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Jim Gray Insists he Wasn’t Paid to be part of LeBron’s “Decision”

Posted on February 3, 2011
Chris Bosh (L), Dwyane Wade (C) and LeBron James show 10,000 fans their Miami Heat jerseys after signing 6 year contracts with the Heat at the American Airlines Arena in Miami on July 9, 2010. UPI/Michael Bush

"You have a right to your opinion. You don't have a right to the facts..."

Charles Barkley: Miami Heat fans are a “Joke”

Posted on January 16, 2011
Miami Heat forward LeBron James jokes with the fans during the third quarter against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago on January 15, 2011. James did not play due to an injury. The Bulls won 99-96. UPI/Brian Kersey

"You've got the best basketball player in the world down there and y'all have to make commercials to draw fans?..."

Pat Riley, Oppressed Marketing Genius

Posted on November 8, 2010

Miami Heat President Pat Riley smiles following a preseason workout of the NBA basketball team at Hurlburt Field Air Force Base near Fort Walton Beach, Florida September 29, 2010.  REUTERS/Joe Skipper  (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL HEADSHOT)

"Put a chalk line of a dead person in the key area with the number 23 on it..."

Pat Riley Coaching the Heat? Byron Scott wouldn’t be Surprised

Posted on September 24, 2010

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 19: Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott attends AFTRA's Inaugural Frank Nelson Fund Celebrity Golf Classic at Mountain Gate Country Club on July 19, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)Sept. 20, 2010 - New York, New York, U.S. - Miami Heat PAT RILEY attends the New York premiere of 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' held at the Ziegfeld Theatre. © Red Carpet Pictures

"I think he still has that in his blood..."

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Udonis Haslem: “I’m always going to be a Hurricane in my heart.”

Posted on September 22, 2010

Boston Celtics' Glen Davis (L) battles for control of the ball against Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem during first quarter of Game 3 of their Eastern Conference playoff series in Miami, April 23, 2010. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)

"There's a lot of people probably going to be mad at me..."

Buzz Bissinger’s Most Difficult Interview? LeBron James’s Mom

Posted on August 3, 2010

LeBron James hosts an evening at Lavo Nightclub at Palazzo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, USA. ajm/aad/starmaxinc.com Photo via NewscomLOS ANGELES - JANUARY 4:  Gloria James, mother of LeBron James #23 of St. Vincent-St. Mary's High School, shows off her own team jersey during the Ninth Annual Pangos Dream Classic game against Mater Dei High School at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on January 4, 2003 in Los Angeles, California.   (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

"The biggest pain in the ass I have ever dealt with was his mother..."

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Fran Tarkenton compares Brett Favre to LeBron James

Posted on August 2, 2010

ESPY Awards held at The Nokia Theatre L.A.Live in Los Angeles, California on July 14th, 2010. Brett Favre                                       Fame Pictures, IncLeBron James hosts an evening at Lavo Nightclub at Palazzo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, USA. ajm/aad/starmaxinc.com Photo via Newscom

"They're going to learn a very, very serious lesson when they do retire..."

Michael Jordan says “the most absurd thing” Rick Barry has ever heard

Posted on July 21, 2010

Jul 17, 2010 - Stateline, Nevada, U.S. - After his final round, NBA great, MICHAEL JORDAN who was met by his new Girlfriend, Yvette Prieto a Cuban model who dated J. Iglasias JR. and now have purchased a house together in FL.going in halfs. Rummer is wedding bells are soon in the works. who played in the ''American Century Championship'' held at the Edgewood golf course on the shores of Lake Tahoe. © Red Carpet PicturesLOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 23: Rick Barry arrives at the 25th Anniversary Of Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on May 23, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

"I don't understand why Michael would say that."...

It’s Officially Over, Jesse Jackson has lost Trick Daddy

Posted on July 14, 2010

Reverend Jesse Jackson seen leaving The National Cathedral after The Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Heights Services on April 29, 2010 in Washington DC (photo by Mark Wilkins / Meet The Famous) Photo via NewscomCANCUN - MARCH 8: (U.S. TABS OUT) Rapper Trick Daddy poses for a photo backstage during a taping for MTV Spring Break on the beach at The City nightclub March 8, 2005 in Cancun, Mexico. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

The man who gained fame from a song titled "I'm a Thug" has grown weary of Jackson's race baiting...

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John Thompson is Proud of LeBron James for Thinking…

Posted on July 11, 2010

NEW YORK - MARCH 13: John Thompson II attends the game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Georgetown Hoyas during the championship of the 2010 NCAA Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 13, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

...about something other than "shoes" or "strip clubs"...