At the American Century Championship golf tournament Michael Jordan finally gave his opinion of LeBron James leaving Cleveland for the Miami Heat. Jordan talks about LeBron at the 30 second mark where he said, “There’s no way, with hindsight, I would’ve ever called up Larry, called up Magic and said, ‘Hey look let’s get together and play on one team…. But that’s, things are different. I can’t say that’s a bad thing. It’s an opportunity these kids have today. In all honesty, I was trying to beat those guys.”
Vaneisha Robinson an amateur boxer, bought a LeBron James pendant for $5.00 at a garage sale. Impressed by her bargain shopping, Robinson decided to have the pendant apprised where she discovered it was worth $10,000.
In the midst of LeBron’s “decision,” Robinson decided to capitalize and sell the pendant on E-Bay. Robinson was contacted by Maverick O. Carter, who is a high school friend of James and CEO of LeBron James marking company LRMR. Carter claimed the pendant was his, and it was stolen. Carter or “Maverick” invited Robinson to his home where he said him and LeBron James would like to negotiate to buy back the pendant.
When Robinson arrived at Carter’s home, neither James or Carter were there. Instead, Carter’s mom and a bunch of neighborhood “thugs” greeted Robinson by blocking in her truck in the driveway and threatening to give back the pendant. Police are now investigating, and Robinson said she was fearful for her life.
Dan Gilbert issued a statement on Monday after Jesse Jackson called him a slave master for his remarks about LeBron James leaving Cleveland. Gilbert responded: “I strongly disagree with Rev. Jesse Jackson’s recent comments and we are not going to engage in any related discussion on it. Going forward, we’re very excited about the Cavaliers and positive future of our region.”
Gilbert may have put an end to Jesse Jackson’s comments, but now he must answer to League Commissioner David Stern. At the owners’ meeting in Las Vegas, Stern fined Gilbert $100,000 saying his remarks were “extreme.”
Now fans are offering to help out Gilbert. A Cavaliers spokesperson has said the team has received thousands of phone calls and E-mails offering to help pay the fine.
At 9:00ET LeBron will make his announcement on which team he is going to sign with. ESPN had dedicated an hour long special. LeBron has met with six teams, but only three are in serious contention.
Miami: Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade have already said they will sign with the Heat causing many to speculate that LeBron has already made up his mind. Last week, rumors swirled that the three had met in Miami for a summit. LeBron going to Miami means less money. While LeBron going to the Heat would mean he would play alongside Wade and Bosh, that’s about all he would be playing against, and Miami would still need to bring in other players.
Chicago: The Bulls have already signed Carlos Boozer, but will they sign LeBron? ESPN columnist, Bill Simmons said if LeBron wanted to win his best shot would be to sign with Chicago. Chicago has already cleared enough cap space to give LeBron the big money contract he would not get in other favorite Miami.
Cleveland: While the Cavs may not have signed Wyade and Bosh or even Boozer, Cleveland is home to LeBron. LeBron has stuck with the Cavs for the past 7 years. While Cleveland can offer LBJ a big money contract they cannot offer him a championship. Despite having the best record in the NBA for past 2 years, they have not been able to win a championship. The Cavs just hired a new coach in Bryon Scott. Leaving Cleveland may hurt LeBron’s legacy more so than not winning a championship in Cleveland. Other NBA Greats like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Kobe Bryant stayed with their teams and won championships as opposed to leaving.
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Vaneisha Robinson an amateur boxer, bought a LeBron James pendant for $5.00 at a garage sale. Impressed by her bargain shopping, Robinson decided to have the pendant apprised where she discovered it was worth $10,000.
Dan Gilbert issued a statement on Monday after Jesse Jackson called him a slave master for his remarks about LeBron James leaving Cleveland. Gilbert responded: “I strongly disagree with Rev. Jesse Jackson’s recent comments and we are not going to engage in any related discussion on it. Going forward, we’re very excited about the Cavaliers and positive future of our region.” 
At 9:00ET