Upon hearing that Mo Williams’ name was left off the All Star Team, and that the Cavaliers, the team with the best record in the NBA, would only be sending one All Star to the game in Phoenix, LeBron James had the following to say:
“It just shows a disrespect to Cleveland, Cleveland Basketball, Cleveland everything. I haven’t seen the All Star list yet, so I cannot comment on who’s in it who’s not in it, but it is definitely disrespectful that we continue to do work, every year, but nothing shows up for it. They always say that when you win, individual accolades take care of themselves, but that doesn’t happen for us most of the time. “
My first thought here is a question to all the NBA coaches who voted. Do you really want LeBron James coming into your gym feeling as though you disrespected him? Not the best move.
With regards to the comment, I couldn’t agree more with LeBron, and am glad he said that. The snub is disrespectful towards the Cavaliers and Cleveland, there is no way around that. I am not the Elias Sports Bureau, but has the team with the best record in the NBA ever sent only one All Star? And Mo was certainly deserving. All he has done this season is average over 17 points per game, shoot 40% from the three-point line, and elevate the play of his team from a good team, to a title contender right now.
What do you think? The guys over at LeBron2010, I’m sure, agree with The King.
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JD Shaver is a featured columnist at Midwest Sports Fans who also runs Shaver Sports, where they discuss everything you ever wanted to know about Cleveland sports.
