Idiot Lebron James reacts to his Cowboys' Week 1 loss
Posted at 12:23 PM on Mon., Sep. 13, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Miami Heat forward LeBron James was one of the notable celebrities in attendance at the Cowboys 13-7 opening loss to the Redskins in Landover, Md.
James, who is a known Cowboys fan, tweeted on Sunday that he was in town for the game.
"In DC for My Cowboys game tonight. Gonna be a lot of sad faces tonight in this area. Lol!!"
He wasted no time reminding fans of his allegiance to the Cowboys when he followed things up with a second tweet.
"All of this Maroon and Yellow is making me sick to the stomach! Haaa."
He would later comment that the Cowboys sloppy play and costly penalties were to blame for their week 1 loss.
"That play right there loses games!! Wow. Penalties killed us all game and it cost us all the way to the end!"
James' allegiance to the Dallas Cowboys as well as the New York Yankees has led to some criticism, suggesting that he is a front-runner. Scott Jackson, a columnist for SBNation.com wrote:
LeBron James, you make it so easy for us not to like you.
You grew up in Akron and your favorite teams are the Yankees and Cowboys. No wonder you joined Dwyane Wade. You have been taking the easy way out your entire life.
I hate this guy like a poison. Last Wednesday Terrelle Pryor pleaded with Ohio State fans not to boo LeBron James if he showed up on the sidelines.
From WFNY:
But on Saturday afternoon, when his friend was on his largest, most well-lit stage since January’s Rose Bowl, James was a no-show.
Though he was the talk of the town leading up to the big game between the Buckeyes and Hurricanes, James bailed on his “friend” because The Ohio State University said something that the two-time MVP had not heard in quite some time.
The word “no.”
James reportedly opted to pass up the chance to support his friend because Ohio State administration nixed his request for a full police escort
, something that James obviously felt he needed on this day due to the 100,000 rabid Ohio State fans that would ultimately be surrounding him. ESPN’s Bruce Feldman quoted an Ohio Stadium security guy stating that LeBron would, at best, “get one guy” and that “he made his decision.” Though he was deemed “a Buckeye” earlier in the week by Pryor, James opted to watch the game on the television instead of the sideline – you know, with the real Buckeyes - tweeting vociferously during every drive.
Spurning Columbus, James opted to stay in his home town of Akron for the day, catching the St. Vincent-St. Mary football team put up a baseball score win of 7-6 over Buchtel. James obviously felt safer amongst the St. V’s crowd as it drew approximately 95,000 fewer fans that could potentially cause harm.
Most of James’ other appearances since The Decision came without much fanfare. His Akron, Ohio bike-a-thon was a relative non event iu terms of hecklers or those that would potentially require anything short of the Popemobile. He would eventually be the focal point of a local high school football game, but it was not announced that he would be attending. Alas, James was willing to swap a would-be presidential motorcade with secret service patrolling the mean streets of Wooster for a few friends, some of which were of very large stature. You know, just in case.
James has often been accused of being clueless as to what local fans feel or say about him. The look on his face when confronted with a burning jersey on that fateful night showed that the former Local Hero had not really included others feelings and subsequent reaction to his Decision before he uttered the words “South Beach.” But Saturday’s no-show may have finally been a signal that James knew what he could be up against. Had the media not prompted Pryor earlier in the week about his friendship with the former Cavalier, perhaps it could have went unnoticed until the day of the game. But once Pryor stirred the pot, telling fans to “respect” the man who blasted the city of Cleveland on national television two months earlier, and not to boo or call him names, the NBA star’s multi-tiered security level went up a few colors. And he bailed.
Though James managed to avoid all in-person verbal jabs and potential blunt objects that could be tossed from the stands of Ohio Stadium, the lashings he took on Twitter may have not been much better. Luckily for James, it is a bit easier to avoid wayward response tweets than it is to dodge the boos from 100,000 strong.
Thankfully for James, he was able to get his football fix in one day later, attending the Dallas Cowboys game in Washington, DC, using words like “we” and “us” to describe the play of those with the blue stars on their helmets. You know, since he’s “a Cowboy” and all.
Sorry, Terrelle. For now, your friendship with James runs only as deep as the “yes” men that are willing to bow down to his ridiculous demands. As Saturday proved, James prefers to chill out in the shallow end.
Some “Buckeye.”
And in today's news James joins list of most hated athletes.
From Toronto Star:
Published On Tue Sep 14 2010
Cathal Kelly Staff Reporter
Spurned wives, animal lovers and Miami Heat players perked up Tuesday morning with the unveiling of the Q Scores Company’s list of the most hated American athletes.
The biggest mover? Noted Cleveland-jilter LeBron James.
At this point last year, 24 per cent of the American public viewed the Akron-born Cavaliers forward positively.
“LeBron’s positive score at that time was the highest we had ever seen it,” Q VP Henry Schafer told CNBC on Tuesday.
Twenty-four per cent may not sound like a lot, but consider that a large swath of humanity hates the young, the handsome, the rich, the talented and anything that comes from Ohio. So it’s actually a super-human total.
Since then James has committed a series of PR gaffes so horrendous even Lindsay Lohan has been left sadly shaking her head.
First, as his free agency loomed, he flirted outrageously with Cleveland. Then he decided to announce his decision to rebuff his hometown on a monumentally self-aggrandizing ESPN special. Then he left the Rust Belt for South Beach.
This is a little like telling Eleanor Roosevelt you love her but you feel like you’ve made an important spiritual connection with Paris Hilton.
Today, the Miami Heat’s biggest killjoy finds himself the sixth most hated athlete in America. Only 14 per cent now see James positively. Nearly three times as many – 39 per cent – view him negatively.
How bad is it? James is acting like an anchor on the popularity of his teammates.
Heat mainstay Dwyane Wade? Negatives up 7 to 25 per cent.
Former Raptor and new Miami third-banana Chris Bosh? Negatives up 11 to 35 per cent.
Even worse news for Bosh, that’s just America. Creep over the 49th and it’s torches and pitchforks time.
Put in Q terms, the positive spin here is that James has always been a champion. Okay, a runner-up.
So he’ll likely take this humiliating setback and turn it into a challenge. What does he have to do to get into Charles Manson territory on the sporting stage?
Based on those athletes even more despised than him, he has five options:
• Blood sport (Michael Vick)
• Clinical narcissism (Terrell Owens)
• Horndoggery (Tiger Woods)
• Crimes against the Spanish language (Chad Ochocinco)
• Actually winning something (Kobe Bryant)
SportsDayDFW sports
Miami Heat forward LeBron James was one of the notable celebrities in attendance at the Cowboys 13-7 opening loss to the Redskins in Landover, Md.
James, who is a known Cowboys fan, tweeted on Sunday that he was in town for the game.
"In DC for My Cowboys game tonight. Gonna be a lot of sad faces tonight in this area. Lol!!"
He wasted no time reminding fans of his allegiance to the Cowboys when he followed things up with a second tweet.
"All of this Maroon and Yellow is making me sick to the stomach! Haaa."
He would later comment that the Cowboys sloppy play and costly penalties were to blame for their week 1 loss.
"That play right there loses games!! Wow. Penalties killed us all game and it cost us all the way to the end!"
James' allegiance to the Dallas Cowboys as well as the New York Yankees has led to some criticism, suggesting that he is a front-runner. Scott Jackson, a columnist for SBNation.com wrote:
LeBron James, you make it so easy for us not to like you.
You grew up in Akron and your favorite teams are the Yankees and Cowboys. No wonder you joined Dwyane Wade. You have been taking the easy way out your entire life.
I hate this guy like a poison. Last Wednesday Terrelle Pryor pleaded with Ohio State fans not to boo LeBron James if he showed up on the sidelines.
From WFNY:
But on Saturday afternoon, when his friend was on his largest, most well-lit stage since January’s Rose Bowl, James was a no-show.
Though he was the talk of the town leading up to the big game between the Buckeyes and Hurricanes, James bailed on his “friend” because The Ohio State University said something that the two-time MVP had not heard in quite some time.
The word “no.”
James reportedly opted to pass up the chance to support his friend because Ohio State administration nixed his request for a full police escort
, something that James obviously felt he needed on this day due to the 100,000 rabid Ohio State fans that would ultimately be surrounding him. ESPN’s Bruce Feldman quoted an Ohio Stadium security guy stating that LeBron would, at best, “get one guy” and that “he made his decision.” Though he was deemed “a Buckeye” earlier in the week by Pryor, James opted to watch the game on the television instead of the sideline – you know, with the real Buckeyes - tweeting vociferously during every drive. Spurning Columbus, James opted to stay in his home town of Akron for the day, catching the St. Vincent-St. Mary football team put up a baseball score win of 7-6 over Buchtel. James obviously felt safer amongst the St. V’s crowd as it drew approximately 95,000 fewer fans that could potentially cause harm.
Most of James’ other appearances since The Decision came without much fanfare. His Akron, Ohio bike-a-thon was a relative non event iu terms of hecklers or those that would potentially require anything short of the Popemobile. He would eventually be the focal point of a local high school football game, but it was not announced that he would be attending. Alas, James was willing to swap a would-be presidential motorcade with secret service patrolling the mean streets of Wooster for a few friends, some of which were of very large stature. You know, just in case.
James has often been accused of being clueless as to what local fans feel or say about him. The look on his face when confronted with a burning jersey on that fateful night showed that the former Local Hero had not really included others feelings and subsequent reaction to his Decision before he uttered the words “South Beach.” But Saturday’s no-show may have finally been a signal that James knew what he could be up against. Had the media not prompted Pryor earlier in the week about his friendship with the former Cavalier, perhaps it could have went unnoticed until the day of the game. But once Pryor stirred the pot, telling fans to “respect” the man who blasted the city of Cleveland on national television two months earlier, and not to boo or call him names, the NBA star’s multi-tiered security level went up a few colors. And he bailed.
Though James managed to avoid all in-person verbal jabs and potential blunt objects that could be tossed from the stands of Ohio Stadium, the lashings he took on Twitter may have not been much better. Luckily for James, it is a bit easier to avoid wayward response tweets than it is to dodge the boos from 100,000 strong.
Thankfully for James, he was able to get his football fix in one day later, attending the Dallas Cowboys game in Washington, DC, using words like “we” and “us” to describe the play of those with the blue stars on their helmets. You know, since he’s “a Cowboy” and all.
Sorry, Terrelle. For now, your friendship with James runs only as deep as the “yes” men that are willing to bow down to his ridiculous demands. As Saturday proved, James prefers to chill out in the shallow end.
Some “Buckeye.”
And in today's news James joins list of most hated athletes.
From Toronto Star:
Published On Tue Sep 14 2010
Cathal Kelly Staff Reporter
Spurned wives, animal lovers and Miami Heat players perked up Tuesday morning with the unveiling of the Q Scores Company’s list of the most hated American athletes.
The biggest mover? Noted Cleveland-jilter LeBron James.
At this point last year, 24 per cent of the American public viewed the Akron-born Cavaliers forward positively.
“LeBron’s positive score at that time was the highest we had ever seen it,” Q VP Henry Schafer told CNBC on Tuesday.
Twenty-four per cent may not sound like a lot, but consider that a large swath of humanity hates the young, the handsome, the rich, the talented and anything that comes from Ohio. So it’s actually a super-human total.
Since then James has committed a series of PR gaffes so horrendous even Lindsay Lohan has been left sadly shaking her head.
First, as his free agency loomed, he flirted outrageously with Cleveland. Then he decided to announce his decision to rebuff his hometown on a monumentally self-aggrandizing ESPN special. Then he left the Rust Belt for South Beach.
This is a little like telling Eleanor Roosevelt you love her but you feel like you’ve made an important spiritual connection with Paris Hilton.
Today, the Miami Heat’s biggest killjoy finds himself the sixth most hated athlete in America. Only 14 per cent now see James positively. Nearly three times as many – 39 per cent – view him negatively.
How bad is it? James is acting like an anchor on the popularity of his teammates.
Heat mainstay Dwyane Wade? Negatives up 7 to 25 per cent.
Former Raptor and new Miami third-banana Chris Bosh? Negatives up 11 to 35 per cent.
Even worse news for Bosh, that’s just America. Creep over the 49th and it’s torches and pitchforks time.
Put in Q terms, the positive spin here is that James has always been a champion. Okay, a runner-up.
So he’ll likely take this humiliating setback and turn it into a challenge. What does he have to do to get into Charles Manson territory on the sporting stage?
Based on those athletes even more despised than him, he has five options:
• Blood sport (Michael Vick)
• Clinical narcissism (Terrell Owens)
• Horndoggery (Tiger Woods)
• Crimes against the Spanish language (Chad Ochocinco)
• Actually winning something (Kobe Bryant)
