Funny how things come somewhat full circle. I need a moment to mourn the loss of a lifetime of sports fandom.And yes I am about to be dramatic as I can be right now. And no this has nothing to do with stats, but merely sports news and the emotions that go with it.
Full circle, in 2010 I started this blog. Why?- LEBRON JAMES and not because I was a fan of his... This was one of my first posts.
To give you some background, I am originally from Ohio and of the Ohio sports team, my allegiance goes only so far and that is with The Ohio State Buckeyes (in pretty much everything). But there is Ohio pride, I was born and raised there for much of my childhood. Yes, I am a Steelers fan but when the Cleveland Browns were essentially removed from Ohio to create the Baltimore Ravens, my disdain for the Ravens goes deeper than a rivalry. Taking away a fundamental fixture of my great midwest home state was devastating.
There are legends from Ohio and one day I hope I am considered among them. I will give it to him, Lebron is a legend in his own right. But watching Lebron, in my opinion, give up that game while the rest of the sports world hyped him up, no thanks but I was "out" before Shark Tank was even a thing. This season completely changed my attitude towards Lebron. Is he one of the greatest athletes certainly, but do I need to ride his jock? NO THANK YOU!
So you had that season and then his Miami announcement. 👀Was that even necessary?
Basically, over the years I have just not been all about Lebron. Does he energize a arena, sure. Am I about to bust out a 23 jersey anytime soon and start lauding "King James," no.
So full circle, about an hour ago, I am scrolling Facebook and see some posts about Lebron and LA. MY LA, the LA that Magic and Kobe built. The PURPLE and GOLD, MY PURPLE and GOLD and now Lebron James is going to the Los Angeles Lakers.
(This is me, but on my couch, screaming at the announcement of Lebron James going to the Lakers on July 1, 2018)
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (and no that is not a scream of excitement, that is a scream of frustration and has been the outburst that keeps happening every couple of minutes). AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Here's the thing, The Lakers have been shit for a while now. And I resolved that they were going to be shit for a while. That the glory days dynasty that I had been used to under Kobe was going to take some time to rebuild. Was Lonzo Ball the answer, I don't know. The hype with the Ball family makes me want to keep my distance. But at least we were rebuilding and NOW, LEBRON! AHHHHHHHHHHHH! At least when I knew they would be in a rebuilding set of seasons, I could suffer in not having the greatest team in the NBA in peace and now I don't even know if I can even root for my beloved team. FOR WHAT?! How sway?! How does someone who has not celebrated Lebron ever, start.
When the Lakers signed Nash, I thought that could be the worst thing possible. I mean I spent years booing the Suns and Nash because of that great western rivalry. But now this. THIS!! What is a SportsGal to do.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
That's all she wrote....
