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  • mofome
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 12-19-07
    • 13003

    #1
    Lebron James Tips 10$ on an 800$ Tab
    We are all witnesses. But not everything about the LeBron is worth witnessing. Sure, he has the $400,000 car, Jay-Z in his corner, and Phil Knight wrapped around his diamond pinkie ring. But witness how His Greatness treats the little people, and you may begin to see the virtue of Brendan Haywood's hard fouls.

    One of LeBron's favorite places to dine is XO Prime Steaks on West Sixth. Its mix of swank drinks and delicately massaged beef allows the Chosen One to consume calories worthy of his royal digestive system. All of which is swell — except that LeBron is among Cleveland's stingiest tippers.

    According to a Punch source, a peer recently quit after tiring of LeBron going Scrooge McDuck on his ass.

    It went down like this: LeBron pulls up in his Mercedes outside XO. People stop and try not to stare, but c'mon, it's LeBron James. He enters the restaurant with a group of friends. On this special occasion, the King decides to dine late. He keeps his group there until around 3:45 a.m. During this time the waiter obsequiously pours drinks and fetches anything else His Greatness needs.

    The final bill comes to $800. By the feudal laws of decorum, which stipulate that the affluent should administer a 20 percent gratuity, staffers figured they'd be pocketing an extra $160. But when they fetched the autographed bill after His Heinousness bolted back to Akron, their expectation turned to disbelief, then anger.

    LeBron stiffed them with a meager $10 tip. This is what French nobles like to call your requisite Bourgeois Bitch-Slap. The waiter wouldn't even take it, tired of being shat on by guys like LeBron.

    Still, at least the self-proclaimed King of Ohio didn't pull a Bernie Kosar — who gets sloshed at the bar and then has to remind the waiters of who he is before he stiffs them.



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  • purecarnagge
    SBR MVP
    • 10-05-07
    • 4843

    #2
    posted that yesterday. At least he's shooting 19% in the series. ****ing retard Lebron is. Lebron's a douche
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    • BrentCrude
      SBR MVP
      • 11-16-05
      • 4665

      #3
      Look at the guy's face,he could be in Dumb and Dumbererererer 3 if they make it.He probably just doesn't know how to count money.He thought he was giving a big tip probably.He's probably financially retarded and it will show up when he becomes another Tyson down the road.OK,I'm exagerating but I actually know guys like Daryl,Daryl and Larry on the old Bob Newhart show that work like bulls,make good money but can't count it.They go to the local supermarket and open their wallet and tell the checkout girl to take what they need to pay the bill.
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      • mofome
        SBR Posting Legend
        • 12-19-07
        • 13003

        #4
        Originally posted by purecarnagge
        posted that yesterday. At least he's shooting 19% in the series. ****ing retard Lebron is. Lebron's a douche


        ah, i hadn't seen it.
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        • SportNut
          SBR MVP
          • 05-16-07
          • 1984

          #5
          Motherphucker is 20 something year old and still biting his nails lol
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          • purecarnagge
            SBR MVP
            • 10-05-07
            • 4843

            #6
            if I owned that thing and he ever came back. I would toss him out of the place in a very public and embaressing way that he would get very much local bad publicity out of it.

            I hope the local news ran the hell out of that crap.
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            • john pavlic
              SBR High Roller
              • 05-10-07
              • 212

              #7
              I eat at X O at least 20 times a year, they are a great place to visit. Here is the thing, the owner is very good friends with Lebron, he sits courtside, he is the guy with the shaved head that looks like a euro. He always is right by the bench. You can imagine he doesn't give a shit what happens to the waiter as long as lebron keeps coming through the door
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              • onlooker
                BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                • 08-10-05
                • 36572

                #8
                Maybe he forgot a zero. Honest mistake.
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                • purecarnagge
                  SBR MVP
                  • 10-05-07
                  • 4843

                  #9
                  Bet you money the boss already made up for it or Lebron sent someone to handle it or the organization handled it. Bad publicity for something stupid like that is easy to fix.
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                  • Nicky Santoro
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 04-08-08
                    • 16103

                    #10
                    how can lebron not be scared to go there all the time? I am 100% sure that if he goes there next time, someone will spit in his food.. i don't know if i'm the only one, but everytime i go to a restaurant and i don't leave a big tip or i returned a plate, i always think that someone is going to spit in, and that is probably the case 83% of the time.


                    i would know this because when i was 16 and working at mcdonald's, anytime a guy came in that i didn't like, i'd make sure to spit in his big mac, or i'd put my finger in my butt hole and put it on the pickle.. people do it all the time..


                    i would never go back there if i was lebron. too risky.
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                    • gordon gekko
                      SBR MVP
                      • 05-01-08
                      • 2842

                      #11
                      Thats just A disgrace.
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                      • WileOut
                        SBR MVP
                        • 02-04-07
                        • 3844

                        #12
                        Lebron looks like a fish. Look at his head and his mouth. He looks like a large mouth bass.

                        I also think back to when he wore a Yankees hat during the Indian's huge playoff game against the Yankees. I bet he was the only fool there from Ohio wearing a Yankees hat. Here is the pride of Ohio wearing a Yankees hat in one of the biggest baseball games ever in the state of Ohio.

                        Then he tips $10? I bet the waiter was white. I'd bet a lot that it was a racial thing. Fuking idiot.
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                        • FreeFall
                          SBR MVP
                          • 02-20-08
                          • 3365

                          #13
                          haha who cares. Maybe he was just drunk and having fun with his friends. You guys hold celebrities or sports players to a higher level like there better humans than us. They just have a practiced skill that is highly publicized. Nothing more and nothing less.
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                          • Thor4140
                            SBR Posting Legend
                            • 02-09-08
                            • 22296

                            #14
                            I wonder if this waiter or waitress still has a job.
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                            • BrentCrude
                              SBR MVP
                              • 11-16-05
                              • 4665

                              #15
                              I had the same thoughts too Nick.

                              Nick,you are right on about the spitting in food.Didn't that happen with your brother in the movie Casino that did that to the cops that bought sanwhiches at his place.hehe!For every action,there is a reaction and with people suing so much,I would watch for someone who sets you up too.Not that it's easy to get to a celebrity's house,but if you fall on his sidewalk it's a 50 K out of court settlement.A waitress could say that she was returning some $2 piece of jewelry that she thought was Lebron's that he lost at the restaurant.

                              Originally posted by Nicky Santauro
                              how can lebron not be scared to go there all the time? I am 100% sure that if he goes there next time, someone will spit in his food.. i don't know if i'm the only one, but everytime i go to a restaurant and i don't leave a big tip or i returned a plate, i always think that someone is going to spit in, and that is probably the case 83% of the time.


                              i would know this because when i was 16 and working at mcdonald's, anytime a guy came in that i didn't like, i'd make sure to spit in his big mac, or i'd put my finger in my butt hole and put it on the pickle.. people do it all the time..


                              i would never go back there if i was lebron. too risky.
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                              • BuddyBear
                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                • 08-10-05
                                • 7233

                                #16
                                I've always thought LJ was a relatively articuluate and mature individaul given his lack of education and college expereince. You hear some players and you really wonder if they might be illiterate.

                                That being the case, this is really surprising. I am sure there is more to it than this though but it's something he'll need to correct. Real bad publicity.
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                                • louisvillekid
                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                  • 08-14-07
                                  • 9263

                                  #17
                                  i'm curious how many friends was with him, most restaurants have a policy of more than 6 people on one tab and the restaurant automatically adds 15-20% to the tab as your tip.

                                  oh and Nicky i hope i never ate at a place you worked, i worked fast food in high school and never did anything to anyones food, i don't care if it was closing time and they came in or what, i believe in karma. i stole gas one time so i could get to work, just like a gallon, maybe 2, the next day my carburetor went out.


                                  and if this story does hold true and there is no hidden parts, i believe it about a lot of well off people being cheap, i delivered pizzas years ago, and when you would deliver to trailer parks, or homes out in the country that look like a cross between a shack and a junk yard, or to just average working joes at their apartments, you would get a tip, sometimes $5 on a $12-15 order, but when i delivered to nice homes with a Beamer or Lexus in the driveway, i would get a check wrote for the exact amount.
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                                  • Arnold
                                    SBR Wise Guy
                                    • 12-17-07
                                    • 906

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by SportNut
                                    Motherphucker is 20 something year old and still biting his nails lol
                                    I'm 25 and still bite my nails. So what?

                                    As for the story...I think it's BS. Don't believe everything you read. Besides, it's his own business how much to tip. Stop getting into others' pockets and mind your own business.
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                                    • Tchocky
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 02-14-06
                                      • 2371

                                      #19
                                      Blacks have a reputation for being cheap and not tipping. Even Tiger Woods has a reputation for being cheap. Waiters & waitresses do not like waiting on black people because they're afraid they are going to get stiffed.
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                                      • BrentCrude
                                        SBR MVP
                                        • 11-16-05
                                        • 4665

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Tchocky
                                        Blacks have a reputation for being cheap and not tipping. Even Tiger Woods has a reputation for being cheap. Waiters & waitresses do not like waiting on black people because they're afraid they are going to get stiffed.
                                        Maybe the waiter or waitress didn't bring their A game to the restaurant and Tiger thought the service was sub par so he didn't leave a big tip.hehe!That A game jargain has grown a little stale with him.
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                                        • Nicky Santoro
                                          SBR Posting Legend
                                          • 04-08-08
                                          • 16103

                                          #21
                                          louisville,

                                          trust me man, this kid deserved it. you would have done the same thing to this guy. if i tell you what he did, he would agree with me. he's lucky he only got that..i let him off easy.
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                                          • purecarnagge
                                            SBR MVP
                                            • 10-05-07
                                            • 4843

                                            #22
                                            tiger doesn't sign things or autographs because he doesn't want other people to profit off of him. Thats why he fired his 1st caddy...
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                                            • vsdspread
                                              Restricted User
                                              • 08-05-07
                                              • 251

                                              #23
                                              I heard the bill was $899 and the only conclusion I can come up with is this:

                                              Remember, LaBron didn't go to College and he probably thought 10% of $900 was $9 and decided to round up to an even $10.

                                              Although 10% is a very small tip, I figure either this A-Hole is stupid or it's tell on tonights game. Maybe is is telling all of us that he will lower is FG% to 10% and we should all take the Celtics
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                                              • treece
                                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                                • 11-28-07
                                                • 6298

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Arnold
                                                As for the story...I think it's BS. Don't believe everything you read. Besides, it's his own business how much to tip. Stop getting into others' pockets and mind your own business.
                                                i agree. lebron pays a fortune in taxes every year so he has to save his money somewhere. besides the waiter should be paying lebron for the opportunity to serve the king.
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                                                • blackbox
                                                  SBR MVP
                                                  • 02-28-08
                                                  • 1415

                                                  #25
                                                  wonder if he could read the menu-
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                                                  • Arnold
                                                    SBR Wise Guy
                                                    • 12-17-07
                                                    • 906

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by treece
                                                    besides the waiter should be paying lebron for the opportunity to serve the king.
                                                    Very good point.
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                                                    • freeVICK
                                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                                      • 01-21-08
                                                      • 7114

                                                      #27
                                                      i heard tiger is a chang ass too
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                                                      • treece
                                                        SBR Hall of Famer
                                                        • 11-28-07
                                                        • 6298

                                                        #28
                                                        don't hate.....appreciate.
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                                                        • j$
                                                          SBR MVP
                                                          • 03-07-08
                                                          • 3831

                                                          #29
                                                          stingy phucker...... David Carr NFL tipped me $100 when I was 19 I worked at a restaurant called Roadhouse Grill...too bad he's a suck ass QB
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                                                          • Arnold
                                                            SBR Wise Guy
                                                            • 12-17-07
                                                            • 906

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by hawaii04
                                                            i heard tiger is a chang ass too
                                                            Sure enough.



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