My analysis this week is about the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. The media has been giving a lot of attention to the Miami Heat and their “Big 3” of Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, and Chris Bosh. Most of the coverage was about how the Heat weren’t dominating instead of giving credit to the Dallas Mavericks for playing solid team basketball. It’s a shame that the media was so focused on the Heat, that the Mavericks weren’t given their due for sweeping the two tie defending champion L.A. Lakers. The Mavericks had only one big star in Dirk Nowitzki. At times, he carried this team as a big star should, but his teammates stepped up when he was sick. The Mavericks won the NBA championship and didn’t have a television show about it or go out of their way to make a huge deal about it. The city had a parade for the Mavericks, as most cities do when they win a championship, and the athletes will get their rings for winning. Some players will get more media exposure then they are used to as well. The Dallas Mavericks are considered gracious winners, unlike a few players from the Miami Heat.
Lebron James made the phrase, “taking my talents to South Beach” a household phrase. It has been used in just about every way possible when referring to Miami. After the Miami Heat lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, Lebron James made this comment:
"All the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day, they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today. I’m going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the things that I want to do with me and my family and be happy with that. They can get a few days or a few months or whatever the case may be on being happy about not only myself, but the Miami Heat not accomplishing their goal. But they have to get back to the real world at some point.”
It’s a shame to see someone of his fame say something like this and take away from the spotlight that the Dallas Mavericks deserve after beating his Miami Heat in six games. Lebron has tried to downplay the comments and say people overreacted. He should have just said congratulations to the Mavs and ended the interview.
As the saying goes, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” He should be more respectful of his fellow athletes and let them have their moment.
I will end this with a great joke. I asked Lebron James for change for a dollar. He gave me seventy-five cents back and walked away. I guess it’s true that he can only give you three quarters!
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