OK, so I will be the first to admit that I don't know shit about basketball ...really I don't, nothing wrong with it, but I am just not into it and don't know who is really a good player, who's over-rated, all that...I don't know...but here's what I do know...
Shaquille O'Neal is making a mockery of himself and the city of Cleveland...I don't care how good he is at basketball, the way he has been acting in the what, 3 months, since he was signed to the Cavs is nothing short of ludicrous...the youtube lipsync video as his "first official reaction", the new reality show, hosting WWE, trying to "drop by" the White House...seriously, is this guy for real?...I can't even handle giving a description of why each of these things is so ridiculous right now, but believe me I could...
To me, this is all just kind of disrespectful to the city of Cleveland...I know he didn't specifically choose to come here, but he's said he's happy to be here, so why not act with a little more dignity than this? When you play for a professional sports team you're a representative of the city, whether that's justified or not that's the way it is...even though the team is actually a private entity, professional sports teams are unique in that they're completely tied to the identity of the city they play in...this is your job, Shaq, you're employed by the Cleveland Cavaliers...any other employer would not be tolerant of you acting in a way that makes the company look foolish, and when you're participating in all these shenanigans it reflects on Cleveland, especially since you're name dropping "my new teammate Lebron" Cavs this, Cavs that, wearing your Cavs jersey on your twitter page, and generally using your status as a player to facilitate these stunts, you can't claim "personal life stay out of it"...it just doesn't work that way...
Not to mention, I can't imagine there's not some clause in your contract that prohibits you from participating in outside activities that produce an unreasonable risk of being injured...which I think reality show challenges and WWE fights most certainly fall into that category...I swear that came up when Roethlisberger got in that motorcycle accident a few years ago...
Honestly, I know people are tired of a lot of LeBron's entitlement and attitude bullshit, which is getting old...and no, I don't count wearing a Yankees cap as a slight to Cleveland...but one thing you can tell is he's not ashamed of Cleveland or Akron..even if he goes somewhere else for more money, it will probably be for just that, money...
And who knows, maybe other players pull this crap too and I don't know anything about it since, like I said, I don't watch basketball...but yeah, that's what I think about that...end of story...
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