- Jul 27, 2012
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The letter was foul and a terrible look for a NBA owner to do. There's no cutting that, regardless of how upset Gilbert was, he shoulda kept his feelings to himself as long term there was nothing to gain from that letter when other potential free agents would see how he goes about things.
On the flip side, a 25 year old turning their free agency into a total spectacle and having a "decision" on where he should take his talents to and pretty much rejecting his old team live on national tv was a terrible move and even lebron has admitted that. Whatever yes men or pr guys who signed off on the decision should've been fired.
I could see why Gilbert would be upset with how Lebron went about it. It doesn't justify the letter, but if he were have just left for Miami without a nationally televised "decision" I doubt we see the letter in the first place and if we still did see it then damn that's an even worse look for Dan Gilbert. Lebron was a free agent, he had and again how has a right to go where he pleases. That whole "decision" wasnt a good idea though regardless if some boys and girls club in an affluent area got some of the proceeds of it.
Time heals wounds though. If lebron is willing to even consider working for Gilbert again, its probably due to both sides having some sort of feeling that they could've handled things in a better way back in 2010.
On the flip side, a 25 year old turning their free agency into a total spectacle and having a "decision" on where he should take his talents to and pretty much rejecting his old team live on national tv was a terrible move and even lebron has admitted that. Whatever yes men or pr guys who signed off on the decision should've been fired.
I could see why Gilbert would be upset with how Lebron went about it. It doesn't justify the letter, but if he were have just left for Miami without a nationally televised "decision" I doubt we see the letter in the first place and if we still did see it then damn that's an even worse look for Dan Gilbert. Lebron was a free agent, he had and again how has a right to go where he pleases. That whole "decision" wasnt a good idea though regardless if some boys and girls club in an affluent area got some of the proceeds of it.
Time heals wounds though. If lebron is willing to even consider working for Gilbert again, its probably due to both sides having some sort of feeling that they could've handled things in a better way back in 2010.