How would you feel if Ron-Ron or another rocket pulled a Lebron?

I honestly have no idea why this is even a story. Who gives a **** if he shook hands or not?

 

If the opposing team walk to him to shake his hand and he refused, that's wrong. If he chooses to walk off on his own without making a scene, I couldn't care less.

 

I wouldn't care...just like I don't care that Lebron refused to talk to anyone. Lebron gave 110% in that series, and no one else on his team played well. He had a right to be pissed off.

 

Yep, couldn't of said it any better.

 

ppl still trying to make lebron relevant when he's out of the playoffs.

and ron ron or our rockets aren't as famous as lebron, i doubt the media would care either.

 

I don't care that a player does not want to shake hands with a team/player that just beat said player. I would take it a little odd if someone did something like shake the majority of the players' hands but refused one, say if Lebron shook all of the Magic players' hands but refused Howard.

 

They'd get reprimanded/fined immediately unlike James

 

Come on man, don't be so dramatic.

 

Maybe you should change the thread title to, "If it was McGrady."

This board would kill him.

 

Dammit, you said the word, now this going to be a 1 star thread.

Sorry OP

 

I kind of expect the players to shake hands after a playoff series, so I'd be kind of surprised if a Rockets player walked off the court, but would forget about it quick.

However, if a Rockets player tried to rationalize it like Lebron did after the fact, then I'd lose some respect for them.

 

I don't think that's the issue, he's done this many times before, but what it's him not meeting the press and so they've turned on him.

 

If a Rocket didn't shake hands with another team I wouldn't care. If a Rocket chose to make himself unavailable to the media I wouldn't care but considering that players are required to be available to the media I would expect that player to be fined. If he was not fined it would just be another example of NBA leadership being inconsistent with the rules.

 

It demonstrates that Labron is a little pissant.

Is it a big deal? Not really.

But he needs to be a man and not act like a 5 y/o kid just because he lost a game.

Newsflash: This won't be the last time Lebron loses a game?

Is Lebron gonna throw a tantrum every time?

Nobody literally punched him in the face. Guess what, even boxers/fighters shake before/after flights. So Lebron, grow a pair of balls and man up. If you are pissed you lost, then unleash it next season. It serves ZERO purpose to get all pissy now unless you are intentionally trying to make yourself look bad.

Yes, it would annoy me if a Rocket did that. Not a big deal but my opinion of that player just decreased ...even if it's just a little.

 

I'd be more worried about Ron Ron pulling another "Ron Ron" if he resigns with us than something insignficant like shaking hands.

 

What if, blah blah

Ron did what he was supposed to do without any antics, he even grabbed a mic and asked for a shoutout to Portland.

Lebron didn't.

 

agreed.

DD

 

Did you hear Lebron's comments a day later? You really don't think kids are going to pick up on that kind of stupidity?

There used to be young men in this world with class, but the NBA in particular won't rest until everyone in the world has to be a "winner", just like LBJ.

 

So it's OK not to show any sportsmanship?

You wouldn't be dissapointed at your kids if they did that?