Thursday, May 22, 2008

Sports In grieving LeBron, one columnist reaches acceptance way sooner than the rest

Posted by Joe Tone on Thu, May 22, 2008 at 9:42 AM

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For most of Cleveland, it will take years to mourn the eventual loss of LeBron James to New York and its bigger, brighter stacks of money. Most are still in the first of the five stages of grief: denial: (But he’s building a mansion here!) Perhaps a smaller number has reached anger. (Screw him! We don’t want a guy with alligator arms anyway!). There’s a lot of bargaining going on these days. (What if we get Elton Brand? Then would you stay?) And depression? Well, this is Cleveland, so we’ve always got a fountain of that at the ready. But as far as I can tell, Bill Livingston, the Plain Dealer columnist known more for his incoherence than his level-headedness, is the first Cavalier fan to reach the final stage: acceptance. This morning, he writes:
This is a man made for the biggest stage. He craves the attention. It helps make him great. Spike Lee sitting at courtside helped inspire James to a 50-point game in New York this season. ... If he leaves, I would wish him well. That would be seven years and many thrills here, and that is a long time.
What a load off that must be for Bill. As for us, we’re still in denial, mostly because we’re not sure LeBron’s ready to leave his mom, and as far as we can tell, she’s not quite ready for the big city. What stage are you in? – Joe P. Tone

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Denial, but understanding acceptance as well. I don't think he'll leave, but if we don't do anything for the guy before 2010, I wouldn't blame him.

Posted by Sarge on May 22, 2008 at 11:25 AM | Report this comment
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According to Bill Livingston, Spike Lee could inspire World Peace and find me a 6-figure job!

Posted by mench on May 22, 2008 at 12:47 PM | Report this comment
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Check this out, its the future press conference for when LeBron signs with Jay-Z and the Nets: http://thedaveburbarevolution.blogspot.com/2008/05/scenes-from-future.html

Posted by Clevelander in NY on May 24, 2008 at 7:06 PM | Report this comment

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