Slave Revolt

Today I want to start with something that we are ALL tired of hearing about. Lebron James. Although I would like to go from a different angle. Some are talking about it, yet some brush it off. The letter that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert wrote to the fans of Cleveland. He spewed a lot of hate and disappointment towards Lebron. If you haven't had a chance to read it google it and you'll see. We live in an age of overpaid and sometimes spoiled athletes. I'm not a big fan of Lebron leaving Cleveland for Miami. My reasons have less to do with basketball and more to do with how the already suffering economy of Cleveland will suffer even more now that Lebron has taken his brand to south beach. Regardless of how anyone feels, Lebron is a grown man, and he made a grown man decision. He was a FREE agent. He played out all 7 years of the contract faithfully. Time came and he thought that he had a better chance of winning elsewhere. Dan Gilbert stated that they put the best team around Lebron to win. Obviously you didn't. 7 years no ring. They had the chance to get Amari Stoudemire last year. They didn't get him. Lebron honestly wasn't coming out of the East with the players on his Cleveland team. Anyone who is honest with themselves knows that. Some say Lebron himself should have told Dan Gilbert that he was leaving. How many owners call players and say, "hey we gotta let you go"? If you worked for a big company i.e. ESPN, would the owner of ESPN call you and say that? No. It would more than likely be your boss. Would I have called him and told him I was leaving before it came on TV, yes, but that me, not Lebron. I don't think he was wrong for having his people call. Dan Gilbert lost his best "boy" and he saw all those Millions fly South, for good. His franchise has immediately lost value, ticket sales, etc. I'm sorry Dan Gilbert but you will not win a championship anytime soon. The East is too stacked. Cleveland will be luck to win 40 games next year. I encourage everyone to read "Forty Million dollar slaves" by William Rhoden. There is more than one kind of slavery, and people need to stop putting that word in a box. Lebron did something that seems to get overlooked, he left 30 million dollars on the table. In an age where all we do is say people chase money and fame, Lebron did the opposite. He left a huge amount of money on the table to be a team player. In this day and age of I,I,I. He sacrificed I, fans, and money to win championships. He revolted from Dan and the Cavs,and once that money train left Cleveland, slave driver Dan erupted. People say that this isn't a race issue. What other kind of issue is it. He didn't leave in the middle of a contract, nor did he leave because the money wasn't enough. He left to do something he couldn't do with your franchise and that's win a title. Lebron is 25 years old, he has spent his entire life in Ohio. It's time he broke his shackles and was aloud to grow. I by all means support his revolt.