LeBron James: Should Self Proclaimed King Regret the Decision?

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A year ago today, LeBron James announced his decision at "The Decision". It changed the NBA in a huge way last season, and it could still have an affect on the future of the league.

July 8 will go down in history as the day LeBron did something ridiculously stupid. I'm not saying leaving Cleveland to play in Miami was a dumb move. Hello, the Heat made it to the NBA Finals this past season; it was a great idea for LeBron to team up with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.

What I am saying is that LeBron should regret doing "The Decision". Yes, he raised a lot of money for The Boys and Girls Club, which was a fantastic move on his part. But raising money for charity is something LeBron can do anytime of the year.

Holding an hour long special to tell the world were you're going to play basketball next season was way over the top. Fans were told in the first 15-20 minutes we would hear LeBron's choice, but they were forced to wait a half hour. They sat through painful and pointless television before they finally heard his decision.

Although he said he never would, LeBron left Cleveland to go ring chasing, and I can't blame him for that. The goal of every NBA player, let alone superstar, is to win a NBA Championship. LeBron tried to do so in Cleveland, but the Cavaliers never gave him the help he needed.

So LeBron went and found his own help. Judge him all you want for it, but it doesn't make him an evil person, nor does it make him less talented.

Wouldn't you want to be working with the best possible people so that you're always on top? That's exactly what LeBron did. Granted, they lost the finals, but everyone now knows that this team is a huge threat.

My only beef is how LeBron handled things 365 days ago. A simple press conference would have been just fine, but a prime time nationally televised event was just ludicrous.

"The Decision" is where most of the LeBron hate stemmed from, and it all could have been avoided. Of course Cleveland fans were going to despise LeBron no matter how he announced he was leaving, but the rest of the country wouldn't have bashed the man as much if he held a mid-day press conference stating he was leaving and then opening up for questions.

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