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The fact that this is such a big story is ridiculous. LeBron's still like 24 or 25 years old. He's a young guy whose emotions got the best of him after the biggest challenge of his career, and he didn't respond well. End of discussion. He's not some kind of primadonna that thinks he's better than the game.

I also think it's laughable that the article above paints Michael Jordan and Larry Bird as gracious and respectful losers. There may be isolated incidents where they stuck around to shake some hands, but history pretty much says that they were two of the most competitive people to ever play the game and absolutely hated congratulating people when they got beat. LeBron's stuck around for postgame comments and congratulations a hell of a lot more than he's bolted off the court, but that fact would ruin a good story, wouldn't it?


Edit: On the topic of the actual Finals, I think Orlando will pose a much bigger challenge to the Lakers than Cleveland could have. If LA tries to get away with playing half-assed for most of the series like they have in the past two rounds, they're going to get beat...and fast. Really, I think the Lakers need to win Game 1, otherwise they'll be in trouble. Lewis could cause a lot of problems by drawing Gasol out, leaving Howard to beat up on Bynum..Jackson needs to figure out how he's going to stop Lewis and Hedo at the same time. Orlando's really a match up nightmare for anyone.