"Dan Gilbert Sees LeBron James As A Runaway Slave" -Jesse Jackson

[DCMC]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5372266

Jesse Jackson criticized Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday, saying Gilbert sees LeBron James as a "runaway slave" and that the owner's comments after the free-agent forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger.

Shortly after James announced his decision last week, Gilbert fired off an incendiary letter to Cleveland's fans, ripping the 25-year-old and promising to deliver a title before James wins one. He called James' decision "cowardly" and later told The Associated Press he believes James quit during a handful of Cavaliers playoff games.

"He has gotten a free pass," Gilbert told the AP in a phone interview late Thursday night. "People have covered up for [James] for way too long. Tonight we saw who he really is."

Jackson said Gilbert's comments were "mean, arrogant and presumptuous."

"He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers," the reverend said in a release from his Chicago-based civil rights group, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. "His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner employee relationship -- between business partners -- and LeBron honored his contract."

Messages were left Sunday night seeking comment from Gilbert, the Cavaliers and James.

Jackson also called Gilbert's comments an attack on all NBA players and said the owner should face a "challenge" from the league and the players' association.

NBA spokesman Tim Frank declined comment.

 

[BrownTurd]

Jesse is correct. James "Honored his contract" and decided to bounce.

 

[UdntNoMe]

Hmmmmmm...... He might be on to something...

 

[dtownsfinest]

Niggas using the race card over some shit like this. Goh dammnit Jesse. This is why no one takes his ass serious. Then when a nigga who's unarmed gets gunned down by a cop next week and he tries to use the race card the shit is going to look like a joke like it usually does when he opens his mouth. You just can't connect the two.

 

[DatBoyNCali]

They lash out when blacks think independently and no longer choose to be their pets. Its all good so long as they got to "Witness" him entertaining them. Same feeling whites probably had when their slaves got away.

"WE TREAT OUR NIGRAS GREAT! WHY'Z DEY LEAVIN FUH? THEY'Z DISLOYAL NIGRAS IS WHY!"

 

[TheyCallMeBe]

He is right but Jesse needs to shut the fuck up. I'm still mad at him over those Obama comments.

 

[FiveKnuckleShuffle]

STFU Jesse Jackson.

 

[fatsack1]

the house ninjas on this board will attack Jesse....

 

[SKATTA]

speak jesse.

 

[gene cisco]

Stupid muthafucka. Comparing million dollar athletes to the horror of slavery. What would this muthafucka have said if Dirk left Cuban? Cuban probably would have went off the deep end also.

Muthafucka shits on a team on national tv and this muthafucka crying about some racial shit. We are our own worst enemy when public relations are concerned.

 

[Dr. Truth]

Jesse jackson is one reason why the modern cracka thinks cries of racism are a joke.

 

[DirtyCake]

STFU Jesse Jackson.

dan is that you?

 

[c_commander]

Here comes Jesse Jackson trying to get attention again. This isn't serious enough for him to come around talking about racism.If he really cared about racism he would be better served talking about the Oscar Grant case not throwing his opinion on an upset NBA owner.

 

[SloPoke]

Runaway Slave is a lil drastic.... Jesse.

As even most analyst say..it's not even about him leaving..it's the WAY he left, and his excuse. On top of that, w/o even giving the Cav's a heads up that he won't be back, so they could make roster decisions opposed to leaving them in a shitty situation. To be honest, who would NOT be upset?

 

[KRAZIE01]

STFU Jesse Jackson.

I said the same thing after the first line. After reading a lil bit more it made since.

 

[nyyyyce]

I respect what Jesse did in the past, but I can't stand him jumping in on issues just to be relavant. damn.

 

[ScorpDiesel]

the house ninjas on this board will attack Jesse....

per usual.

 

[Theo_Huxtable]

Race ain't got shit to do with this. Cleveland lost their only hope to be a relevant team and the lose of this one player can actually make them the bottom 5 teams in the league this next season. The owners mad, big whoop. No need to start a race war over some petty bullshit.​

 

[dtownsfinest]

I respect what Jesse did in the past, but I can't stand him jumping in on issues just to be relavant. damn.

Especially irrelevant issues such as this.

 

[SourDaGreat]

Stupid muthafucka. Comparing million dollar athletes to the horror of slavery. What would this muthafucka have said if Dirk left Cuban? Cuban probably would have went off the deep end also.

Muthafucka shits on a team on national tv and this muthafucka crying about some racial shit. We are our own worst enemy when public relations are concerned.

Exactly! STFU JESSE!

 

[Blunt]

 

[7milebreadbaker]

May have been the right thing to say, but the wrong person saying it.

 

[KRAZIE01]

second time reading this and this looks like an episode of boondocks with good oh rev rolo goodlove.....

 

[KRAZIE01]

Race ain't got shit to do with this. Cleveland lost their only hope to be a relevant team and the lose of this one player can actually make them the bottom 5 teams in the league this next season. The owners mad, big whoop. No need to start a race war over some petty bullshit.​

Shit BGOL does it every time....like the D-Wade praising his owner for the work this off season

 

[stankyhat]

I agree with Jesse regardless of the color of the athlete. Owners and to a certain extent fans seem to think paying a paycheck to the player makes them their property. There is also the issue that somehow because the players make good money they have less right to complain then everyone else. The players get paid a lot but they bring in a lot. The man did his time and yes the T V show was over the top but he has the right to sign where he wants. Teams do what is in their best interest all the time but a player cant screw that.

 

[jack walsh13]

Soooooooooo.........If LeBron was white with just as much talent and left like he did Gilbert wouldn't have sent that letter?

 

[malaki]

Jesse jackson is one reason why the modern cracka thinks cries of racism are a joke.

100% bullshit. Jesse is an EXCUSE THEY USE.

the idea that Jesse has any control over what racists think is silly.

anyway I think we should also consider the labor relations angle here. the racial aspect I think has some merit. but also, the theme of labor vs. capital is a strong one to mine here.

 

[HAR125LEM]

YO JESSE!

Oscar Grant, Omar Edwards, Shem Walker, and multitudes of others are waiting for you to address their cases.

FUCK GILBERT AND LeBRON!!!

 

[thereason]

this will not end well

 

[DAYNE]

the house ninjas on this board will attack Jesse....

 

[RunawaySlave]

Us Runaways gotta stick together

 

[The G.O.A.T.]

Niggas using the race card over some shit like this. Goh dammnit Jesse. This is why no one takes his ass serious. Then when a nigga who's unarmed gets gunned down by a cop next week and he tries to use the race card the shit is going to look like a joke like it usually does when he opens his mouth. You just can't connect the two.

STFU Jesse Jackson.

Stupid muthafucka. Comparing million dollar athletes to the horror of slavery. What would this muthafucka have said if Dirk left Cuban? Cuban probably would have went off the deep end also.

Muthafucka shits on a team on national tv and this muthafucka crying about some racial shit. We are our own worst enemy when public relations are concerned.

Here comes Jesse Jackson trying to get attention again. This isn't serious enough for him to come around talking about racism.If he really cared about racism he would be better served talking about the Oscar Grant case not throwing his opinion on an upset NBA owner.

Runaway Slave is a lil drastic.... Jesse.

As even most analyst say..it's not even about him leaving..it's the WAY he left, and his excuse. On top of that, w/o even giving the Cav's a heads up that he won't be back, so they could make roster decisions opposed to leaving them in a shitty situation. To be honest, who would NOT be upset?

Especially irrelevant issues such as this.

Race ain't got shit to do with this. Cleveland lost their only hope to be a relevant team and the lose of this one player can actually make them the bottom 5 teams in the league this next season. The owners mad, big whoop. No need to start a race war over some petty bullshit.​

Race has everything to do with Cleveland's
"Reaction", to the "Decision".

Black folk really need to start reading more than
what these cac's write in the newspaper.....

You read this book and you will FULLY understand what
happened on ESPN the other day.

 

[TREY-GA]

...i think jesse is calling it right...don't hate on the message, because you don't like the messenger....i don't see why any self-respecting black man would entertain the idea of playing for the cavs as long as gilbert is owner...seriously...i realize those under contract have to fulfill their commitment, but i don't see how any free agent would sign with the cavs now, no matter what he's paying......

 

[Complex]

Stupid muthafucka. Comparing million dollar athletes to the horror of slavery. What would this muthafucka have said if Dirk left Cuban? Cuban probably would have went off the deep end also.

Muthafucka shits on a team on national tv and this muthafucka crying about some racial shit. We are our own worst enemy when public relations are concerned.

I agree

This isn't going to go over well

It's going to go over as them making everything racial.

Nobody is going to see a player makin 15 million as a slave. Dude just had an emotional stupid rant, just like his about Obama

 

[MrBee]

Niggas using the race card over some shit like this. Goh dammnit Jesse. This is why no one takes his ass serious. Then when a nigga who's unarmed gets gunned down by a cop next week and he tries to use the race card the shit is going to look like a joke like it usually does when he opens his mouth. You just can't connect the two.

Thank you...