Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at 1:35 pm  |  16 responses

‘I Bet on the Heat’

One LBJ fan learns a hard gambling lesson.

by Bryan Crawford / @_BryanCrawford

One thing that can never be denied is that LeBron James probably has one of the most loyal fan bases in the entire NBA. I have to give it to them; LBJ fans ride or die no matter what.

Case in point, my homie Sherm.

Sherm (@SHERMradio on Twitter) is a good dude who has an aspiring radio career here in Chicago. I’ve actually been on his radio show/podcast a couple of times to talk shop about basketball.

Not only is he a SLAM and SLAMonline fan who frequently visits the site, but he’s a HUGE LeBron James fan and was convinced—like a lot of people—that behind the awesomeness of LBJ, the Heat were going to take it all this season.

In fact, Sherm was so confident (especially on Twitter) that he made a bet with one of my other radio buddies, Leon Rogers (@LeonRogers) and his boy Tony Sculfield (@TheRealTonySco). Both are professional stand-up comedians who also host the hugely popular Morning Riot Show on the No. 1 urban radio station in Chicago, WGCI.

I’ll let Tony and Leon give you the particulars of the bet and then you can decide for yourself if it was a gamble worth taking.

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  • Eboy Posted: Jun.22 at 1:48 pm
    I think buddy should eat some Hooters wings to put some weight on.

  • Co Co Posted: Jun.22 at 1:49 pm
    The background music is hilarious!

  • HAMMER Posted: Jun.22 at 1:56 pm
    Funny as hell. Haha! Props 4 man-ing up 2 the bet.

  • Enigmatic Posted: Jun.22 at 2:19 pm
    Ha ha! Good for Sherm for being a good sport about it tho. Still don’t get all these people from Chicago rooting for the Heat.
    And The Morning Riot Show! Brings back memories!

  • Kenny Posted: Jun.22 at 2:38 pm
    DAMN.

  • 1982 Posted: Jun.22 at 3:18 pm
    FTW!

  • Dutch Rich Posted: Jun.22 at 3:21 pm
    Yo E go tell your boy LBJ to go eat his wheaties. Now tell us how much money you lost?

  • airs Posted: Jun.22 at 4:21 pm
    so thats what those guys look like haha.
    is that nina chantel?? okaaay, nina

  • Enigmatic Posted: Jun.22 at 4:52 pm
    What ever happened to “Crazy” Howard McGee’s morning show tho?

  • bull22 Posted: Jun.22 at 5:20 pm
    to ALL the MIA’S (heat fans or lebron lovers) and EBOY who already shipped out already like little girls…. the PARADE in DALLAS has culminated…. here is my final END OF SEASON DEDICATION TO YOU, “THE FINAL JOURNEY” “ THOU SHALL LEAD THIS HEAT ON THIS GLORIOUS JOURNEY,THOU SHALL PREPARE A BISCAYNE FEAST FOR YOU, THOU SHALL BE YOUR KING, COME WITH ME MY OBNOXIOUS MIAMI BRETHREN, TO TAKE THESE FINAL STEPS INTO MY ABODE, WHERE THOU IS THE KING OF THE MIAMI SEWERS”………. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH

  • ripslam Posted: Jun.22 at 6:32 pm
    @bull22: I say this with the utmost respect: kindly go f*ck yourself. Everyone here, Heat fan or not, is tired of your bullsh*t. Get a life.

  • nbk Posted: Jun.22 at 6:34 pm
    That’s like the 12th time this fool has posted this weird “FINAL” end of the season dedication. smh I was going to address him and ask if he realizes how he comes across. But that’s pointless. BC I enjoyed this, y’all chi towners are clowns.

  • JL Posted: Jun.22 at 8:48 pm
    wow. he actually fit into a hooters girl hot pant.

  • Dacre Posted: Jun.23 at 4:32 am
    fit into them…??? there was room…. dude. eat.

  • EtheKnickFan Posted: Jun.23 at 11:12 am
    From the flat skinny ass you would think he really was a hooter girl.

  • Waggle Posted: Jun.23 at 2:32 pm
    Cosign ripslam.
    Dude’s act is banal and played.

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