Friday, July 9, 2010

WE WITNESSED: There are at least four different types of failures we can discuss regarding last night's LeBronathon:
  1. The failure of LeBron James to choose the Chicago Bulls, which would have placed him in a better position to win championships.
  2. The failure of LeBron James to control his narrative here, leading him to be seen (so far as I can tell) as a heel in all this rather than an eager athlete hoping to win, as this Bill Simmons tweet notes with the appropriate sports entertainment reference. (Though would any selection other than Cleveland lead to this outcome?)
  3. The failure of ESPN in delivering the news in the first ten minutes of the show as promised, leading instead to the basketball equivalent of an Idol results show.
  4. Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert's open letter to the fans as Comic Sans FAIL.
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