Why LeBron’s Ego Deserves a Pass

It.Is.A.T-Shirt.

Kobe looks fu(king huge in that parade picture.

how old is lebron? ..leave the young fella alone…what do u expect. he’s on biggie jayz nas status..the best of his era. the boy got that swagg

ohhh my god stfu are u serious its just a t-shirt there just hacking on the man bcuz unlike kobe he doesnt have 4 rings so wat hes 24 he got a while to go

Lebron appears to be feeling very insecure about kobe’s new championship ring, he needs to rewind those final tapes, then he might have the epiphany that star’s usually win chips when they allow their stats to take a hit for the sake of team success. Your stats say ZERO rings lebron.

He has an ego, I know Kobe, Jordan, Magic, Zeke had it too. But lets be honest here, how many players do you see wearing dumb shirts, like this one and the LBJ MVP shirt. He is too full of himself and Pride to me will eventually be his downfall. I know people are saying its just a shirt, but you can tell alot about people,by what they say and how they promote themself. Lebron wants this attention, maybe he needs a father figure or something, but to me this is sad, because he is arrogant and who isn’t, but do I wear shirts saying check my paper and Lebron your stats are good, but lets get a ring first, Prince James. Also this article is a joke, stop sucking up to Lebron. Remember Lebron is only 8 spots above Nash on the all time 50 list, so this is to much exposure anyway, for number 42.

The Seed really has issues. Everyone wears a dumb shirt once in a while, including yourself I would assume. Kobe isn’t full of himself? Shouldn’t he be proud of his achievements thus far? F*ck it, with his stats I would most probably wear the same thing. And what does LeBron maybe needing a father-figure have to do with him wearing this shirt? And how, in your mind, are you able to find a connection between this t-shirt and his rating on the Slam Top 50? I would guess you have LeBron and Kobe on Google alerts. LeBron for hating, and Kobe for your own private nighttime activities. You, sir, need to GTFOH. It’s a shirt.

He’s 24. At 24 with that bball-godlike ability my hands would be constantly occupied. One with a bottle of Cris, and another to guide the Piss. Be easy.. Yeah he gets over jocked sometimes, but he’s on his way to greatness and hasn’t done anything stupendously reckless in his personal life. He looks like he’s on the right track to me.

dude’s ego is ridiculous.until he wins a ring i don’t care how good he is,arrogance is never a quality,humility is the mark of a great man.a humble superstar now that is the mark of true greatness that goes beyond the sport.

Its a shirt that says “Check the Stats”. Okay. Anybody hear the one about the guy, doing that thing that one time? That thing?

Ryan I sure hope you aren’t in charge of this summer’s top 50 players list, cause Kobe is still the best bball player in the world.

He is young, a part of this generations me first mindset and yes it’s only a shirt and if that’s how he wants to express himself then so be it. The shirt was appropriate for him since he will go for his own Sports Center dunk on a break rather than pass it to a player ahead of him. It’s not like he can wear a championship shirt. The analogies in the story were all off. I “think” everyone who has 4 rings wore one or just Kobe & DFish. The Wilt piece was flat wrong and Russ cleared that up. Jordan was arrogant to a point but he wasn’t self promoting AND his career does speak…loudly. Neither Bird or Magic sought the limelight off court so that too was a shaky piece in the article.

I want to hear what Brendan Haywood thinks about this. Skip Bayless we already know, since his clones seem rampant on this thread (including silly “no daddy” theories and “Prince James” namecalling).

As far as the NIKE-MADE MVP SHIRT of Kobe’s goes: It was an advertisement from his sponsor that depicted an award he had won. Another bad analogy. Stats is a shirt plenty of guys can wear in their own right. ANTON: great way to try and slide negativity to MJ to justify a shirt. 1 was self promotion and the other I’m sure was pure business (Hanes)There is nothing wrong with James’ shirt and I hope no one freaks if he wears an MVP shirt b/c he was the MVP after all. I hope he and Kobe rock the Nike Puppet shirts an a commercial together.

‘sensitive thugs, ya all need hugs’ he’s on a freaking boat on the côte d’azur with a bunch of his friends wearing a funny tee and some paparazzo takes a snap and it’s a story! how’s the lbj mvp any different than the t-shirts and shoes nike made for kobe’s 81? it’s MARKETING ppl! by the same freaking brand! i’ve said it then and i’m saying it now: wake me up when this dude does something serious. he hasn’t broken any laws or even gone to court (unlike A LOT of his fellow all-stars). i’ll sleep on this.

Hall of Fame players can and do come without ego. See: David Robinson. Duncan in the future as well. There is no one way to be. Every time I see Kobe practically watching himself in the camera I can’t help but feel that he grew up thinking that was the way a superstar was supposed to act. But by all means, let’s perpetuate that way of thinking. Furthermore, I don’t care enough about LeBron to be extremely angry about his refusal to shake hands. It’s just wrong. Simple and plain. And even the “G.O.A.T.” would tell you so. From page 52 of his book, For the Love of the Game, “When that happened, when we broke through and swept [the Pistons] four straight in the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals, the leaders of that team showed their true colors. They acted like a bunch of spoiled brats who didn’t get their way. They lost a lot of respect by walking off the floor and not shaking our hands. No one remembers Joe Dumars, John Salley, and Vinnie Johnson coming over and congratulating us after the game. All anyone remembers is their leaders, Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, and Mark Aguirre, walking right past our bench as the final seconds ticked off. They weren’t sportsmen. They either didn’t understand or didn’t care about sportsmanship. That’s not how the game should be played. You have the obligation to demonstrate good sportsmanship. That’s the American way.”

I really hope people keep taking shots at Lebron.
I think it will make him better. It’s time for him to drop the smiles and nice guy facade and get mean as hell. I look forward to what a mean and focused Lebron can do to other players.
He just needs to get those post moves together.

Kobe was wearing a LeBron mask in the mediterranean. Hater ass Kobe.

Not really Mr. Long, people like to complain..

To Los: I have no idea how far Kobe would have gone with the same team as Lebron. Maybe the Cavs would win the title? That would be pure speculation. I only know what did happen, in our reality, not some fantasy.

I do think if Kobe did this we’d never hear the end of it but at the same time its a shirt and honestly LeBron can wear whatever he wants its not as if a vulgarity is on it.

No folks don’t hate Tim Duncan he’s too boring to hate. That’s also a reason why he doesn’t get that many endorsements either dude has no personality.

lbj stan here. its good to see more and more haters. it usually means people feel their rooting interests are threatened by his capabilities.

nobody hates pacquiao

lebron has a t-shirt that says “check out my ring…. oh wait! thats right i dont have one!”

^LeBron has a t-shirt that says, “I’m 24 years old, not even in my prime, 7 years younger than Kobe and has never had a good supporting cast”.^