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I have been one to praise LeBron James for his great talent and ability on the court and his behavior off the court, however this past month, he has done a couple of things that were really disappointing! First he didn't shake hands with the Orlando Magic players after losing to them in the Eastern Conference Finals, and second after being dunked on by an Xavier basketball player named Jordan Crawford at one of his camps, he conspired to keep the tapes from being seen by anyone. Now let's revisit the first one, it's bad enough that he didn't shake hands with the players after the game, but his reasoning afterwards that he's a winner and can't congratulate someone after beating him, well that's even worse! Now back to the dunk, does LeBron think that anyone that attempts to block as many shots as himself, will never get dunked on? In fact he was dunked on by Magic rookie Courtney Lee twice in the series in which he was defeated, Something that I might add got nearly the attention that it should of! Now I'm as much of an egomaniac as any other ridiculously overpaid, talented guy in the forefront of his field, but even I right a bad article every once in a while. I think some of these guys are trying so hard to follow the Michael Jordan playbook, well let's just say King James is overdoing it!

I've always liked Tennis, especially the big tournaments like Wimbledon, the French Open, and the U.S. Open!  Why is it that tennis players fall to the ground in this unbelievably fake joy and emotion after winning? Almost like Kobe Bryant's contrived repeat of a Michael Jordan Celebration Ten years earlier after winning this year's championship! ..Oh yeah the Australian Open is a tennis major also!

I hate to talk about money, but how is it that Antoine Walker, an NBA Ballplayer for 10 years, who earned approximately 99.6 million dollars over that time could be charged with writing a million dollars in bad checks to Las Vegas casinos?

How is it that an NFL Player, Quarterback Matt Cassel of Kansas City, can sit on the bench for 5 years, play one year and command a salary of over ten million dollars over six years? Oh yeah the NF L's number one draft pick, is going to get 73 million over that time, and he hasn't played one game.

Can the American League in baseball really be that much better than the National League?(They've won 12 All-Star games in a row?


Did you really think Steroids helped baseball players as much as it appears it did?

Why does everybody keep dumping Jessica Simpson?

If these big time NBA Free Agents wanted to win so much, why do they continually go to teams that will least help them accomplish that goal? I never here LeBron and D-Wade talking about hooking up. I wonder why?

Did you see TO posing nude on the cover of a magazine for his new reality show?

Why is it that I can't think of anything good to say about the NHL?

Who is Boxing's Heavyweight Champion of the World?

What is MMA?

What is UFC?

Can you name five golfers besides Tiger Woods?

How many of you guys out there really know how to play No Limit Poker?

How could I write this without taking a swipe at the WNBA, now name me 5 WNBA Players? Anybody?

Why don't these multi-millionaires call a limo, or a cab before getting into a car after drinking and getting high all night?

Did you realize that this past Monday and Tuesday(Baseball's All-Star Break) are the only two days, where no professional sports are played?

When does Football start again?

Do You Remember the Time that you fell in love with Michael Jackson's Music? Now wait one moment before you answer that question. I can imagine that I was exposed to Lil' Michael while I was still within my mother's womb!  So I guess I've been in love with his music my whole life. Is he my favorite music artist of all time? Yes, but sadly I've just been reminded of that, because of his untimely death. I now realize that I as many of you, I took my admiration of his great talents for granted. It happened when I allowed my perception of him, to be formed by his eccentric behavior, rather than his musical genius and his loving heart. It happened when Michael began to change his physical features and appearance, almost a transformation. What was he trying to change I wondered?  What could make a person who literally had women falling at his feet, feel so insecure? It happened when I allowed the media to tell me who and what Michael was, when Michael through his music was telling me. At  some point we just forgot about the magician who Moon-walked across the stage that night! The only person that could make a macho guy, dance in the mirror with a glove on his hand, and practice spinning around on his toes, while wearing a pink shirt! Make people stand in line for days to get tickets. We forgot about I Wanna Rock Wit U, and how amazing that Thriller video was, girls kissing their boyfriends in the dark, pretending they were Michael. We forgot about Human Nature and how cool he made Penny Loafers look. We forgot about the scream and the crotch pull in the Bad video, and we forgot that cool lean in the Smooth Criminal video. We forgot that everytime he came out with a new album, we couldn't wait to see what he would do next to wow us. Michael even made you memorize the words to all his songs, back when there was an album to read them off of(lol)!  Not many people can make you want to be just like them. Well it seems he made everyone want to be just like him, and that can't be forgotten, it won't be forgotten. Michael has been compared to other artists, such as: Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Madonna, Whitney Houston,but there is no comparison. Musically all these artists brought something to the table, but they were restricted by their music, and it's genre. Michael had the whole package, whether you lived in the far east and ate with chopsticks for dinner, or you lived in a trailer park and drink beers for dinner, Michael was loved. It was truly an international fan base. Yesterday we said goodbye to The Greatest Entertainer we've ever seen, and maybe that anyone will ever see! It was further noticed, by the outpouring of Love and affection on display at his Memorial service. People watched and cried all over the world yesterday to say goodbye to Michael Jackson, and Remember the Time they fell in love with his Music.

      The Finals are upon us, and we didn't get the Lebron vs. Kobe showdown that we all anticipated. So now we get David Stern slapping Lebron with an after the fact fine for not addressing the media, and shaking hands with Orlando. Were getting the Kobe is determined and focused to win without Shaq, and can cement himself as one of the best of all time! Well I don't think this proves greatness, he's facing an Orlando team that is a finesse team, as is his Lakers. They match-up very well, because there are no bullies to pound, and beat up Kobe, Gasol, and Lamar Odom! As well as The Magic have played, they want to shoot threes, run, and play pretty basketball. It won't be Kobe's will to win, or his ability to close. It will just be Orlando's soft nature, lack of defense, and inexperience that will lead the Lakers to victory.  Kobe doesn't understand why he is mocked, and vilified by hardcore fans, and  Basketball experts, well his fabricated gestures, and made up faces of passion, and desire leave a bad taste in your mouth! Kobe still tries too hard, he just needs to go out and play, and the accolades will come to him. He cant make us love him, as I think he tries so hard to do! Just play ball, and he will get what he deserves. The Lakers are not a great team yet, but they will be a championship team again after this year, so we will celebrate it for what it's worth after they win.


     The Lakers will win the series probably in 6 games, because as I stated above, they  match-up really well against the Magic. Basketball is all about style of play and matchups. What Orlando could do against Cleveland, wont fair well against the Lakers. They are a team that lives and dies by the jump shot, and if it falls as it did against Cle(shot 60% from three) they will be in good shape. If they don't it will look like the lakers are long, and more athletic  defending the perimeter shot, and they will struggle to win two games!