AP: Lebron James Takes Part In First Practice With Cavs

I heard he missed his first 20-25 shots. I guess he was nervous.

 

Granted, I think the hype machine for the kid is waaaaay out of control. I mean showing h/s games on TV, get real! I just wish people would realize that underneath all this hype, this kid is a tremendous talent who could end up being a great player. Don't root for him to fail just because you don't like the hype.

 

...wearing rubber bands on both wrists reading "King James.''



Pretty tough to root for this guy...

 

LeBron will be as good as advertised but now would be a good time for the media to step back. LeBron's domination of High School basketball and being the #1 pick as a 18 year old is a media worthy story. But now he is just a great player in a league full of great players. LeBrons first practice dosent need to be the coverstory on CNNSI, theres much bigger stories than LeBron now that he is offically in the league.

 

It's not necessarily the media making a big deal out of LeBron - I think he wants the attention. I mean, look at his "request" to the Magic for a share of the charity profits - that's designed to get him in the news, because I don't think he can stand to be out of the spotlight.

And it may be his undoing in the end.

 

I really want to see him fail.. for the pure fact that he has that excessive nike endorsement and the egotistical rubber bands..

 

Especially the case for some young kid with tattos on his arm... isn't he just out of the high school?

 

I don't want him to fail. I just want him to get knocked on his ass so he is comes back down to earth. I think he will be a great player and I love his game, but he needs a reality check.

 

Kind of like boot camp, right? I think he's a little too big for his britches (my grandmother used to say that) with a Hummer in high school and all the attention, but when Paul Pierce or T-Mac hangs a double nickel on his I've-Only-Played-Defense-Against-High-School-Kids butt, he will get a slight attitude adjustment. Personally, I just hope for his sake to not waste his talent, he's going to work harder than he's ever worked before. I just think the Cleveland fans (are there any?) who think he's going to be a savior need a serious reality check.

 

Why does Lebron have a bad attitude???

 

Not to mention the multiple king james tattoos and he also has it stiched on every pair of basketball shoes he owns.

The bigger they are the harder they fall

 

King T-Mac will put him in his place.

At least I assume there was a king named "T-Mac."

 

The following is on the same basis so I though I would put it in this thread. The funniest part is his agent saying:
"Last week, Goodwin advocated that the Magic give some of the proceeds from the $5 tickets to games to Cleveland-based charities. The Magic earmarked funds for the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation. As of Monday night, it was still unclear whether the team would give any proceeds to the Cavaliers, Goodwin said.

"This has nothing to do with greed," Goodwin said. "LeBron has been exploited throughout his high school career and we wanted to see if we could use this opportunity to give something back to Cleveland."

If they really want to give something back to Cleveland put your money where your mouth is and give some of your own money or give a portion of each shoe sale to charity.



LeBron's agent wishes charity game was closed

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By Darren Rovell
ESPN.com


LeBron James will play his first game in an NBA uniform in front of at least 12,000 fans when his Cleveland Cavaliers summer league team faces the Orlando Magic squad on Tuesday at the TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando.

As of noon Tuesday, the Magic have sold 9,000 $5 tickets, reserved 3,000 free tickets for season-ticket holders and are withholding 5,000 more seats for season-ticket holders who might come forward to claim their tickets, according to Magic spokesman Joel Glass.

The tickets are good for three games, the final one featuring James against the Magic at 7 p.m.

"As we get closer to game time, if the seats we have put aside have not been claimed, we'll obviously put them on sale at the door," Glass said.

If the Magic sell or give away 2,779 more tickets, they will surpass their home attendance average from last year.

James' agent, Aaron Goodwin, told ESPN.com Monday night that he'd rather James have a chance to play competitively in private before being exposed to public scrutiny.

"This is supposed to be a learning experience, but it's hard for it to be when there will be more than 10,000 fans there and more than 100 members of the media," Goodwin said. "Before this year, the Magic's summer league was closed, but now they've opened it up (for a day) and in doing so, LeBron's every move will be watched, his every dribble, his every shot.

"I know LeBron welcomes the challenge, but I also realize he's just 18 years old," Goodwin said.

Last week, Goodwin advocated that the Magic give some of the proceeds from the $5 tickets to games to Cleveland-based charities. The Magic earmarked funds for the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation. As of Monday night, it was still unclear whether the team would give any proceeds to the Cavaliers, Goodwin said.

"This has nothing to do with greed," Goodwin said. "LeBron has been exploited throughout his high school career and we wanted to see if we could use this opportunity to give something back to Cleveland."

 

Aaron Goodwin is so hypocritical, it's not funny.

The Magic are making a great move by not bowing down to the pressure put on by James via his agent. He didn't get what he wanted - a piece of the "profits" - so now, he goes on and makes these comments.

It just doesn't work in the NBA, especially not for a draft pick straight out of high school...because as of now, that's all LeBron James is.