LeBronathon's merciful (and bitter) end

So finally we're done with LeBron's free agency story hogging the headlines. And what a way to go out. Clevelanders have The Fumble, The Shot, The Drive - and now The Betrayal. Love Dan Gilbert's response. Over the top, no doubt. And funny. And from the heart. Is there anyone outside of Miami who doesn't A) hate LeBron, B) hate Miami, and C) want Cleveland to win an NBA title before the Heat does?

Among the best media reactions to this parade of sycophancy is the one of Bill Simmons, the Sports Guy, on ESPN.com. This one from Ken Schott is priceless. Perhaps best of all was this from Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press and SportsIllustrated.com. He compares the Chosen One with not only Michael Jordan, but Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Isiah Thomas, and shows how he comes up short against all of them.

I'm proud to say I didn't watch "The Decision," and not only because we don't get ESPN. An hour long ode to self for a one-minute announcement? Sounds like it was pathetic, and worst of all was bootlicker Jim Gray. He gives a bad name to brown-nosers everywhere.

James's kicking Cleveland in the teeth (a way cool city, by the way) was totally classless, and it's obvious HE JUST DOESN'T GET IT. He's now Public Enemy No. 1 in Cleveland, and will get booed in pretty much every city in the NBA. In a way it's good for the NBA, as there is now a Yankees for everyone to root against.