Someone remind me why Lebron was so hated for "The Decision" in 2010?

[Kaypain]

Act like the GOAT leaving in his prime to play another sport is the same as a free agent signing to another team

Act like your assertion applies to my logic...

 

[FTBS]

@gatorking @NYC Rebel @FTBS

If this thread is about a generalised human tendency to succumb to mass hysteria, get caught up and live vicariously through the melodrama of stars, and how white people feel entitlement and ownership over black sports stars (It goes without saying that race was a factor but in this instance it wasn't the root it was a catalyst.) then we can talk in broad terms about every sports related controversy and public overreaction to them and the things you're saying would be entirely right. We'll pile truisms on truisms and call it a day.

But you insult your own intelligence by acting as if all parties involved weren't aware of the rules of the game and Lebron had no say in how the narrative unfolded.
Like Lebron didn't know that the whole world was watching and the tv special wouldn't invite more scrutiny. Like he wasn't aware that he was and remains far and away the biggest thing in basketball.
Like he couldn't imagine how the media would turn up the dial to 11 and reap the benefits.
Like the dramatism involved in the way he made the reveal didn't give the media everything they would need; the tension, the soundbites, the quote the clips, to fan the flames and turn him into an effigy.

But then of course maybe he genuinely was naive and these things hadn't occurred to him, at least not entirely. The fact that he's come out and said he'd have done things differently suggests that he believes had he done so, the outcome would have been different. If he can accept his hand in the hysteria why can't you?

Nobody is (or at least they shouldn't be) mad about the decision now but that's how hysteria works. Its always followed by amnesia. But lets not act like people in 2010 were looking around acting surprised at what was going on even if they did think it was ridiculous.

I never said or suggested he didnt know what he was doing. I just refuse to act like fans/media didnt know what was going on. People dont have an issue with spectacle, they have an issue with not getting their way and thats what this was all about. People need to stop fronting. I can guarantee if everybody responded like they did this go around he doesnt apologize for shyt. That said I dont need Bron or anyone else to tell me what is worthy of getting angry about.

 

[Reality Check]

Simple reason as to why. Has nothing to do with the sorry city of Cleveland, or the fact he hopped aboard a bandwagon in Miami.

He announced a self-serving decision on primetime television under the premise of charity.

at this being 180+ replies

 

[Gizza]

i said in summer of 2010 when it happened that in 4 or 5 years people would look back and wonder "what the fukk was i so mad about?"

bron had cacs FURIOUS...i remember old white ladies on CNN, Fox news and the good morning america shows commenting on the decision like "why did that man do that to those poor people?"

kobe stans hated him because they wouldnt be able to make ringless jokes, knicks, nets and bulls fans hated him because he toyed with their teams, celtics fans hated him because they knew this meant the end of rondo/KG/ray...and who knows why fans of other teams hated him

the fake outrage really was quite a spectacle to watch, america really knows how to play shyt up and tell sheep what to be mad at and who to feel sorry for

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