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I'm not even sure if he even likes basketball...just seems to want to root for any team that he can get involved with. Dude was a hardcore Hornets fan one day, turned around and wrote a song about Kobe and how much he loved the Lakers the next. Then you'd see him at a Heat game, rooting for them, and then over in LA for the Clippers. Now he wanted to go to a Thunder game and sit in the front row, probably wearing a KD jersey or something, and because he didn't get to, he's screaming, "Go Spurs." I'm sick of him, really. His music sucks now, he dresses like he's confused as to what sex he is, and he's becoming less relevant each day.

Swish probably figured he'd come back and try to weasel a few more members out of here before it's too late to spam again.

Amazing vid!!!

The fan in me realizes how many people were emotionally invested in the Cavs and LeBron as a loyal person to Ohio. Anything he brought to this franchise was tainted. I think "those were the days, but then again, knowing what he did, do those moments really have any value anymore?" I could care less about the money he brought us... Saying he "went about it the wrong way" comes nowhere close to the feelings he brought among the fan base. Maybe it does to non-Cavs fans who were initially pissed. Ilgauskas wrote a freaking letter in the Cleveland Plain Dealer thanking us after merely signing with the Heat. It's too late now for LeBron to have an emotional apology because if he hasn't gotten it now, he won't in the near future. The ONLY way I'll consider a true apology sincere is if he doesn't win in Miami. If he wins a title in Miami and then apologizes, it taints the realness of it. It would feel like such a FU. It's my standards in particular; maybe it's different for others. If he never wins and realizes "Gee, I had a right to leave, but boy, did I really [expletive] with those fans' feelings. Maybe saying 'I didn't go about it the right way' shouldn't justify as an acceptable apology. Maybe the passion and respect they had for me should be reciprocated in my apology. Maybe they deserve something from the heart, because that's all I ever got from them." This is coming from a fan who invested a lot in believing that he may be different from other athletes. The fan in me remembers the heartfelt and tearful reaction when we won the freaking Eastern Conference Finals, and I saw him and Z hug each other. It wasn't just them that were passionate though, it was a whole city buying into this guy as someone who we could trust. So yeah, "going about it the wrong way" may be due diligence for non Cavs fans who in the short term thought he was lame for what he did. But for the fans, who remember such moments and had an emotional investment into an athlete, as someone who could put the city back on the map and shut the haters up, maybe he could do something somewhat close to the heartfelt and passionate love we showed for him. A true apology should go to the fans and he should mention the city, Cleveland, by name. For guys who wanna say I'm butthurt, you know shit about this topic in comparison to me. There is no bias here because my feelings are perfectly understandable if you think about it from a fan's perspective who followed the franchise through this whole era. It makes perfect sense why I have such HATE because I see his ass being kissed all over on ESPN, and it continues to fuel my anger. Why shouldn't it? I'll never forget that moment because I owe it to my pride as a fan of this team to never forget what he did to disrespect it and its fan base.

N4S once said: "The best bet is the one you never took." Now I agree, it's true. Betting sucks. That's why this topic is about bets 'worse' than that never-taken one. Post your best bets here. Here are my best low-stake ones: http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/3344/bestbets.jpg And high stakes: http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7982/histakes.jpg I'm still having trouble accepting the fact that I wagered 1,238 Euro(!!). And the money was NOT even mine! What was I thinking?! I guess I wasn't thinking at all. Thank God the Lakers won the Western Conf. Otherwise... I don't even wanna think about it. Shaliq's Note: The purpose of this topic is NOT to make you bet/gamble! DON'T DO IT! It's not as easy as it seems. I'm a sports expert, and I realize the risk. I repeat, this topic is not supposed to make you bet. Think responsibly.

na..there's too much dumb shit going on in this site now. If B needs my help I'll come back; otherwise...dueces

LeBron is the face of the NBA. He's widely regarded as the clear-cut best player in the league, and NO ONE gets as much attention from the media, and as strong of a reaction from the fans as he does. No one draws crowds from city to city as Bron does. Kobe is a very close 2nd, and Durant/Dwight/Wade are a clear step below as far as who is the faces of the league.

What is up Shaliq 4.0

But why? Everyone knew my bet was: the Lakers to win the Western Conf. title. After I won those €550, I missed a connection-flight to London and had to pay €375 to make up for it... <_< I didn't post for a few months 'cause I decided to stay in Brazil and try and get a job there. I was broke and still I thought I could start running things there. I failed just because I didn't know that you can't change a tourist visa within the country. I had to apply (visa) at the Brazilian embassy in my country.