The Dethroning Of Lebron James

(This is a guest post from Grace Libava, who’s entering high school in a couple of months. She’s my daughter.It's her first post. And her first op-ed)
*************************************************************************************************************************************************

Lebron James is dead to me. Well, actually he’s dead to the entire city of Cleveland. He betrayed us, and in an extremely classless and self centered way. No one ever said he had to stay, but I guess he thought it was vital for his thriving career to find a team with a better reputation for his main goal; winning an NBA championship. He truly insulted Cleveland by insinuating that staying here would be wasting his time. He obviously didn’t have enough faith in the Cavs to win an NBA title. And that’s pretty much what, as of right now, made him the most hated man in Cleveland.

As he was growing up, his mom was a single parent, and his dad left them when Lebron was just starting school. His mom made barely enough to support her and her soon-to-be superstar son, LBJ. So, pretty much, he had almost nothing, and still lived his life and devoted himself to the game. But that is no excuse whatsoever for taking advantage of the country’s spotlight on the game of basketball. He was labeled as the “chosen one,” at the young age of only 18. He never went to college, because the fame of possibly becoming one of the best players in the entire history of the NBA was deeply imprinted in his classless brain. When the 2003 draft pick came up, the Cleveland Cavaliers, a rarely recognized NBA team, chose him, because they knew he could achieve more then what they ever bargained for. But in the end, they got a lot less.

When Lebron got into Cleveland, warm welcomes came by the busload. We finally had a Cleveland team that could potentially succeed in winning something. We dedicated our support to him, hoping he could recreate Cleveland Cavalier basketball. For 7 long years, he put his heart and soul into the game, became a global icon, and started building an ego bigger than Florida itself. Little did he know he would eventually rip our hearts out and abuse our trust.

Not many people will be able to forget that heartbreaking one-hour event called "The Decision,” in which it cam across like we were electing a freaking president. The oil spill is causing mayhem in the Gulf, and here he was, trying to convince us how important he was to the game of basketball. And we all watched it.

July 8th was a day we will remember, when the greatest talent in basketball chose the Miami Heat over his hometown, fans, family, and respect. Thanks to fame, no Clevelander will ever look at Lebron James the same.

Comments

[The Franchise King]

Thank you, Rachel! I'll tell her you commented!

JL

[Rachel Morse]

Nicely done, Grace! Way to go neighbor :)