Lebron James Lettin' Charles Barkley Have It..

Barkley has talked bad about James for years. When James left Cleveland for Miami, Barkley called it a "punk move." He's consistently gone on radio shows, TV shows and his own show to say he will never rate James as one of the top five players in the league's history, and he went at him again last week when James said the Cavaliers need another playmaker.

"I'm not going to let him disrespect my legacy like that," James told ESPN. "I'm not the one who threw somebody through a window. I never spit on a kid. I never had unpaid debt in Las Vegas. I never said, 'I'm not a role model.' I never showed up to All-Star Weekend on Sunday because I was in Vegas all weekend partying.

"All I've done for my entire career is represent the NBA the right way. Fourteen years, never got in trouble. Respected the game. Print that."

Floyd Robertson wrote:I think "The Decision" and ESPN have a lot to do with it.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:I think "The Decision" and ESPN have a lot to do with it.

if "The Decision" and ESPN are the standard by which we measure someone's likeability in the age of social media and reality TV, it'll be a pretty long list of people we don't like.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:pretty funny stuff.

I've never understood a lot of the hate toward Lebron, other than that he's successful. He seems like a pretty upstanding guy..

Barkley has talked bad about James for years. When James left Cleveland for Miami, Barkley called it a "punk move." He's consistently gone on radio shows, TV shows and his own show to say he will never rate James as one of the top five players in the league's history, and he went at him again last week when James said the Cavaliers need another playmaker.

"I'm not going to let him disrespect my legacy like that," James told ESPN. "I'm not the one who threw somebody through a window. I never spit on a kid. I never had unpaid debt in Las Vegas. I never said, 'I'm not a role model.' I never showed up to All-Star Weekend on Sunday because I was in Vegas all weekend partying.

"All I've done for my entire career is represent the NBA the right way. Fourteen years, never got in trouble. Respected the game. Print that."

LeBron James Bashes Charles Barkley

CheesySpartan wrote:Barkley has always been a punk. He broke a guys nose outside a bar in Milwaukee in the early 90s and spent the night in jail.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
if "The Decision" and ESPN are the standard by which we measure someone's likeability in the age of social media and reality TV, it'll be a pretty long list of people we don't like.

Yup. And that $ went to charity. I don't agree with Lebron bitching about his team in public but at the same time chuck's negativity should be directed elsewhere if needed. Look at some other athletes' actions on the court off the court. Lebron is a class act when compared to many.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

CheesySpartan wrote:Barkley has always been a punk. He broke a guys nose outside a bar in Milwaukee in the early 90s and spent the night in jail.

he can be kinda funny from time to time.. but I certainly don't want/need a lecture from Charles Barkley on pretty much anything.

NigelUno wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:he can be kinda funny from time to time.. but I certainly don't want/need a lecture from Charles Barkley on pretty much anything.

He has his moments, and I bet you do need a lecture every now and then.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:By the way - Barkley threw a kid through a window?! How did Simmons not write that story in his book?!

duffy munn wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:By the way - Barkley threw a kid through a window?! How did Simmons not write that story in his book?!

He threw some guy through a window at a bar. Not a kid.

He spit on a kid.

gHost Spartan wrote:

I.B. Fine wrote:Chuck is a giant troll, which, given who started this thread, makes this all very amusing.
By the way, the charitable contribution from 'The Decision' was only announced after a shit storm of condemnation was rained down on Lebronn and ESPN. It was a low point for team Lebron, which, to give him credit, he has worked to overcome.

Not only that, but didn't LeBron (along with Bosh and Wade) also claim that they were going to win the NBA Finals every year? Remember they staged that "coming out" party and pretty much guaranteed that they were going to dominate the NBA?

Nordic wrote:Awesome, thanks Bob.

Go Sports!

Death Roe wrote:LeBron should have been the bigger man and not said it publicly. He's much more morally apt than Barkley but he's still a bitch.

gHost Spartan wrote:

I.B. Fine wrote:Chuck is a giant troll, which, given who started this thread, makes this all very amusing.
By the way, the charitable contribution from 'The Decision' was only announced after a shit storm of condemnation was rained down on Lebronn and ESPN. It was a low point for team Lebron, which, to give him credit, he has worked to overcome.

Not only that, but didn't LeBron (along with Bosh and Wade) also claim that they were going to win the NBA Finals every year? Remember they staged that "coming out" party and pretty much guaranteed that they were going to dominate the NBA?

Nordic wrote:Awesome, thanks Bob.

Go Sports!