Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Lebron Goes to the Other Side for Shaq




Lebron James is loyal. His loyalty knows no bounds. It is rumored that Lebron has taken to shooting his foul shots left-handed as a show of support for his struggling friend and teammate, Shaquille O'Neal. Everyone seems to realize that Shaq was a no-show during the playoff series with the Bulls --that is everyone but the Cleveland media.

Since returning from his devastating thumb injury, Shaq's stats have been dismal. Cleveland sportscasters have, instead of giving an honest appraisal of the giant's play, have focused on, " the intangibles that Shaq's presence brings." Of course, savvy sports fans know that saying a player's presence brings intangibles is the same as saying a that a potential blind date has a "great personality." Let's call a dog a dog!

Following the lead of Lebron, other Cavalier players have followed suit. Mo Williams has been secretly shooting his foul shots with one eye closed. Delonte West has been shooting his shots right-handed. Even newcomer Atwaan Jamison is getting on on the act, and has been secretly practicing standing-at-the-foul-line-back-to-the-basket-while- "leaning way . . . back" type of foul shot.