The last thing I expected to be writing a blog about right now is LeBron James' hour long ego stroking ESPN special "The Decision". But Jason MacDonald, a former Scarborough Redskins' Baseball teammate, asked me whether we can believe anything ESPN says about LeBron since ESPN hosted the show about his flight to Miami.
My professional opinion as a reporter is that we can trust ESPN to report fairly about LeBron for the rest of his career. From my understanding all of the advertising revenue for "The Decision" went to The Boys and Girls Club of America. It is a reporter's job to get scoops and whomever booked the King for "The Decision" was doing their job. Reporters strive for exclusivity, and ESPN landed the biggest sports story in America since the Lakers won the NBA Finals.
On another note I am not impressed with the ridiculous level of coverage ESPN has given Lebron over the last 48+ hours. 2/3rds of Sportscenter today was dedicated to one sentence that was uttered on their airwaves last night. I wanted to see baseball highlights and World Cup Championship previews. What I got was crying Clevelanders, manic Miamians, and the coronation of a new NBA champion before the first preseason game has even been played.
As far as LeBron's decision to play in Miami, I think he can play where ever he wants. He's actually taking a pay cut to play with the Heat and if winning championships is important to him he's certainly upgraded his chances. Although going on national T.V. to rub it in the faces of his home town supporters was a classless and tasteless thing to do.
