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Here is what I wrote when LeBron announced four years ago that he was “taking my talents to Miami:” It’s important to bear in mind that LeBron’s all-consuming ambition to win a championship is the same ambition that motivated (and still motivates) all great NBA players: winning really is everything to them. And he will surely… Read more.
Two years ago virtually every sports writer criticized LeBron for leaving Cleveland to “take [his] talents to South Beach.” But their criticism had far more to do with the fanfare he made of his announcement than with his leaving. And it did not matter to them that LeBron orchestrated that fanfare so that the millions generated could… Read more.
I feel constrained to remind fans now celebrating this Heat championship – like farmers counting their chickens before they’re hatched – that all Dallas has to do is ‘steal’ one in Miami and hold home court to rain of their premature parade. Game two is scheduled for tonight in Miami. (LeBron and Heat look invincible,… Read more.
The moniker “Dream Team” is usually reserved for the group of NBA players who join forces every four years to guarantee Olympic gold in basketball for the United States. Therefore, it’s an indication of their arrogance and disrespect for what this moniker represents that Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James co-opted it when they… Read more.
When Julius “Dr. J” Erving was in his prime, we thought he was the most entertaining player in the history of the NBA and that there would never be another one like him again. Then along came Michael Jordan, and we thought the same about him. Then, with all due respect to Kobe Bryant, along… Read more.
