2010-12-03

Return of the King

All the news was around the Heat/Cavs game last night as it was LeBron's first visit to Cleveland as a Heat player. The Cleveland fans showed their stupidity and James responded with class. One woman held up a sign that said "What should I do? Beg for mercy." It was meant to poke fun at James' most recent Nike commercial. I think the last thing James is going to do is "beg for mercy," especially when he punished his former team with 38pts, 8 rebs and 5 asts. The 28-point blowout allowed James and Wade to sit out the 4th quarter. A couple of times, the crowd was cheering "Akron hates you." But Akron made it clear that they support James. And locally, there's a distinct difference between Cleveland fans and Akron fans. At other times, they would shout "Scottie Pippen," implying that James is accepting a secondary role to Wade. I consider Pippen second only to Jordan, so any active player who gets compared to Pippen should take it as a compliment. Scottie Pippen? Sure... why not! So the fans couldn't come up with anything intelligent or effective to stop the greatest player in the NBA. James responded in interviews with how he still loves the Cleveland fans. He was obviously unaffected by the boos as he played one of his best games of this season.

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