Not Rooting for LeBron James...or Chris Bosh
Why one hometown sports fan was happy to see the Miami Heat fall to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
Patch asked in its “You Said It” feature if we were rooting for LeBron James . Not so much. I paid little attention to the NBA finals until the tide turned, but over the last two games rooted hard for the Mavericks. Partly that was rooting against LeBron, but mostly it's rooting against Chris Bosh. I am unhappy that LeBron shipped out of town (he was raised in Akron and owns a home in Bath Township) and especially that he announced it in that unbearable ESPN infomercial. But more than LeBron, I blame Bosh for the decision (if not “The Decision.”) Anyone paying attention knew that LeBron was defined by two numbers: 23 and 6. His idol – as it was for a generation of ballers – was Number 23, Michael Jordan. LeBron came into the …
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