I know everyone is getting sick and tired of this LeBron James saga about signing with the Miami Heat and apparently letting down the city of Cleveland by not re-signing with the Cavaliers. But, I am here to say why Dan Gilbert's comments about LeBron show you that he never did care about LeBron James.
"As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier. This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his “decision” unlike anything ever “witnessed” in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment"
These were first few comments spoken by Dan Gilbert in the long and nasty note regarding LeBron James.
Were these comments really necessary?
How can someone actually say that LeBron James let the city and the team down? You really mean that with the departure of LeBron, Gilbert is loosing a ton of money. That is the more important factor and problem that I have Gilbert's comments.
LeBron did anything and everything for the Cavaliers. He put the Cleveland Cavaliers back on the map. The last time that the Cavaliers were even mentioned was how Jordan beat them with a game winner in the first round of game five back in 1989.
It took nearly 14 years and a first overall pick for the Cavaliers to be back on the national basketball stage!
Now, that LeBron has been with the Cavaliers for seven years, and brought them millions and millions beyond millions in revenue. Gilbert now has nothing like LeBron on his team to bring in that extra revenue. And instead of being a man and facing the facts that a player is leaving, instead of venting off on LeBron, he should take it as if a player just left and not take it to personal.
So, Gilbert is not showing his true colors. That he never really liked LeBron as a person, he only liked LeBron because he brought them wins and money that have never seen in years. Dan Gilbert is disgusting for what he did. He himself proved that he never liked LeBron, he only liked LeBron as a money maker.
Gilbert proved that basketball is nothing more than a business.
Owners now a days do not care about the player, they just care if that player can bring money to their pockets. Then once they loose that money maker, a owner (Gilbert for example) goes insane and just rants on and on about how LeBron gave up on the team. Rather, he is just upset he will not get the same revenue he would have if LeBron was still in a Cavaliers uniform.
Another point is that if say LeBron was doing terrible, he would not care at all if LeBron left. But since LeBron just brought so much to the table for the Cavaliers and Gilbert, if LeBron was nothing than a bum, Gilbert would not even have cared if LeBron walked.
Do you see Gilbert making a big letter about Big-Z leaving...?
For you Gilbert, if you really cared about winning and keeping LeBron in Cleveland, you would have done everything in your power to surround LeBron with the talent to win an NBA Championship.
As well, the burning of LeBron's jersey is just another example of a disgraceful fan. If you are a true fan of a player and he leaves a team, you do not burn his jersey and say he is terrible. You accept that he has gone and acknowledge the talent in the player. Besides, LeBron though amazing at basketball, is still a human being that has feelings. All you Cleveland fans and Dan Gilbert proved you never cared about LeBron James as the person..
