It is my understanding, confirmed by many people on the inside of the real Cleveland community, that LeBron has good reasons for not wanting to play with the Cavs in the future, and there are good reasons the teamwork was off during the playoffs, and LeBron has a right to privacy about that. However, it is equally clear to me that the reasons for LeBron's departure are known throughout the Cavaliers organization, Northeast Ohio, the basketball world and by the media as well, and there seems to be a blanket agreement that LeBron's personal business is LeBron's business. I am certain Dan Gilbert and everyone at the PD know all this very well. Which makes me wonder why Gilbert and the Cavs are not respecting this apparent global social contract, which largely benefits the Cavs, as my impression is that Dan Gilbert is to blame.
Gilbert has the responsibility to set the moral fiber and focus of the Cavs team and enterprise and while he has been obsessed with gaining personal wealth, glory, gratification and GAMBLING at any risk, he failed to make his team and enterprises better than himself - better than the empire he built and operates. Dan Gilbert has made the Cavs immoral.
LeBron has refused to be corrupted, has suffered great pain, and should be praised by Gilbert and his teammates and fans for his great performance here in living hell, living a life for the public that tore his private life to shreds, and still rising above all that.
Instead, the cursed Gilbert attempts to further corrupt LeBron's life, and trash his career.
Of course America created Dan Gilbert - we were ALL raised on "Wall Street" - some of us took away false messages - and America must now judge the Gekkos - the Gilberts - versus our real hometown heros, like LeBron James.
Before passing judgment on Gilbert and the Cavs vs. LeBron James, I suggest you google quickenloans sucks... or just go here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/Company/Quicken-Loans.aspx [1]... and think about the OWNERSHIP LeBron has really been under all these years - would you wish that on your worst enemies?
Also search for Gilbert on realNEO - some people are real NEO enough to see through the bullshit dumped on our community by the leadership and media here and some are smart enough to escape before they are destroyed - LeBron did not betray Cleveland he escaped a Cleveland and Cavaliers leadership that betrayed him... and I don't mean his fans and friends betrayed him... I mean his OWNER and team betrayed him.
Enough said, right Gilbert. What an embarrassment!
Links:
[1] http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/Company/Quicken-Loans.aspx