Within the past few months there has been ever increasing talk of probably the most anticipated NBA since I can remember, with everything that has gone on it seems one thing continues to stand out. Since his announcement in July of this year that he was going to leave his hometown of Cleveland, he is actually from Akron, to go to the Miami Heat to play with two other big name superstars LeBron James has been the topic of just about every emotion someone can imagine. From those people in Cleveland who have removed everything in a city that seemed completely influenced by him, to the ones in Miami sporting his new number 6 jersey. It seems the way he went about it on Cable television with an announcement show presented by ESPN, was not the greatest decision he has made in his life, but he made it for himself. Now, I am not here to defend him or criticize him, but in the days leading up to the Miami Heat playing the Boston Celtics in the season opener something had everyone talking.
Much like the commercial that Tiger Woods came out after his problems, LeBron James and Nike came out with a similar commercial which put LBJ as the centerpiece asking questions and among other things calling out those who over the past few months have done nothing but criticize him since he made his choice. I personally loved this; Nike in this didn't have to support their athlete as much as when Tiger was having so much trouble, but they did need something that was LeBron almost reinviting himself to the public. This commercial has been within the past week by far the most talked about thing within the sports world, and like I stated before I personally loved the way that this was done, I may even go buy his jesery after this.
It is the fact that since his decision was made public in July there has been nothing but people telling him he should have done one thing or another, whether he made the right decision for him seems to be out of the question anymore. I have never been a huge fan of him, but this commercial has made me gain more respect for him and Nike. It is a time to move on from his past and into the future, this commercial did it for both him and everyone else.
The commercial if you haven't seen it yet, is worth watching. And when he says Chuck, he is referring to Charles Barkley who has been one of his biggest critics since the decision.
bro i totally agree with you. With this commercial, the public has gotten past the question of "did he make the right decision?" and jumped straight to "can i find it in myself to forgive him and move on?" its a brilliant advertisement and i hope it helps Lebron in the long run.
ReplyDeleteI, like everyone else, find myself somewhere in the middle of the Lebron controversy. Lebron was born in Akron, Ohio; not Clevland as the Cavs owner would like everyone to believe. In truth, Lebron held no real loyalty to the team that drafted him out of high school. In Lebrons defense, the city of Cleveland got the best player in the NBA for a good amount of time and never developed anything around him. I mean seriously...Mo Williams is all u can get?? Lets look at the Lakers, the champs of it seems every year. They obviously have Kobe Bryant (a team by himself) but they also went out and got Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, and a great supporting cast to take pressure off him.
I think it was wrong the way that Lebron told the world and gave the Cavs no heads up before hand. But to guilt trip a player into staying on your team?? that’s honestly sad...and they don’t deserve a championship until they grow up and start playing with the big kids.