Yes I am a fan of the Celtics. Nobody goes against LBJ more than I do. But sometimes we forget that just because players are on different teams or a hated rival, that does not mean they are bad people individually.
Lebron James won his MVP award today. The NBA Channel carried the presentation and his acceptance speech live. I just wanted to post with regard to what an OUTSTANDING speech he gave on behalf of himself, the Heat and the NBA. He is one class act. If I were a Heat fan, I could definitely see why it is so easy to be pulling for such a fantastic person.
The Miami Heat should consider themselves lucky to have such an outstanding talent and a great person represent their city and team on a nightly basis.
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05-12-2012, 02:10 PM #117 NBA Championships
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That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
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05-12-2012, 02:10 PM #2GOAT Commissioner
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
Last year really humbled him.
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05-12-2012, 02:11 PM #3NBA Legend
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
Epic ending words aswell...
"At the end, this isn't the award I want, I want that championship."
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05-12-2012, 02:11 PM #4Great college starter
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05-12-2012, 02:13 PM #5#HEATNATION
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Link?
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05-12-2012, 02:14 PM #6I am your soldier!
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
Anyone know the vote totals?
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05-12-2012, 02:15 PM #7Dunking on everybody in the park
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
yeah, when things are going his way there is usally no problem...
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05-12-2012, 02:20 PM #817 NBA Championships
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
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Originally Posted by ProfessorMurder
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Tony Parker got more voted than Kobe. Interesting.
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05-12-2012, 02:20 PM #9Decent playground baller
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
James totaled 1,074 points, including 85 first-place votes Originally Posted by ProfessorMurder
Rounding out the top five in voting are
Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (889 points, 24 first-place votes),
the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul (385, six first-place votes),
the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (352, two first-place votes),
and San Antonio's Tony Parker (331, four first-place votes).
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05-12-2012, 02:22 PM #10Local High School Star
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05-12-2012, 02:25 PM #11Rivalries Never Die
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
Originally Posted by ProfessorMurder
http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/12/m...ase/index.html
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05-12-2012, 02:26 PM #12I am your soldier!
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
Interesting. Thanks for that. Originally Posted by Laimbeer_Rodman
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05-12-2012, 02:52 PM #13DON'T FEED THE TROLL
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
Wow lebron has one 4th place and one 5th place vote.
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05-12-2012, 02:53 PM #14Banned
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Looking at that makes me wonder if the people voting for MVP are any more knowledgeable than the average ISH poster.. I mean someone voted Lebron for 4th and 5th? That's straight up trolling. Originally Posted by Faptastrophe
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05-12-2012, 02:54 PM #15NBA lottery pick
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Re: That was a very classy, elegant speech by LBJ
I don't hate him like some of the irrational idiots out there, but it did seem very obvious that he was trying hard to repair his image. Bringing up the kids (with the bracelets), talking about his PR guy, bringing up the teammates, etc.
I won't criticize him for it or anything, but he did seem like he trying hard to fix a mistake. If it was all genuine though, then there's a lot of respect for that. Some of it did come off a lot as a PR attempt.
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