Ten years after the “Decision,” ESPN is finally admitting that they actually pitched the idea to LeBron and his camp. Not only did they pitch the idea, they swiped it from a 38 year old Detroit Pistons fan named Drew Wagner who sent the idea to Bill Simmons’ mailbag.
Wagner’s email said, “What if LeBron announces he will pick his 2010-11 team live on ABC on a certain date for a show called ‘LeBron’s Choice? What type of crazy ratings would that get?”
Simmons replied, “If LeBron were smart, he would market the event through his company, sell the rights to a network and reveal his choice on that show … He could even make it pay-per-view … I’m pretty sure they’ll pony up for $44.99 for “Decision 2010: LeBron’s Verdict.”
Simmons loved the idea so much that he pitched it to LeBron and his camp during the All-Star Weekend in Dallas in February of 2010.
However, after LeBron decided NOT to stay in Cleveland and take his talents to South Beach everybody and their baby’s momma INCLUDING ESPN bailed on him leaving him out to dry all alone in a thunderstorm.
Everybody on that network blasted James for the “Decision” and it was their idea that he actually made the decision on live live TV. Ain’t that a blip? Sure, LeBron gave his consent but he was a 26 year old player trusting the network.
For 10 years they’ve made this man out to be the butt wipe that embarrassed Cleveland on live TV when they swiped the idea from a Pistons fan and pitched to King James in the first place.
See how folks will do you bruh? Not only did they run over LeBron but they backed the truck up over him two or three more times just to make sure he was down.
They helped to ruin his reputation with the fans, paint him out to be public enemy No.1 and have never looked back. Now because so much time has gone by they want to make light of the situation. Ain’t that a blip?
You’ve got to give LeBron credit for not blasting ESPN and Bill Simmons at the time for putting him out there like that. He kept his mouth shut, simply went out and eventually won 3 championships, two with the Heat and one with the Cavs.
These corporate cats ain’t worth two dead flies smashed bruh. They all put the man up to it and scattered like roaches when he made the right decision to leave a franchise that had failed to assemble a team around him, fired his head coach and the GM quite two weeks later. It made absolutely no sense for him to stay in Cleveland at the time.
Leaving was the best decision for LeBron’s career no question about it and ESPN and all the duns working there that know basketball knew it too. However, because it wasn’t popular after the fact because the city of Cleveland was outraged they followed public sentiment and destroyed him every chance they got just to separate themselves from him. We haven’t seen Jim Gray since the freakin’ “Decision.” That’s what you call a foul ball playa. Stop me when I start lyin’!
