phunkdaddy said:

dseann said:

Yes it was Nike. I do remember ESPN broadcasting his final high school games and the "King James" being on his Nikes. They weren't penciled in they were factory made. Read my post, I said he made a smart business move by using it as a marketing tool. But he(LeBron) didn't declare himself king.

True. I never thought Bron labeled himself king. I always thought it was a moniker given

to him from the media upon his entry into the NBA.

They gave him that name in the 8th grade.

Graycap23 said:

phunkdaddy said:

True. I never thought Bron labeled himself king. I always thought it was a moniker given

to him from the media upon his entry into the NBA.

They gave him that name in the 8th grade.

Well ... I wasn't completely wrong. I knew he didn't nickname himself though. Thanks Gray.

Graycap23 said:

phunkdaddy said:

True. I never thought Bron labeled himself king. I always thought it was a moniker given

to him from the media upon his entry into the NBA.

They gave him that name in the 8th grade.

Oh ok. I didn't think Nike would go and do that, that's not really their area - nicknaming players.

TonyVanDam said:

RebirthOfCool said:

Naw, MCilvaine was the starter then.

CORRECTION: McCilvaine wasn't on the Sonic roster in the 95-96 season. Even the info on NBA.com & Wiki comfirms this fact. Ervin Johnson was the starting center at the time.

I though Sam PErkins was theor starting center.

http://www.usatoday.com/s...2539_x.htm

Cavaliers owner fined, defends stance on LeBron Posted 14h 4m ago By Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND —

Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert promised to make his last comments about the messy, heartbreaking split with LeBron James under threat of another $100,000 fine from the NBA.

On Monday, Gilbert said he strongly disagreed with Reverend Jesse Jackson's criticism of his recent comments about James, who announced last week he was leaving Cleveland after seven seasons to join fellow All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat.

Hours later, NBA commissioner David Stern fined Gilbert $100,000 for his "inappropriate" comments about James, and rebuked Jackson for his "mistaken" comments.

Stern, at the owners' meeting in Las Vegas, also said James was poorly advised not to tell the Cavaliers earlier that he was leaving them, and that the two- time league MVP's public announcement shouldn't have come in a made-for-television special that attracted nearly 10 million viewers.

Shortly after James' announcement, Gilbert fired off an incendiary letter to Cavaliers fans, vilifying the 25-year-old and calling his decision to bolt Cleveland as "narcissistic" and "cowardly behavior." He also guaranteed his team would win an NBA title "before the self-styled former 'King' wins one."

Gilbert took it a step further when he later told The Associated Press in a phone interview that he felt the NBA's two-time MVP gave less than his best for the Cavaliers during the playoffs in the past two years, and that James "has gotten a free pass." He also said James should be held accountable for his actions.

Jackson responded to Gilbert's remarks on Sunday by saying the Cavaliers owner sees James as a "runaway slave" and that Gilbert's comments put the player in danger.

"He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers," Jackson said in a release from his Chicago-based civil-rights group. "His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner-employee relationship between business partners and LeBron honored his contract." In a statement released by the team on Monday,

Gilbert tried to put an end to the issue. "I strongly disagree with Rev. Jesse Jackson's recent comments and we are not going to engage in any related discussion on it," Gilbert said. "Going forward, we're very excited about the Cavaliers and the positive future of our region."

Stern said it was OK for Gilbert to express his disappointment, but some of the comments were "a little bit extreme."

The commissioner also said James, Wade and Bosh violated no league rules in discussing free agency among themselves, and that the league wasn't investigating how the Heat managed to land all three on six-year deals. ___

AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds in Las Vegas contributed to this story. Advertisement Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.

LeBron/Wade/Bosh building the role players? It appears Zydrunas Ilgauskas is following LeBron to Miami.

http://cbs4.com/sports/mi...02621.html

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

TonyVanDam said:

CORRECTION: McCilvaine wasn't on the Sonic roster in the 95-96 season. Even the info on NBA.com & Wiki comfirms this fact. Ervin Johnson was the starting center at the time.

I though Sam PErkins was theor starting center.

Earv started 3 or 4 games, but Perk got the majority of the minutes. Brickowski actually started a game as well.

728huey said:

LeBron/Wade/Bosh building the role players? It appears Zydrunas Ilgauskas is following LeBron to Miami.

http://cbs4.com/sports/mi...02621.html

[Edited 7/13/10 18:38pm]

Who dat???

babynoz said:

728huey said:

LeBron/Wade/Bosh building the role players? It appears Zydrunas Ilgauskas is following LeBron to Miami.

http://cbs4.com/sports/mi...02621.html

[Edited 7/13/10 18:38pm]

Who dat???

He was Cleveland's starting center. But now it appears that he will be Miami's starting center.

728huey said:

babynoz said:

728huey said:

LeBron/Wade/Bosh building the role players? It appears Zydrunas Ilgauskas is following LeBron to Miami.

http://cbs4.com/sports/mi...02621.html

[Edited 7/13/10 18:38pm]

Who dat???

He was Cleveland's starting center. But now it appears that he will be Miami's starting center.

Thanks...can't wait to see how this turns out.

728huey said:

LeBron/Wade/Bosh building the role players? It appears Zydrunas Ilgauskas is following LeBron to Miami.

http://cbs4.com/sports/mi...02621.html

[Edited 7/13/10 18:38pm]

As of now, the Heat have the following players under contract: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem, Mario Chalmers, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Mike Miller. This leaves the Heat with seven roster spots to fill. The team has three draft picks to sign and if Juwan Howard signs, that would leave the Heat with three open spots to fill.

I must say that Pat Riley isn't messing around. He going for the 2011 NBA Finals!

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Serves the Cavs right.

Funny part is, folks in Miami don't give a shit about basketball. Now you have all these bandwagoner Heat fans because of LeBron.

TonyVanDam said:

728huey said:

LeBron/Wade/Bosh building the role players? It appears Zydrunas Ilgauskas is following LeBron to Miami.

http://cbs4.com/sports/mi...02621.html

[Edited 7/13/10 18:38pm]

As of now, the Heat have the following players under contract: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem, Mario Chalmers, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Mike Miller. This leaves the Heat with seven roster spots to fill. The team has three draft picks to sign and if Juwan Howard signs, that would leave the Heat with three open spots to fill.

I must say that Pat Riley isn't messing around. He going for the 2011 NBA Finals!

[Edited 7/13/10 19:47pm]

Not going 2 happen.

Graycap23 said:

Not going 2 happen.

Who's going to beat them in the east? Boston? Orlando?

uPtoWnNY said:

Graycap23 said:

Not going 2 happen.

Who's going to beat them in the east? Boston? Orlando?

LeBron could break his leg, Dwayne could tear his knee up and Bosh well he could get a hang nail or something and anyone could walk over the Heat.

uPtoWnNY said:

Graycap23 said:

Not going 2 happen.

Who's going to beat them in the east? Boston? Orlando?

This is almost like an expansion team, a talented expansion team. No way they even make it 2 the Finals.

Graycap23 said:

TonyVanDam said:

As of now, the Heat have the following players under contract: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem, Mario Chalmers, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Mike Miller. This leaves the Heat with seven roster spots to fill. The team has three draft picks to sign and if Juwan Howard signs, that would leave the Heat with three open spots to fill.

I must say that Pat Riley isn't messing around. He going for the 2011 NBA Finals!

[Edited 7/13/10 19:47pm]

Not going 2 happen.

I'm predicted 3 years at the most. But that isn't stopping Riley from speeding things up a bit.

Woman buys lebron pendent for $5.00....................turns out it is worth 1,000's.

http://news.yahoo.com/s//...et5_ts3110

TonyVanDam said:

Graycap23 said:

Not going 2 happen.

I'm predicted 3 years at the most. But that isn't stopping Riley from speeding things up a bit.

I'll give it 2 years. It took DWade and Shaq 2 years to bring it home.

phunkdaddy said:

TonyVanDam said:

I'm predicted 3 years at the most. But that isn't stopping Riley from speeding things up a bit.

I'll give it 2 years. It took DWade and Shaq 2 years to bring it home.

Miami must get pass Boston's nasty defense.

uPtoWnNY said:

Funny part is, folks in Miami don't give a shit about basketball. Now you have all these bandwagoner Heat fans because of LeBron.

This is primarily a football town but the Heat does have a consistently strong following unlike the Marlins baseball team.

Football is still number one though.

A picture that recently appeared in my local paper, The Cleveland Plain Dealer:

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I like the title to this picture. Life goes on, with or without LeBron.

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