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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Smelodies on July 11, 2010, 11:08:25 PM
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CHICAGO -- Jesse Jackson criticized Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday, saying Gilbert sees LeBron James as a "runaway slave" and that the owner's comments after the free-agent forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger.
“His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner employee relationship -- between business partners -- and LeBron honored his contract.”
-- Rev. Jesse Jackson on Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's comments about LeBron James
Shortly after James announced his decision last week, Gilbert fired off an incendiary letter to Cleveland's fans, ripping the 25-year-old and promising to deliver a title before James wins one. He called James' decision "cowardly" and later told The Associated Press he believes James quit during a handful of Cavaliers playoff games.
"He has gotten a free pass," Gilbert told the AP in a phone interview late Thursday night. "People have covered up for [James] for way too long. Tonight we saw who he really is."
Jackson said Gilbert's comments were "mean, arrogant and presumptuous."
"He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers," the reverend said in a release from his Chicago-based civil rights group, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. "His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner employee relationship -- between business partners -- and LeBron honored his contract."
Messages were left Sunday night seeking comment from Gilbert, the Cavaliers and James.
Jackson also called Gilbert's comments an attack on all NBA players and said the owner should face a "challenge" from the league and the players' association.
NBA spokesman Tim Frank declined comment.
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Is the article really that repetitious? Shocking.
Also, I know nothing about this, but Jesse may have a point.
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Gilbert offered LeBron $120 million to stay. I'm no historian, but I believe that was substantially more than most runaway slaves were offered. Even when you account for inflation.
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I think the problem is more that Rev. Jackson neglected to mention that many employers react to the defection of employees with similar indignation, anger, and hurt. The master-slave dynamic does not survive only in the relationship between team owners and athletes, whatever their hue.
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I think the problem is more that Rev. Jackson neglected to mention that many employers react to the defection of employees with similar indignation, anger, and hurt. The master-slave dynamic does not survive only in the relationship between team owners and athletes, whatever their hue.
Say it, woman, speak the truth.
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Rev. Jackson neglected to mention
Well of course, that would defeat the purpose of injecting race into the issue.
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Rev. Jackson neglected to mention
Well of course, that would defeat the purpose of injecting race into the issue.
Check.
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Not to mention, Lebron totally did quit in the playoffs. what a turd.
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Jesse Jackson has done so, so much more to divide people, racially, than Dan Gilbert could in a lifetime.
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I think the problem is more that Rev. Jackson neglected to mention that many employers react to the defection of employees with similar indignation, anger, and hurt. The master-slave dynamic does not survive only in the relationship between team owners and athletes, whatever their hue.
Hue, he's not a tv.
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Are you sure?
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You're thinking of Rodman.
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He's a Hue-manbeing, God i stink.
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Not to mention, Lebron totally did quit in the playoffs. what a turd.
Think so? Even if he did, the Cavs would have been a lottery team without him. I think the breakdown has more to do with carrying a team on his shoulders for so long. You can say that a great player should be able to do that, but there isn't one player who's been able to win it without another star by his side. The thing I hate most about Gilbert's rant is that he claims he can build a team without Lebron that will win a championship. If he couldn't bring anybody in with Lebron, what makes him think he can build a team without him? I'm really excited to see how this pans out in Miami, my best guess is it will work out really well. I just wish that Chicago would have been the team to become the dynasty.
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He's a Hue-manbeing, God i stink.
Smell?
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Rev. Jackson neglected to mention
Well of course, that would defeat the purpose of injecting race into the issue.
Not to be outdone...
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201007130033