Vendor allegedly selling "Like Father, Like Son" T-shirts outside Q

[rizzy]

James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio, to a 16-year-old mother, Gloria. His biological father, Anthony McClelland, was an ex-convict who left Gloria and forced her to raise LeBron by herself. Unnofficial Cavaliers T-shirts stating "Like Father Like Son" will be sold at tonights game outside of Quiken Loans Arena





:lol

[SoCalMike]

oh ouch....



:pimp:

[Lakerlove420]

what!?...........................wow

[BrentISballin]

LOL things like this must make the remaining cav players feel incompetent of accomplishing anything. :lol

[PowerGlove]

SMH @ these people embarrassing cleveland.

[asdf1990]

damn thats cold .

[CanadaBBallFan]

Gosh, Cleveland really winning hearts and minds all over the world I guess...

:rolleyes:

[50inchvertical]

Ungrateful S.O.B's.

[El_Fuego]

this is going way too far

[DukeDelonte13]

Damn that is cold.

Thread title should be "Random Cleveland man selling "like father, like sons t-shirts"

[taucesays]

More like "random cleveland fan earning 10k tonight". That's cold as hell but just as smart.

[JohnnySic]

this is going way too far
Was just gonna say that.

But it is creative, and adds to the drama...

[VIP2000]

Pretty classless...

[CanadaBBallFan]

Pretty classless...

I wonder why Cleveland has made this so personal. To bring the guy's family life/upbringing into this is ridiculous. I blame the sports journalists and writers/radio personalities who seem like their only job is to push and prod people into fanatical, emotional states.

[mlh1981]

I dislike LeBron just as much as the next guy, but I hate it when this kind of stuff goes beyond sports.........

[Burgz]

i hate on LeBron just as much as everyone else these days

but this is too far:no:

[ErhnamDjinn]

damn hate for LBJ is going overboard, I just hope nothing untoward happens in the game tom.

[Apocalyptic0n3]

I get the feeling that Cleveland is just gonna make an ass out of themselves tonight and all the hatred towards Lebron is gonna be turned onto them. These people (not Cleveland itself, the people harrassing Lebron) are freaking idiots.

[Vince15]

jeez....

[Ancient Legend]

Hmm so it should have been LeBron McLelland. Doesn't have the same ring to it at all.

[ALBballer]

Ouch. That's really low.

[Blackisbig]

That's pretty good. I'd buy one.

[Gundress]

:lol ...ouch, that's low but LeBron wasn't the first person in the sports to hear the harsh insult, etc....LeBron has to deal with it.

[CanadaBBallFan]

:lol ...ouch, that's low but LeBron wasn't the first person in the sports to hear the harsh insult, etc....LeBron has to deal with it.

Why is it acceptable?

[Kellogs4toniee]

Never thought I would say this about anything insulting to Lebron, but this is going too far.

[catch24]

:facepalm

[Kurosawa0]

I loved J.A. Adande's tweet:


"Sad but true: If LeBron had a DUI + assault charge this summer but stayed w/Cavs there'd be 19,000 cheering him tonight."

[asdf1990]

This is utahesque after kobes incident.

[Gundress]

Why is it acceptable?


What they did was wrong and went too far but too many sports history have some ugly harsh called. Cliff Lee's wife went to Yankees and Yankees fans throw at her, throw beer at her and said some harsh at her, which is worst than "Like Father, Like Son". Cliff Lee said...not surprised because it's sports so what do you expect?

[UK-NJ]

This guy just took a line off wiki & added the part about selling t-shirts himself. Just a joke, as far as I'm aware?

[Big Bang Theory]

This guy just took a line off wiki & added the part about selling t-shirts himself. Just a joke, as far as I'm aware?
I sincerely hope so. That's just...wrong.

EDIT: Quicken Loans Arena is spelled wrong on the front page as well, I doubt it's real.

[Quizno]

ouch

[mans1ay3r]

I'll give them clever, good bar joke maybe, but wrong to actually be selling it. I dont get how people can kick back and say "Well, that's sports..:confusedshrug:"

Just because worst things have happened, doesnt make the lesser any better.. its not even a discussion.

[Rake2204]

I'm not a big fan of labeling an entire fanbase based on idiotic moves made by a small percentage of the whole. Perhaps one has an issue with the fact that such a large chunk of Cleveland fans are seemingly upset at LeBron's decision, but I do not think it's fair to throw all those guys under the same blanket when something like this "Like Father, Like Son" debacle comes about.

I have found a lot of the backlash from Cleveland fans to be tough and sometimes perhaps unfair. The response videos, the burning of the jerseys, I haven't had too much issue with these. The super personal stuff though largely seems to be the work of a couple of people looking for attention, money, or both.

I think I have grown to withhold judgment on entire fanbases after what I went through with the Malice at the Palace incident.

[RapsFan]

I get the feeling that Cleveland is just gonna make an ass out of themselves tonight and all the hatred towards Lebron is gonna be turned onto them. These people (not Cleveland itself, the people harrassing Lebron) are freaking idiots.

Totally agreed.

I hear some reporter or something a day or so ago that Cavs fans actually love what Dan Gilbert said etc in his letter! Despite essentially making no NBA free agent want to play for his team, fans love him for it. :facepalm

[Doranku]

I've disliked LeBron for a LONG time now, but this is going too far. True definition of classless. SMH.

[TennesseeFan]

This is horrible

[B-Low]

wowww yeah that's a bit much. Keep it at least SOMEWHAT basketball related

[chris2010]

over the top. im rooting for the cavs strictly b/c of the lebron fans believing he won 60+ games the past couple years and a few playoff series on his own. If lebron is responsible for all those victories, then he must be responsible for the losses. Not just for the cavs but the heat this year.

Last 2 years the cavs have been real annoying. Lebron and his teamates doing that pre-game routine like they are the best thing since sliced bread. I chuckled when I hear Mo williams might retire. Little ***** pet self doesnt have a superstar to back him up now lol

[Hiei]

Cavs really have the most delusional fans in the league. Lebron kept them at a contender level for almsot 5 years, otherwise they would be known as Clippers of the east. They are just showing all the more reason that he made the right choice to leave.

[chris2010]

Cavs really have the most delusional fans in the league. Lebron kept them at a contender level for almsot 5 years, otherwise they would be known as Clippers of the east. They are just showing all the more reason that he made the right choice to leave.

If he kept them a contender for 5 years then it looks like lebron is keeping the heat from being a contender to beat the bulls win record and the lakers consecutive streak record

[DCL]

tasteless.

there are sooooooo many ways to make fun of lebron, but going here is just weak.

[KB2009Champ]

Love how everyone automatically believes the OP without a link.

Making that T-Shirt doesn't even make sense. There are a ton of other things they could make t-shirts of - there is no basis for this one.

[IamSofaKing]

Cleveland will probably go broke after buying all those t shirts, times are hard

[50inchvertical]

Love how everyone automatically believes the OP without a link.

Making that T-Shirt doesn't even make sense. There are a ton of other things they could make t-shirts of - there is no basis for this one.
Even ESPN showed all the "Queen James" shirts being sold outside and we've seen the "Your mom heads West," shirts posted here. It's not like it is that hard to believe.

[Captain Kirk]

SMH @ these people embarrassing cleveland.

Seriously, quite distasteful.

[CanadaBBallFan]

Love how everyone automatically believes the OP without a link.

Making that T-Shirt doesn't even make sense. There are a ton of other things they could make t-shirts of - there is no basis for this one.

Dude, people are sick of the piling on. The media, other fans, now it is Cleveland's turn. It is ridiculous at this point. It isn't even sports anymore. It is some hateful bullsh*t and constant anger.

Let's play basketball for goodness sakes. :rant

[Kblaze8855]

Ive barely seen my father since like 1991. And a shirt like that wouldnt mean shit to me. Its tasteless but I doubt hes that hurt about it. The people in Ohio arent his children. He doesnt owe them what his father owed him. Though they seem to act like it.

[BigTicket]

I was pissed when Lebron left the way he did, but this is just classless.

[thejumpa]

Ive barely seen my father since like 1991. And a shirt like that wouldnt mean shit to me. Its tasteless but I doubt hes that hurt about it. The people in Ohio arent his children. He doesnt owe them what his father owed him. Though they seem to act like it.

You have no idea how LeBron would take it. I know plenty of people who are still sensitive to the same thing....20, 30, sometimes 40 years later. I agree that he should just ignore it, but that goes without saying. It's just the ultimate sign of disrespect and pure hate. The Delonte thing is bad enough. There really is no need for something like this.

[NYballin]

thats just not right :lol

[Bosnian Sajo]

That eally is too far, ouch..

[Nets fan 93]

this is going way too far
agreed.
If any cleveland fans wears that..... i dont even know... wow.

[crisoner]

Ummm what's the story with LeBron's Dad?

I don't know it really.

[Gundress]

Ive barely seen my father since like 1991. And a shirt like that wouldnt mean shit to me. Its tasteless but I doubt hes that hurt about it. The people in Ohio arent his children. He doesnt owe them what his father owed him. Though they seem to act like it.


Exactly, I think LeBron don't care about his father because his father never once in his life so why should he be pissed off about the t-shirt?

[ronniec]

SMH @ these people embarrassing cleveland.

If those fas are embarrassing Cleveland, then Lebron is embarrassing the whole world and himself.

[ronniec]

Even ESPN showed all the "Queen James" shirts being sold outside and we've seen the "Your mom heads West," shirts posted here. It's not like it is that hard to believe.

Oh, I really like this one, more than "Like father like son".

[50inchvertical]

Exactly, I think LeBron don't care about his father because his father never once in his life so why should he be pissed off about the t-shirt?
I bet the shirts about his mom and Delonte West piss him off though, along with all the Quitness, Queen James, and other clever insults they came up with.

[LeFraud Shames]

Simply genius

[PowerGlove]

If those fas are embarrassing Cleveland, then Lebron is embarrassing the whole world and himself.
:confusedshrug:

How could Lebron embarrass the world?

[omarnyc]

the people in cleveland need to find something to do with their lives, they are wasting way too much energy with this. he's just a basketball player

[Samurai Swoosh]

Ungrateful S.O.B's.
:facepalm

Ungrateful of what? Stop playing devil's advocate, my dude ... really

You have LeBron's nut all over your upper lip

[Nashty]

I hate the guy, but this is going to far.

[crisoner]

I think the Delonte shirts are worse....

But you know what...who cares I bet LeBron gives a rats a$$ about any of this.

[the_wise_one]

This is utahesque after kobes incident.

No. It's much worse. Kobe got off easy.

[Yung D-Will]

Lol that's what the fuss is about?

You guys must have never seen half the signs/shirts put up in Salt Lake city these are light weight

[sh0wtime]

Terrible, all this for making a basketball decision.

[50inchvertical]

:facepalm

Ungrateful of what? Stop playing devil's advocate, my dude ... really

You have LeBron's nut all over your upper lip
For reviving the franchise

7yrs of G.O.A.T averages and individual performances

took the Cavs to their first finals

billions of dollars and increased national interest in the city and team

[yobore]

i didnt think much of lebron's offseason but i find myself hoping he dominates, which is my usual reaction to piling on and hate bandwagons. particularly the whiny little girl at Yahoo Sports who posts crap about Lebron's inner psyche every other day.

[kentatm]

thumbs down on that BS.

not cool.

Cavs fans taking it too far with that.

[VIP2000]

If he kept them a contender for 5 years then it looks like lebron is keeping the heat from being a contender to beat the bulls win record and the lakers consecutive streak record

Well, LeBron joined a heavily flawed (read: no legit center or point guard) team, and is still trying to develop some chemistry with his superstar teammates.

Sure, LeBron can take most of the blame for not delivering Cleveland a championship. But you must be joking if the Cavs' success wasn't mostly due to LeBron's presence.

[hotsizzle]

Classless. rootin for Lebron to drop a nasty triple double tonight.

[Draz]

30 more mins. cant wait. i want to see lebron get mad and get emotional.

[dmeesq]

yeah theres a difference between playa hatin and bugging then disrespectful and tasteless. that aint cool.