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Sore Loser

LeBron can say he's not a sore loser all he wants, but he's wrong.

While LeBron hasn't appeared to do many things wrong over his short NBA career, leaving the court without shaking hands with the Magic was a pretty big blunder. And the fact he still doesn't see anything wrong with his actions is just as big a problem. I think it's the culmination of him becoming bigger than his team, and in some ways, bigger than the league. He seems to have a set of 'LeBron Rules' he's playing by, which allow him to get away with almost anything after snowing everyong, and by saying and doing the right things early in his career.

It's important to remember that he's only 24. The fact he's been so smooth and mistake-free in the PR game thus far is amazing. He needs to admit his mistake and focus on playing team basketball next season, instead of putting the entire load on his shoulders every night. He might be doing so because he doesn't trust the talent (or lack thereof) that he's been surrounded with, but you have to wonder if he would play the exact same way if he and Rashard Lewis traded places? My guess is that he would.

Another heartbreaker for Cleveland, another return to the Finals for a big, young center in Orlando, and the first tough criticism LeBron has ever had to face. Imagine how badly Kobe Bryant would be getting torched had he made LeBron's move.

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Kobe would be getting roasted now if he did that, but he's too old for that. I think the media is blowing it out of proportion. It's really not that serious. People probably didn't even care or notice what he did, but since the media have nothing else to do but throw some dirt on LBJ's clean sheet.

He definitely shouldn't have did what he did, but that's the way he felt. Let LBJ be who he is. I wouldn't try to force a handshake. In any case, though, LBJ is a competitor that has shown sportsmanship to all his opponents. He probably congratulated D-Howard via Twitter (i.e. if he has it), email or over the phone.

Let's not throw LBJ under the bus. D-Howard showed he was a sore loser when they lost a game during the Boston series and he took it out on Stan Van Gundy, but unlike LBJ he apologized...it'll pass like D-Howard's comments.

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