Jesse Jackson Defends LeBron Against Cavs Owner

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Snake, your little story telling is really delusional....the real answer here is Jesse Jackson meant that LeBron James didnt flinch at Gilbert because he has the power now to win a ring and intimidate Gilbert, who has never won a ring. Jesse Jackson knows Gilbert still has more power than him so he has to side with LeBron so he doesnt flinch when he meets Gilbert.

[Multi-Billionaire]

^Being Aussie, maybe I don't know much about Jesse Jackson... but in this single situation, I agree with him when he said Gilbert made it seem like a slavery experience.

 

Many business owners/ bosses care only about making money... and I understand Gilbert is not the only one. He's hardly at fault in this. But his biggest mistake is when he came out and bashed LeBron (after being so sweet to him all the years LeBron was there and before LeBron announced his decision, in an attempt to resign him).

 

 

Again, you don't have to go very far. Pretend you're in LeBron's position. Someone is nice as pie to you because he knows what you can bring to him. Then when he knows you refuse his offer he bashes you in public... saying every single bad thing about you. From being nice to being nasty. Two faced bastard. Who shows his true colors? You, for choosing another company... or your boss?

 

Thing is, I'm not naive, and there are many two faced "money making" bastards like Gilbert... but the difference is they do not show it in public like Gilbert did with his letter. With it, he basically said "[expletive] LEBRON I CAN SAY WHATEVER I WANT ABOUT HIM BECAUSE HE NO LONGER MAKES ME MONEY". The fact that he did not care what people think of his "nastiness" once a person is no longer his employee, says a lot about Gilbert as the Cavs owner and boss... and how he views his relationship with LeBron. LeBron, to him, is just a money-making slave... not a valued employee.

 

 

Look at Stan Kroenke, Denver Nuggets owner, he's not like Mark Cuban who's close to his players/ employees. Kroenke made it clear he wants the Nuggets to operate at controlled finance. He shipped Camby for TPE that was allowed to expire along with other TPEs that expired as well. In short, it's clear to public Kroenke is about money. He has been present in some Nugget games, but it's clear he is not really the sports fan. The guy has football teams and soccer team now and is reportedly handing the Nuggets franchise to his son. But he keeps his mouth shut. I do think there's a good chance Melo bolts Denver next season, and I guarantee you Kroenke (as money conscious as he is) will not say anything bad/ rip Melo about his decision.

 

My point is, if you're in the business just to make money, you don't need to make it public. People know it, sooner or later. You don't say it... you don't need to say it. Gilbert did... it's his and only mistake. And what a BIG mistake it was because it's not a mistake that is correctable, it is a mistake that is severely damaging to the Cavs organization and the fans as a result will be the ones to suffer for potentially the next one or two decades when NBA stars just refuse to consider Cavs as destination.

 

Short-term they may feel like Gilbert is the man for having the balls to rip LeBron in public. But this is a phenomenon you can shake your head at, it's almost funny, because the immediate result is almost too obvious... long-term, they are the ones who suffer. And Gilbert may not suffer together with them because he will sell the Cavs when it keeps going down and down before it reaches rock bottom and flees Cleveland and the damage he's done there.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Snake

[JWaLL]

Snake I think you're trying too hard with your posting lately.

[EastCoastNiner]

You answered the main problem in the first part of your last post.

 

You need to know who Jesse Jackson is.

 

 

If a group of KKK members beat the crap out of five people on different occasions, and they were all black, would you say that they just wanted to beat random people up, or would you use your logic knowing that KKK members don't like African Americans, and that was the motive and meaning of their attack?

 

 

It's the same thing with Jesse Jackson. He's an African American activist, and always plays the race card. The KKK example wasn't the best, but it makes sense because you have to put one and one together to get two.

[Multi-Billionaire]

^Okay I do not know Jesse Jackson...

 

But I'm just saying I agree with him Gilbert's action deserved a comment like that. Because it's what slavery is. The owner does not care about the slave and only cares about what the slave does for him... the same way Gilbert didn't care about LeBron by ripping him in public, once he's no longer his employee.

 

The slavery comment could come from Jesse Jackson or someone else... for all I care. But the comparing Gilbert's action to "slavery" is spot on... and I'm not talking about racism... I'm talking SLAVERY. People need to separate slavery and racism because slavery is not necessarily, always, strictly about racism.

 

 

Let's just talk about slavery, not racism. Forget Jesse Jackson for a second. What Gilbert did to LeBron is a form of slavery... you have to agree.

[EastCoastNiner]

^Okay I do not know Jesse Jackson...

 

But I'm just saying I agree with him Gilbert's action deserved a comment like that. Because it's what slavery is. The owner does not care about the slave and only cares about what the slave does for him... the same way Gilbert didn't care about LeBron by ripping him in public, once he's no longer his employee.

 

The slavery comment could come from Jesse Jackson or someone else... for all I care. But the comparing Gilbert's action to "slavery" is spot on... and I'm not talking about racism... I'm talking SLAVERY. People need to separate slavery and racism because slavery is not necessarily, always, strictly about racism.

 

 

Let's just talk about slavery, not racism. Forget Jesse Jackson for a second. What Gilbert did to LeBron is a form of slavery... you have to agree.

 

Everything is just going over your head. No one would have said he was a salve if he was a LeBron was white. This is a white and black issue, and it's obvious with Jesse Jackson involved. You can say he was saying that because he thought LeBron was being held captive by Gilbert in a financial and basketball sense, but the point is, he never would have said that if LeBron was white.

[Flash]

This is a white and black issue, and it's obvious with Jesse Jackson involved.

 

This. If you knew about Rev. Jackson you would know that this is a white/black issue for him.