusted he was about the event.

[Mike-Dub]

Oh and he forgot to mention that Davis was probably just shaking his head at Lamar and LeBron trying to "Dougie" lol because we all know Davis would out "Dougie" either of them anyday  !

Big Baby passing on the opportunity of a cake, really tells you how disgusted he was about the event.

Very true TP lol.

[Moranis]

I am starting to like him.  I really hope he is fully embracing the supervillian persona.  

How can you like this guy?   He is such an egomaniac jerk it's not even funny (And that's to put it lightly)!

If he takes it to the next level, I think it will be great.  I know the whole Hollywood Hogan joke has been overdone, but it really seems to be getting more and more realistic.  If he truly embraces it, it will be incredibly entertaining.

So this guy changing his persona makes you like him.  Do you forget what he did to his hometown just last month?

He didn't do anything to his hometown.

He spurned them just as he did in Cleveland.  There is a reason they took down the home of LeBron James sign in Akron.  Cleveland and Akron were interconnected and you just like him don't understand that.

I'm from Ohio and go to Cleveland all the time on business.  He didn't do anything to his hometown.  He left a basketball team that was given an ultimatum three years to get him a legitimate #2 player and couldn't do it.  The Cavs let Lebron down and thus let the city down.  You've got the blame on the wrong person.

[Mike-Dub]

I am starting to like him.  I really hope he is fully embracing the supervillian persona. 

How can you like this guy?   He is such an egomaniac jerk it's not even funny (And that's to put it lightly)!

If he takes it to the next level, I think it will be great.  I know the whole Hollywood Hogan joke has been overdone, but it really seems to be getting more and more realistic.  If he truly embraces it, it will be incredibly entertaining.

So this guy changing his persona makes you like him.  Do you forget what he did to his hometown just last month?

He didn't do anything to his hometown.

He spurned them just as he did in Cleveland.  There is a reason they took down the home of LeBron James sign in Akron.  Cleveland and Akron were interconnected and you just like him don't understand that.

I'm from Ohio and go to Cleveland all the time on business.  He didn't do anything to his hometown.  He left a basketball team that was given three years to get him a legitimate #2 player and couldn't do it.  The Cavs let Lebron down and thus let the city down.  You've got the blame on the wrong person.

The Cavs didn't let anyone down!  They did w.e. they could to get him help. 

[Roy Hobbs]

I think Lebron's image would be enhanced by dropping the "King" moniker, and showing some humility.  It distracts people from the greatness of his game.

[soap07]

P.S. – While Lebron was busy living the good life, I am willing to bet Kevin Durant was completely without the entourage, the go-go dancers, the six-figure payday and the nude chicks. In fact, I’d put my life on it that he was either a) working on his game or b) sleeping, so he could wake up early in the morning to work on his game. Different styles for different people.

Are you saying that LeBron doesn't have a good work ethic? He has virtually improved every part of his game since he's entered the league.

[Mike-Dub]

P.S. – While Lebron was busy living the good life, I am willing to bet Kevin Durant was completely without the entourage, the go-go dancers, the six-figure payday and the nude chicks. In fact, I’d put my life on it that he was either a) working on his game or b) sleeping, so he could wake up early in the morning to work on his game. Different styles for different people.

Are you saying that LeBron doesn't have a good work ethic? He has virtually improved every part of his game since he's entered the league.

That was from CelticsTown and yes I am saying his work ethic isn't that of a Durant, Bryants, etc.