At this point, is there any PR disaster that can really hurt LeBron James? He's burned every bridge there is to burn, and he's still as rich as Croesus and as famous as Justin Bieber. He seems to be testing the fates at every turn. First it was The Decision. Then it was a decadent toga party in Vegas. And apparently he booted some volleyball camp kids from their gym so that he could work out. Now, this:
Last weekend, DJ Fig, from Mix 94.1 in Akron, was at the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas. Early Monday morning, he spotted LBJ and his entourage partying at a nightclub.
As he took out his camera to snap a picture, the deejay said LeBron gave him the finger.
"I said 'Hey, Akron still loves you man,' and he gave the bird as you see in the picture," said DJ Fig.
Video following the jump.
A short time later, DJ Fig saw LeBron again. This time, he tried a different approach.
"I walked right up to him. I said, 'Hey dude, I just want a quick photo. I'm from Akron,' " Fig said. "He totally ignored me, got in the Excursion and left with Odom and some ladies."
Fans in LeBron's hometown said, "I don't think he should have stuck his middle finger up. I mean he was born and raised here in Akron."
Another fan said, "I think he should remember where his roots are. We supported him."
Today's question: Is LeBron off the rails? Is all of this just too much for him to handle? Clearly, his poll numbers are crashing ... and in Ohio, they're a negative number:
But does it really matter? Look, we're asking you; pull your weight around here for once.
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LeBron James Flips the Bird to Radio DJ [Wild 94.1]
LeBron Disses Local DJ with Obscene Gesture [Fox8]
OK, enough is enough...
I'm not a LeBron fan. Heck I'm not much of a basketball fan period...as far as I'm concerned, they could put one minute on the clock and the last team that scored could save a lot of time in determining a winner in basketball. This deal about leBron is old now. Move on Cleveland. Get over it.
LeBron isn't the first athlete to change teams. I know he may have gone about it wrong, but for crying out loud, please get over it. Not only does Cleveland have the perception of lousy sports teams, now they are getting the perception of being a cry baby.
Time to move on.
All this post makes me think about is how my friend's girlfriend tried convincing me that a Fig Newton is a cracker and not a cookie. It was an absurd argument and I'll never look at her the same way.
But yea, the Lebron middle finger definitely matters.
Patently absurd. Your buddy dumped her, right? They're clearly cookies.
Engaged as of a few weeks ago actually. I'm assuming they cleared this up beforehand but if not, Fig Newtons and cheese appetizers for all at the reception!
If its gross to put cheez-whiz on something, it's not a cracker.
Thus endth the lesson.
Fig Newtons are little cakes. Therefore, they are perfect for a wedding.
Also, this James kid is a low-rent moron. Why is anyone still expecting class, tact, dignity, decorum, or pride from this conceited pig?
Not a LeBron supporter at all, but in all fairness, there is no way that you can tell from that picture he is giving the middle finger. It's very difficult to make out exactly what he's doing with his hands.
LeBron James has NO REAL FRIENDS. Carter and his marketing team are a bunch of parasites. Once they find no use for the host, they will move on to someone else. At least that's their hope. They plan on exploiting black athletes to sign with their marketing company. The problem though is that everybody sees how shallow and immature they are. They will go away once Lebron is no longer the man. For all you Idiots that think Cleveland should get over it, clearly you are missing a brain. LeBron has NO BALLS, Period. Is one thing to leave a team and say that you want to move on. But is another to play dumb, to quit on your team ( against Boston ), to claim you have an injury ( remember the elbow injury ). LeBron is partying like his single. The dude is a father he has like two illegitimate kids. I know is his High School sweetheart. But is that a way to treat your High School sweetheart? If Lebron had no money and was not in the NBA, and you knew he had two kids, there's no way he could hook up with a real woman who sees value on a Man. The Dude would be considered a LOSER. Oh wait, he's a LOSER, has no rings, and pretty soon when his abilities go South or an Injury happens, REALITY will set in on the King with a crown made out of gold, but NO RINGS.
Cleveland is using the LeBron Fiasco as a rally cry to strengthen their community bonds. This will ensure they are a strong force at continuing to failing at everything especially at being relevant.
The middle finger was blurred out by the TV station which ran the video -- which is the only reason I posted it. I have the original, where you can clearly see he's giving the finger, but won't be posting that.
Sal, an NBA player with illegitimate kids!!??! No way!
I hate to say it, but you're wrong. He's not a king, he's a queen.
A fig newton is probably more of a cake, packaged as a cookie. I mean, look at the way it breaks apart. The whole cracker thing is just laughable. If you can't put cheese on it, it ain't a cracker.
Anyways, Tons of people pose for pictures nowadays with a middle finger in the air, like it's something to do. I tend to take offense to the gesture, but to most, it's no different from putting up a peace sign. Doesn't mean youre a civil rights activist does it?
Plus,How many young celebrities let alone mega-star atheletes can you name that would pose for pictures with everybody who came running up to them claiming to have some common bond? Lebron is a jerk and I knew this before the "decision" but this is just slander at the hands of another salty clevelander.
Give me a break. That photo was bogus. It was so fuzy it had to be altered. It was a lousy job of photo editing. The fingure is not even the same color as the rest of his hand and is totally out of proportion. It would never ever survive as evidence in a court of law.
LeChoke is simply an A$$hole
Grow up Cleveland! There is no way he is giving anyone the finger! Cleveland is starting to look ridicules!
GET A LIFE CLEVELAND! MOVE ON CRY BABIES!!!! ENOUGH!!!
BS. That is not a photo of someone giving the finger.You guys are making up a story to get attention.That geeky looking DJ would not get anyone's attention in a club least of all an arrogant,self centered LBJ.He may be a chump but this story is a bunch of cramp and to ask fan's reaction to a made up negative story is classless also.
Rick if he is flashing the finger in a club how can you say it was in response to something about Akron. how could he hear what that Dj said, I doubt security would have let that geek get close enough to LBJ to hear it in a club playing music or with loud noise. I don't believe your story and I don't like LBJ.
THANK GOD YOU SAID IT!
GET OVER IT CLEVELAND!
BY THE WAY YOU ARE ACTING - NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO STAY IN CLEVELAND! EVEN THE REMAINING CAVS WANT OUT!
THANK GOD YOU SAID IT!
GET OVER IT CLEVELAND!
BY THE WAY YOU ARE ACTING - NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO STAY IN CLEVELAND! EVEN THE REMAINING CAVS WANT OUT!
WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING WORTHWHILE - THESE SPORTS WRITTERS ARE DOING NOTHING BUT STIRRING THE RUMOR POT - THEY ARE RUMOR WHORES WORSE THAN PAPRAZZI!
NO ONE WANTS TO BE IN CLEVELAND, NOT THE BROWNS, NOT THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND NOT LEBRON -- NO WONDER CLEVELAND TOPS THE LIST AS THE MOST MISERABLE CITY IN AMERICA -- IT SUCKS.
if it wasn't for LeBron and Jordan's shot over Elho we wouldn't even know u had a basketball team. you all had 7 yrs to get a team. if he really wanted to Lebron could've left 3 yrs. ago. after their trip to the finals, yeah the talent got better but then they got tossed earlier and earlier outta the playoffs. last season i thought u all had the best team (on paper) in the league. Williams, Jamison, Shaq, Hickson and other descent role players. why weren't any of those players grilled when cavs exited the playoffs. they didn't do a thing. williams & parker were getting killed by allen. big z, hickson, weren't used, parker=nonfactor, gibson had street clothes on under his warmups. if anything CLEVELAND YOU & THE ORGANIZATION LET LEBRON DOWN!!!! now you'll never beat the celt's and won't make the playoffs for a while. U SHOULDA NEVER BOOED LEBRON AFTER GAME 5 U MADE HIS DECISION A LOT EASIER. FAKE ASS FANS. burning jerseys haha y'all are a joke.