LeBron James' Move to Miami

Cleveland seems to believe that since LeBron James made a career choice that they did not agree with they have the right to demonize him for the choice he made. Now several of the one time fans have shown the world how truly juvenile Americans can be by burning Jerseys, outlandish comments and unruly behavior in general.

Even those of us who really do not care for sports are forced to watch grown people make an ass of themselves.

James is good at what he does...basketball. He has been made into a superstar by being a good player coupled with the treatment of the sports world but now that he has made a choice to sign on with Miami some seem to think that it is perfectly fine to behave like spoiled children, including the coach in Cleveland.

When did it become a capital offense to make a career decision that would give someone the benefits they seek? In this day and age, when a player's pay is truly an abomination, why is it a sin for a basketball player to choose the smaller salary rather than the outrageous one. If Miami would give a player a better chance to win games, why is it a crime to elect for winning games with your career choice? What is the big deal? Why do some of the fans in Cleveland have to act so disgraceful?

Cleveland's coach has a problem with the venue and the way James announced his career choice, giving the impression that James made a big deal out of it without merit to do so. The circumstance surrounding LeBron James begs to differ. James has been uplifted to star status for quite a while from fans, players, sportscasters, and other media personnel. Teams all across America have spent a fortune (several times over) as of late in an attempt to woe James to their team. The world of sports has been making a big deal out of this whole issue for longer than we really care to mention. This merit's the question;

Why did LeBron James NOT merit the conditions surrounding his career choice?

This whole episode sounds and appears as no more than a severe case of juvenile temper tantrums and sore losers.

So what if LeBron James will not be playing for Cleveland. Does Cleveland not have any other good players? The tantrums displayed on television over James seems to undermine the players that are still there. Instead of acting in an idiotic fashion over one player, how about coming up with better strategies for the players you do have and trying to make your team the best they can be, instead of lamenting like a spoiled brat who didn't get what they wanted from the candy store.

Sickening displays such as burning jerseys only show the rest of the world that some Americans do not practice what they preach...things like the right to choose where you work or the rules that gave LeBron James the right to move from one team to another seem to be the weapons that choice few enjoy using as an excuse to throw a fit in front of the entire world. Attempting to paint yourself as a victim not only undermines all the remaining players in Cleveland but seems to be an excuse not to win because you are the so called "underdog". Perhaps that was part of the reason James is leaving Cleveland.

LeBron James made a choice...Miami. Get over it already. He did not owe anyone more loyalty than he owed himself or his family. He chose less money in exchange for a better chance at winning which could lead to more lucrative deals for him. Fine...it's done...let it go...deal with it.

If you do not like the way this whole deal went down you should make an effort to change the way things are done. When you show your backside to the world it makes us all look bad.

How about all the kiddies who have been throwing tantrums take a time out, a deep breath and stop behaving like a Neanderthal.