LeBron James, Just Man Up, Admit Why You Sent the Tweet and Gain Respect Back
On Tuesday night LeBron James sent the following Tweet:
KingJames Jan 11, 9:29pm via ÜberTwitter
Crazy. Karma is a b****.. Gets you every time. Its not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything!
When I saw that Tweet from LeBron James my first thoughts were, "Well, that was stupid."
My next thought was to think that he would be apologizing for that one the next day. James did not mention the Cavs by name, but his tweet came while his old team was in the progress of getting clobbered by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Then I read what he had to say about it the next day and realized he wasn't going to own up to his comments.
When LeBron was asked to clarify his tweet before the Miami Heat's game Wednesday against the Clippers, James denied the message was directed at the Cavs—and even suggested it wasn't his words.
"It was just how I was feeling at the time," James said. "It wasn't even a comment from me, it was someone who sent it to me and I sent it out."
James' original message didn't appear to be a "re-tweet," so it's unclear what James meant by saying it wasn't his comment. Those of us Twitter veterans know what a re-tweet looks like, and his wasn't one. James denies it was intended for the Cavs, who are struggling this season since LeBron left for Miami.
"It wasn't towards that team," James said. "It definitely wasn't a good showing by that team last night, I know they wish they would have played better, but nothing towards them."
James later added, "It wasn't no hit at that franchise, no hit at that team, especially those players at all. I've moved on and hopefully that organization is continuing to move on, but I'm happy where I am as a Miami Heat player."
Until last summer's "The Decision"' debacle on ESPN, I always had respect for LeBron James. His public comments and his behavior off the court led me to believe he might actually be somewhat humble, which is surprising in this day and age, considering his wealth and his on-court talents.
"The Decision," the one-hour ESPN special on which he announced he was leaving Cleveland to join Miami as a free agent, changed my mind about James. The egocentric nature of the ESPN event changed my opinion of James for the worse. I just got the feeling that he was not a humble person, but one that thought he was better than the rest of us.
His denial of why he sent the Tweet Tuesday night has damaged his reputation in my eyes even more. Not because he sent the Tweet, but because he won't man up and admit why he sent it.
I sent the following Tweet to James this morning:
Hey @KingJames just man up and admit why you sent the tweet. Everyone screws up, admit it and get our respect again. Don't be a pussy.
Yeah, I said that. And I am man enough to admit it.
How about you LeBron James? Are you man enough to admit why you sent the Tweet? If so, you might gain some respect from me.
If not, my opinion of you will continue on a downhill slide.
