Two-time NBA MVP LeBron James has undergone quite a few changes over the past few months. Widely regarded as the best player in the NBA, LeBron recently left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the sunny skies of South Beach to play alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The move obviously ravaged the state of Ohio, especially because of his “Decision” to announce it via national television.
Ever since he made the switch to the Miami Heat, he’s been bashed and made fun of. From legends like Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan all the way down to random bitter fans, hecklers and jersey-burners.
The King took to his Twitter today to let everyone know he’s making mental notes of it all, so watch out.
Although he makes it clear he sees all the badmouthing aimed at him and the list-taking implies they’ll be repercussions, the post itself is vague enough to be open to a million different interpretations.
What exactly will he do? Who knows, but it doesn’t seem smart to piss of a guy as powerful as James.
For instance, has anyone heard from the guy who made that video comparing LeBron to wrestling villains? I doubt it, since he just got kidnapped by an unmarked van. Miami rapper Rick Ross played it smart and defended LeBron, so he’s safe. The same can’t be said for Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and his angry, comic sans-littered letters, who according to multiple sources is in danger of having the caps lock buttons destroyed on all his computers by several of the King’s henchmen.
Plus, he’s been spotted with Rabbis, meaning the Chosen One could soon join up with the chosen people. If the last 50 or so years have taught us anything, it’s not to mess with them unless you want to get ostracized and isolated (Hi Iran). Plus, it’s bound to get him on David Stern’s good side again.
In all seriousness, I’m glad LeBron is making it clear he’s not cool with all the sh*t-talking. I’ve addressed it before and I’ll say it again; the media and fans love to build people up to outlandish heights, and then flip a switch and start criticizing them for all the things they used to encourage.
Plus, there’s always going to be jealousy and envy when you’re in the top spot. Sure he hasn’t won any titles yet but there’s no arguing his skill and dominance over the game of basketball and he’s barely hitting his prime. Now that he’s aligned himself with a great cast of teammates (while taking less money) he just might be in line to start stacking multiple rings.
If I didn’t like him I’d be kicking and screaming about how evil he is right now too, because it sure doesn’t seem like they’ll be much time left to do that in the future.
- Will.
Will R. is a journalist/writer who covers sports, news and music for several websites. His music work can be found on www.WestCoastRydaz.com
my first advice would be to condition as much as you can cause boxing takes so much stamina. To even go 4 rounds unconditioned is a task. Work on timing cause if you punch yourself out in the first round or two your in big trouble. Tired boxers end up on the canvas.