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With Number Change, LeBron Changes Signature
Published: Monday, 9 Aug 2010 | 3:18 PM ET
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By: Darren Rovell
CNBC Sports Business Reporter

Anyone who has seen LeBron James’ signature knows that he begins his signature with an “L” and “B” that look like his uniform number “23.” But with his number changing to “6,” James has now changed his John Hancock to a more traditional beginning — adding the number at the end of his name.

Source: Upper Deck

“It just feels right,” James told Upper Deck, who has had his exclusive memorabilia deal since his rookie season.

Upper Deck is selling Miami Heat logoed basketballs signed by James (limited to 100) for $899.99 and autograph 16 by 20 “Welcome to Miami” photos for $699.99.

A number change is also expected to change his Nike [NKE 73.91 -0.21 (-0.28%) ] logo, which also has the “23” incorporated into it.

 

[Xeal]

LMAO, "mental notes". Yeah you're a real hardass dude.

What a puss.

 

[BlueSeats626]

KingJames Don't think for one min that I haven't been taking mental notes of everyone taking shots at me this summer. And I mean everyone!

Be careful, Lebron James just might have to quit on you.

 

[Noonan]

Well said:

freedarko To me, LeBron's Twitter is way more disconnected, and unsettling, than he ever was in Arash's article.

 

[wuck]

LeBron's "Summer of Wrong" (Adande)

On TrueHoop:

LeBron's Summer of Wrong
August, 10, 2010
By J.A. Adande

LeBron James is lucky this is the NBA, not “Gladiator”, because he clearly has lost the crowd. Every move he's made this summer has turned against him.

The latest example was the reaction to the tweet he sent out Tuesday evening, the one that said: “Don't think for one min that I haven't been taking mental notes of everyone taking shots at me this summer. And I mean everyone!”

It was panned all over Twitter, most succinctly by the reply I received that said “[bleep] him.” (There was one great side effect: it spawned a hilarious run of #bronsmentalnotes by Myles Brown on his @mdotbrown feed.)

Quick summer summary for LeBron: creates a show to announce his free agent choice, gets roundly criticized for both the choice and the format; takes out an ad to thank his hometown of Akron and gets criticized for not mentioning Cleveland or Cavaliers fans; tweets his reaction to all of the criticism and gets criticized for that.

At this point there’s nothing he can say that will make it better, no way he can get back in the good graces of all of the fans he lost this summer. He should either keep quiet and stay off Twitter for the rest of the summer or just go all in and make as many antagonizing comments as he can.

I hope LeBron is taking mental notes. I hope he’s storing it in a mental database and preparing a mental PowerPoint presentation for every pregame this season. I hope he stops trying to be nice and turns into Clint Eastwood at the end of “Unforgiven.” If LeBron can live up to all of the additional pressure he created for himself than he will unleash one of the greatest campaigns in NBA history.

The first step is creating enemies, even if they’re imaginary. That’s what Michael Jordan did. I tweeted that LeBron’s little statement was the most MJ-like thing he’s done so far…and that brought even more derision and LeBron hatred. It also exposed more ignorance of how Jordan really functioned. People insisted Jordan never would have said anything, he simply would have done it. It’s as if people forgot his Hall of Fame induction speech last season, or they didn’t catch the multiple clues of Jordan’s m.o., including his reaction to then-Knicks Coach Jeff Van Gundy labeling him a con man (make particular note of Jordan’s comments at the 1:25 mark…they’re almost identical to what James had to say Tuesday). Another example of Jordan revealing the sub-zero temperature of his heart was in the 1997 Eastern Conference Finals, when he reacted to the Miami Heat’s physical play in Game 4 by declaring from that point on: “It’s personal.”

A common complaint I saw Tuesday was that Jordan wouldn’t have said something like that on Twitter. Just as with “The Decision”, people are getting caught up in the medium and not the message. Of course Jordan wouldn’t tweet that; Twitter didn’t exist when he played. You can’t apply Baby Boomer mentality and standards to today’s generation. It’s like failing to adjust for inflation when comparing movie box office grosses across the decades. If Michael Jordan had been born in 1984 instead of 1963 who’s to say he wouldn’t have created a Twitter account, dated a Kardashian sister and texted nude photos of himself?

What Jordan did do – and would have done regardless of the era in which he played – was make good on his threats and hold anyone accountable. Vengeance was his, time and time again. Now that LeBron decided to follow the Jordan route he needs to follow the journey to its natural end point.

Oh, and if he wants to be a considered a winner and not a mean-spirited bully, he’d better score average more points against the Lakers than against the Cavaliers this season.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/18887/lebrons-summer-of-wrong

 

[Witz]

The Queen gets owned by Bill Simons. Edit:Sorry this shit looks ugly but take it as is the Queen getting put in her place.



"LeBron James says he is keeping track of those in the media and around the world of the NBA who have been critical of him this off-season.

"Don't think for one min that I haven't been taking mental notes of everyone taking shots at me this summer," James wrote on his Twitter page. "And I mean everyone!"

James drew heavy criticism for his decision to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, as well as for the way he went about announcing the decision on live television.

Among those who have found fault with James is Michael Jordan, James' childhood idol. Jordan said he would never had thought of playing with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird during his playing days.
http://twitter.com/KingJames/status/20836148987"



Which was followed by this...

"Hey @kingjames - do your "mental notes" include an answer for why you no-showed Game 5 + quit in the last 90 secs of Game 6? Tape don't lie.
http://twitter.com/SportsGuy33"

 

[Aussie]

Is he still making a movie?

 

[DougHeil]

James is going to the Dentist this morning. I have visions and images of that horror movie; "The Dentist" for some reason.

 

[The Hill]

Re: LeBron's "Summer of Wrong" (Adande)

On TrueHoop:

"It was panned all over Twitter, most succinctly by the reply I received that said “[bleep] him.” (There was one great side effect: it spawned a hilarious run of #bronsmentalnotes by Myles Brown on his @mdotbrown feed.) "

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/18887/lebrons-summer-of-wrong

Here are the #bronsmentalnotes tweets from @mdotbrown. Pretty epic stuff:

Hey @kingjames, don't think for one minute that Kobe, KG and co. haven't been taking mental notes of their own. And not on twitter...

"Ask rabbi how to Dougie, Finish PR meetings with @kanyewest, post naked photos of myself online, Ignore Jay's calls..." #bronsmentalnotes

"Buy Savannah a ring pop, Find out if thats Delonte crank calling me from Planned Parenthood, Have Chris do my laundry..." #bronsmentalnotes

"Ask Dwyane if I can sleep in the top bunk, Practice wincing, Make vacation plans for May..." #bronsmentalnotes

"Find out if Inception will work on Kobe, Register with University of Phoenix, Buy a dog, Teach it to Dougie" #bronsmentalnotes

"Grow a mustache, Hire a private detective for Gloria, Have Chris wash my cars, Convince Dwyane to let me wear his ring" #bronsmentalnotes

"Give Maverick promotion, Practice new dances, See why Pat Riley keeps smiling at me like that, Have Chris brush my teeth" #bronsmentalnotes

"Tell Jim Gray what Im having for dinner, Masturbate in front of mirror, Have Chris polish my MVP trophies, toy with ESPN" #bronsmentalnotes

"Find out if Prokorhov left dead horse & sugar cubes in my bed, Cheat on Savannah with a Kardashian, Get fitted for ring" #bronsmentalnotes

"Ask Rick Ross to be BFF, Have all flights to Cleveland on Dec. 2nd cancelled, Consult NBA store about fireproof jerseys" #bronsmentalnotes

"Have Dale Carnegie write foreword for 'How to Win Championships and Ruin Reputations', Have Chris mow neighbor's lawn" #bronsmentalnotes

"Trick Gloria into going on Maury, Find out if I can play in sunglasses, Laugh at Chris, Take my talents to the bathroom" #bronsmentalnotes

"Invite Arash to my orgy, Make him watch, Tell him it's off the record, Sue Chrysler for calling it the LeBaron, Jerks..." #bronsmentalnotes

Here are a few for other NBA Players:

"@#*%^&(!!!!!!!" #KGsmentalnotes

"So I can smoke all I want now, right?" #sheedsmentalnotes

"Its a nice shirt, but can I make it tighter?" #dwightsmentalnotes

"Now I must detroy him. If he dies, he dies...Oh, and pick up Vanessa's dry cleaning..." #kobesmentalnotes

"Get another neck tat, jack up another 3-pointer, get another torso tat, jack up another 3-pointer, get another rib tat" #jrsmithmentalnotes

And finally, one from @talkhoops (mental notes tweet of the night)

"I want to stab a salmon. Butterscotch is the best cologne. I'm sending Doritos to China. WHAT UP, MATT BARNES?!?" #ronronmentalnotes

 

[Xeal]

God, this just keeps getting better and better. Like I'm mentioned before, things can't get any worse for us. We lost our so-called star, but it's over and done with, moving on. Now it's just pure entertainment watching this train wreck continue.

Veering slightly off topic, but....this masturbatory obsession people seem to have with Michael Jordan is just crazy. Maybe it's because many people blogging/writing articles were children and have fond memories of when he was at the height of his powers in the 90s. The guy was not and is not a freaking "killer". He was competitive, egotistical, and a million other negative things who also happened also to be the greatest player ever. But he was a fucking basketball player, not a goddamn Marine.

But if Michael Jordan isn't a killer, then Lebron Dipshit James certainly isn't. Dude is trying so.damn.hard. to be something. Just stop. Or actually, don't, because this debacle of a PR campaign just keeps getting better and better.

 

[Gunther]

More Joe Tait on LeBron (from Rick Noland):

Joe Tait: LeBron never leader he claimed to be
Rick Noland August 11th

Joe Tait didn’t mince words when asked about LeBron James leaving Cleveland to play for the Miami Heat.

“I think he demonstrated a lot about him personally that we either ignored or just didn’t know,” the longtime Cavaliers radio play-by-play man said Tuesday. “I thought he was going to stay. I would be lying to you if I said otherwise.”

Tait, who will receive the Curt Gowdy Media Award on Thursday evening when he’s inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, said part of James’ struggles in Cleveland’s Eastern Conference semifinal loss to Boston stemmed from the fact he already knew he was headed elsewhere.

“He knew what was going to happen,” Tait said. “He knew he was leaving. He knew for two years.”

The 73-year-old stopped short of saying the two-time league MVP quit, but added James was not himself in the series.

“The way Boston was playing, he may have awakened to the fact we weren’t going to beat them,” he said. “He lost the eye of the tiger, so to speak.”

Tait, who will retire after the 2010-11 season, also said James, an Akron native, may regret leaving Cleveland.

“He has removed himself from the best possible comfort zone any athlete could have,” he said. “It took Michael Jordan years to ever come close to that in Chicago. LeBron had it going in.

“Sometimes it’s like the parents giving the kid everything he wants whenever he wants it, and he ends up stealing the car.”

Given the benefit of hindsight, Tait said James may never have been the leader he claimed to be.

“We may have seen the limit of what LeBron could do in leading a team to a title,” he said. “He just wasn’t individually quite good enough to haul everybody up to that level.

“He may be more of a follower than a leader. Real leaders don’t talk about it, they do it.”

With James joining fellow superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, Tait said the league will be in danger of developing a few super powers if something isn’t done when the collective bargaining agreement expires after this season.

“They’ve got some serious work to do to repair the damage that has been done,” Tait said of NBA executives. “The inmates have been running the asylum for a number of years now. Now, they’re thinking about burning down the building.

“You wait,” he added. “Next year, you’re going to see two more guys go to New York and two go to L.A. You’re going to have a three-team league.”

As for life without James in a Cavs uniform, Tait only has to deal with it on a professional level for his one remaining season.

“They’re going to have to go through some rebuilding,” he said. “But I’m not going to be here. I’m not worried about it.”

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Sure, he's crotchety and cantankerous. But he knows what he's talking about. Makes me wonder if he'll address the LeBron situation in his HOF speach. Can't wait to hear that! :chuckles:

 

[MDLT]

That tweet says everything you need to know about James. God forbid he wants to win for the sake of winning, or strive to be the best player you can be because you are a professional. Instead, he only gets motivated when he feels affronted.

 

[catfish]

@KingJames: New York New York got a treat for yall 2morrow. Stay Tuned


What is the queen up to now?

 

[bushwick_bill]

Charles Barkley tells LeBron to add him to his "mental list" because leaving Clevo was a 'Punk Move" (around the 9:00 mark)

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?rd=1#/podcenter/?id=5456630&autoplay=1&callsign=ESPNRADIO

Gotta love Barkley, he is going to call out Lebron all year long, I can't wait...

 

[catfish]

Dont think Sir Charles and Le Douche were ever best pals anyway.