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Lebron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

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Ttown;1765264; said:
Can you name the last player who declared he would play and stay in his "hometown" just because it is his hometown?
Carl Malone perhaps? What? 20 years ago? And that wasn't even his hometown.
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are you a cavs fan and were you before lebron got to cleveland?
 
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Ttown;1765264; said:
Can you name the last player who declared he would play and stay in his "hometown" just because it is his hometown?
Carl Malone perhaps? What? 20 years ago? And that wasn't even his hometown.
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Maybe you should have thought of that before posting that LBJ just did what any other NBA player would have done, huh?
 
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Tressel says if LeBron shows he will be welcome

By TIM MAY
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said today he would have no problem with LeBron James, whom OSU quarterback Terrelle Pryor considers a friend and a mentor, showing up for the No.2 Buckeyes? key intersectional clash with No.12 Miami on Saturday.
James drew the ire of many a Cleveland Cavaliers fan in June when he decided to leave for the Miami Heat. But James, an OSU fan and even a former high school wide receiver from Akron whom Tressel tried to recruit (?I think he committed to me back when he was a junior,? Tressel quipped), would be welcome in Ohio Stadium as far as Tressel was concerned.
?Sore subjects usually pass, because things are as they are, we all make decisions, we have to respect one another?s decisions and move on,? Tressel said. ?Am I surprised that it?s discussed? No, because the guy is special.?
But if James showed up and was granted access to the sideline, such as he was for the Penn State game two years ago, would Tressel view that as a distraction?
?There?s going to be a lot of distractions,? Tressel said. ?If we can?t handle distractions, one more not?s going to make any difference.?
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Tressel says if LeBron shows he will be welcome (Blogging the Buckeyes)
 
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Ttown;1765264; said:
Can you name the last player who declared he would play and stay in his "hometown" just because it is his hometown?
Carl Malone perhaps? What? 20 years ago? And that wasn't even his hometown.
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You'r eoversimplifying the situation and making it just about his decision to leave. The entire 7 years of LeBron has created bad blood, and the way he left was a giant Cleveland steamer on the citites chest.

People have a right to be upset...he should stay away from the shoe. If kids still want to call him their mentor, look up to him, etc....fine. I don't hold it against Terrelle that he looks up to the best athlete in the world. But if LeBron is standing 10 yards from me, I'm most likely asking him where his husband is, or what his mom and Delonte are up. Just being honest...
 
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The sideline is a pretty selfish place for him to be during this game. For that reason, I fully expect him to be there.

It's not an issue of whether he's actually an Ohio State fan or not. The guy is a walking distraction. He should realize that it would be smart for him to keep his distance for now.
 
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3074326;1765329; said:
The sideline is a pretty selfish place for him to be during this game. For that reason, I fully expect him to be there.

It's not an issue of whether he's actually an Ohio State fan or not. The guy is a walking distraction. He should realize that it would be smart for him to keep his distance for now.
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LeBron and his handlers are trying to put together a 30 minute televison show (all donations to the Boys and Girls club of course) on whether he will attend the game on Saturday, and what bench he will view from.

The location of the special is in Tuscaloosa, immeditaley following Gameday. That right there tells me he likely he isn't coming, or will be on Miami's sideline. If he were going to be on OSU's sideline, the decision would be held from Columbus. Just a hunch...
 
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I'm surprised LeBron would even consider coming to Columbus given how much the city looks down on Akron. I thought everyone from Akron hated Columbus for that.

Also, as long as they don't show LeBron on the jumbotron is really doesn't matter and no one will even know if he is there for sure other than AA deck.

I hope whoever is in charge of that at the stadium is smart enough to avoid that distraction. I can't recall them ever panning the sideline for celebrities before, so I don't think it will be an issue now.
 
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just when the Lebron mania calms down, he sticks his head back in the door to remind everybody he's still here.

crazyness. I really can't believe Tress would allow the sideshow. Why not give MoClarette a call and see if he wants a sideline pass too.
 
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WolverineMike;1765369; said:
just when the Lebron mania calms down, he sticks his head back in the door to remind everybody he's still here.

crazyness. I really can't believe Tress would allow the sideshow. Why not give MoClarette a call and see if he wants a sideline pass too.
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I can. He wears the WWJD wristband.. and well..
 
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WolverineMike;1765369; said:
just when the Lebron mania calms down, he sticks his head back in the door to remind everybody he's still here.

crazyness. I really can't believe Tress would allow the sideshow. Why not give MoClarette a call and see if he wants a sideline pass too.
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That would be cool last time he was around.....and the U was involved things turned out great
 
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WolverineMike;1765476; said:
I don't know what WWJD means.
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It used to mean "What Would Jesus Do?" However, if the band is on LBJ's wrist, pretty sure the "J" stands for Judas.

One question: If it's all about loving the team, loving OSU, being BFFs with TP, and not about feeding LBJ's gargantuan ego and massaging his inner fame whore, why didn't he just drop by for the Marshall game last week, or next week's Ohio game? Those are football games, too. OSU's team has been scheduled to play in both those games. TP has been penciled in as a starter in both those games. Doesn't LBJ's favorite college team need support in both of those games, too? Couldn't he have slipped in a back door to the stadium and watched those games from a secluded booth, without alerting all the media John the Baptists to proclaim his arrival?
I'm just askin'...
 
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