Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert blasts LeBron James in letter

Halo · 07-09-2010, 01:50 AM

He says James quit in playoffs and it's 'accountability time'

Read the full article at NOLA.com...

SmashMouth · 07-09-2010, 05:58 AM

sour grapes .... leave it alone Dan Gilbert!

...and a bit more detail ....

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5365793

saintsfan1976 · 07-09-2010, 06:38 AM

It's becoming more clear why LJ left...

papz · 07-09-2010, 08:46 AM

Two faced owner. He's just mad he pulled out the red carpet and got rejected. LeBron isn't the cities property. Had he stayed, you wouldn't be hearing any of this bitter talk. I've read a lot of forums where people are cheering Gilbert on... I'm not. It's a b@$#% move on his part. If I were Lebron, I'd want to put myself in the best position to win as many championships as possible... and that's exactly what he did. Kudos to him for moving on and doing what was best for him... not Cleveland. He doesn't owe them jack squat.

SmashMouth · 07-09-2010, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by papz

Two faced owner. He's just mad he pulled out the red carpet and got rejected. LeBron isn't the cities property. Had he stayed, you wouldn't be hearing any of this bitter talk. I've read a lot of forums where people are cheering Gilbert on... I'm not. It's a b@$#% move on his part. If I were Lebron, I'd want to put myself in the best position to win as many championships as possible... and that's exactly what he did. Kudos to him for moving on and doing what was best for him... not Cleveland. He doesn't owe them jack squat.

Indeed ... I heard today LeBron increased the value of the franchise by over $100 million. I wonder if it now decreases in value.

On the radio, it seems as if Wade, Chris and LeBron had planned this 2-3 years ago. Might CP3 be next to join them? They are good friends...

saintfan · 07-09-2010, 02:28 PM

When you become an owner in the NBA don't you have to sign the "I promise to follow the script" contract kinda like the wrastlin?

neugey · 07-09-2010, 09:30 PM

Too much drama, Zen Master says chill!

QBREES9 · 07-09-2010, 09:54 PM

Let it go he's gone.

breesfan27 · 07-10-2010, 11:22 PM

Wow. What a d!ck. LeBron gives seven years of his life to the city, and this is the thanks he gets?

I'm not familliar with basketball, but I've been following this the past few days, and I have to say, after reading this letter, I side with LBJ. Yeah, it sucks when your hometown hero packs up and goes to another city and team, but it's all part of the business.

CantonLegend · 07-11-2010, 05:31 PM

gilbert makes me wanna still be a cavs fan

lebronedict arnold turned his back on the city of cleveland

the city gave him everything and he gave up on them.

07-09-2010, 01:50 AM	#1
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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 36,987 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert blasts LeBron James in letter sour grapes .... leave it alone Dan Gilbert! ...and a bit more detail .... http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5365793
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papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,682	Re: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert blasts LeBron James in letter Two faced owner. He's just mad he pulled out the red carpet and got rejected. LeBron isn't the cities property. Had he stayed, you wouldn't be hearing any of this bitter talk. I've read a lot of forums where people are cheering Gilbert on... I'm not. It's a b@$#% move on his part. If I were Lebron, I'd want to put myself in the best position to win as many championships as possible... and that's exactly what he did. Kudos to him for moving on and doing what was best for him... not Cleveland. He doesn't owe them jack squat.
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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 36,987 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert blasts LeBron James in letter Originally Posted by papz Two faced owner. He's just mad he pulled out the red carpet and got rejected. LeBron isn't the cities property. Had he stayed, you wouldn't be hearing any of this bitter talk. I've read a lot of forums where people are cheering Gilbert on... I'm not. It's a b@$#% move on his part. If I were Lebron, I'd want to put myself in the best position to win as many championships as possible... and that's exactly what he did. Kudos to him for moving on and doing what was best for him... not Cleveland. He doesn't owe them jack squat. Indeed ... I heard today LeBron increased the value of the franchise by over $100 million. I wonder if it now decreases in value. On the radio, it seems as if Wade, Chris and LeBron had planned this 2-3 years ago. Might CP3 be next to join them? They are good friends...

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CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert blasts LeBron James in letter gilbert makes me wanna still be a cavs fan lebronedict arnold turned his back on the city of cleveland the city gave him everything and he gave up on them.