I know. It's ridiculous the hate Lebron is STILL getting. Jordan likely got kicked out of the league for gambling on sports. Cheated on his wife. Wasn't the best father, and was a world class trash talking shithead. Lebron calls press conference, donates money from the proceeds to charity. Vilified.

By who?

Just look on twitter and on ESPN comments. Tons and tons of people.

Yeah. I have respect for guys that take discounts in sports but don't fault the ones that don't.

Here's a fun fact : LeBron James has never been the single highest paid player on any team he's on in the league.

Highest paid player by that NBA team. Good for him.

NBA salary obviously. He and Bosh make the same, Ben Wallace made more in Cleveland.

The argument for opting out was so that they could take less and bring in better players.


Get back to me when taking the max is taking less.

What an asshole, Lebron is, for opting out, to take max salary, while being the best player in the entire league. Complete dick move.

:rolleyes:

He should be vilified for the decision.

But this is not "the decision." If he stays loyal to Miami, it's the exact opposite.

There's nothing wrong with 1 player (Who just so happens to be the best player in the league and the ONLY player to show up for the Heat in the Finals. ) taking a max deal. Wade and Bosh are the ones who should take significant pay cuts. Not LeBron.

In the end LeBron likely will take less than a max deal, but he doesn't have to and if he doesn't, shouldn't be blamed for it.

I honestly don't know how anyone could fault a player for getting the most money he could possibly get out of his contract. Peyton Manning did. Tom Brady did. Kobe Bryant did. If a team overpays a player, that's the team's fault. In this case, given that LeBron is worth more than a max deal, the team is getting a good deal.

The only people should give a shit are the ones who are Heat fans and it prevents them from acquiring supportive talent the same way we bitch about the possibility of Alex Smith breaking the bank foe the Chiefs and weakening the teams ability to sign other players.

He deserves max money. Period.

Wade and Bosh should be taking significantly less than Max


Bosh was never worth the Max and Wade is broken