Chasing Dreams

The whole world anticipated as the man who calls himself "The King" is infront of live television, perhaps ESPN / NBA's own version of a one-hour reality TV sitcom. For a moment, FIFA worldcup was taken to the shadows in anticipation for the Lebron James Decision. Prior to that and even prior to the free agency period, Lebron's marketing team and the defeat to the Boston Celtics in the playoff's created a media hype for his future in the NBA. I myself waited its broadcast on ESPN or Btv but to my disappointment it never aired so I googled a youtube copy of it instead tonight. Luckily, Twitter flooded with news about it so I got myself updated with the Lebron James spectacle and infact a lot of hate and love was shown for Lebron James. 

His announcement shocked the NBA world, his team mates and even his hometown in Ohio. It broke the hearts of many Cleveland fans even prompting some "haters" to burn his Jersey and in fact youtube is crawling with videos of it. Even Dan Gilbert released a press statement on the Cavaliers website airing out his own grievance over the Lebron James Decision

Luckily, Twitter flood with news about it so I got myself updated with the Lebron James spectacle and infact a lot of hate and love was shown for Lebron James.

Now my question that I would like to point to is.. If Lebron James still left Cleveland but had a different scenario, say he went to Chicago or New York, would the world, specially Cleveland would still hate him? I mean even Kevin Garnett chose to end it with the Timberwolves and join Paul Pierce and Ray Allen to form the Big Three in beantown and the Timberwolves were not even that much affected. I've never seen such bitterness in a sporting event before. I may have retweeted a lot of those hate tweets but don't get me wrong, I'm for Lebron in his decision. I mean everyone have their own dreams to chase, sometimes you just have let some of the the things go and find other ways to achieve your dream. It may be an ephemeral dream but once you've accomplished it you can tell the world you've reached the top of the summit. Some say that he abandoned or gave up his Legacy for being at par with Kobe Bryant heck Even Lebron - in all his greatness -needs help, even superstars needed a superstar: Pierce needed KG and Allen, Kobe needed Gasol and Artest, Michael Jordan had Pippen and Rodman, need I say more? He has never had a championship ring and hopefully won't end up as a great NBA player with no championship trophy (like Malone)

Perhaps the only reason why James received ugly comments is because he became too self-centered in his Image and as Dan Gilbert would classify: A self proclaimed King but was he really the one or was it the fans who gave him first that title back in his days at the Cavaliers?

Whatever the outcome of the season maybe good luck to the Miami Heat for pulling this one of, It'll be great to see Wade, Bosh, and James act unselfishly to win a trophy just like what the Big Three in Celtics did and in the words of Dwayne Wade "Fall Seven times Stand up Eight" that should be enough to inspire Bosh and James to win it this time. Though my heart goes to the Bulls and Oklahoma, I'd like to see how the outcome of this trade goes.

In the end, after all of this is over one thing is for sure.

"We are all witnesses."