Dan Gilbert, majority owner of the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers put on a classic display of “sour grapes” in an open letter to the team’s fans.
As you probably know, Lebron James, whom the owner never referred to by name in his letter, spurned the Cav’s offer to re-sign him, and signed instead with the Miami Heat.
Mr. Gilbert wore his petulance on his sleeve, using derogatory words and phrases (former hero, deserted, narcissistic, self-promotional and cowardly).
Worse yet, he had the gall to publicly personally guarantee that the “Cavaliers will win a championship before the self-titled king wins one.” Now he has to put his reputation where his black-venom mouth is.
I mean … Lebron James did hear them out, affording them plenty of equal time to make their case, so it seems the monkey is on Mr. Gilbert’s back, not his. Obviously, the Cavs did not come close to Miami’s offer and situation.
The message it sends to young people is, “Why work hard if when you decide to move on, your former boss is going to slap you around the block, forgetting all that you did for them in the past?”
It’s a classic example of the “What Have You Done for Me Lately Syndrome.“
Boo hoo, boo hoo. Crybaby stuff. All his tirade does is expose his sour pickle psyche. Get over it, Mr. Gilbert.
I never thought I'd sympathize with LeBron, but in this case I do. Very poor sportsmanship from the Cavs' owner.
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