LeBron James: A Royal Loser

If LeBron James is "The King," he definitely acted like a spoiled monarch after they lost to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals (ECF).

After the Cleveland Cavaliers lost 103-90 in game six of the ECF, LeBron James walked off the court and refused to shake the hands of the victors. Talk about being a sore loser! Here's what LeBron had to say:

It's hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them. I'm a winner. It's not being a poor sport or anything like that. If somebody beats you up, you're not going to congratulate them. That doesn't make sense to me. I'm a competitor. That's what I do. It doesn't make sense for me to go over and shake somebody's hand.

WTF?!? Just because you're a "winner" you're spared from sportsman-like protocol?

Well LeBron, you haven't won any rings yet so you're technically not in the winner's circle.

It also annoys me to no end that LeBron's team has either kept mum or defended his  unsportsmanlike actions. This tolerance just spoils James further and fuels his whining attitude. Can you imagine Phil Jackson defending Kobe Bryant in this type of situation? (Jackson has criticized Kobe and called him "uncoachable" in the past).

So to LeBron James, shake the hands of your vanquishers. It's not supposed to be fun, but it's what real winners do.


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