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Can't wait to see the match-up between Mo Williams and Rondo. In my opinion, the Cavs are still not strong enough to beat the Celtics in the playoff. Even though Posey is gone now, Tony Allen will step up and take over Posay's role, and he has shown that in the preseason. On the other side, the Cavs need to upgrade their SG, they need a defensive stopper to guard guys like Ray Allen and Rip Hamilton. The Celtics have Tony Allen, Lakers have Ariza, and who does the Cavs have?

you dont have to be out there but at least show a little bit of sportsmanship. he sound so bitter.

If they were going to wait in the Locker Room thats fine. But why announce it to the world? Its kind of like *We aint comin to your party cause we dont like that your getting presents!!* Just shut up and stay in the locker room.

Wow, you are the one calling your own idea stupid; but you're the one who said you were going to watch the ceremony for motivation. So really you're just calling your self stupid, way to go. To me it dose not matter to me if their out there or not, it means a lot more to us Celtics fans. I can't wait in till tonight when they raise banner 17 and get their rings. And one thing the hoopla happens every year when a NBA team wins a championship you just have to deal with it if your the first team to play the champs in the first game of the season.

Actually they DON'T have to deal with it.. they can do exactly what they're going to do, wait in the lockerroom until it's over. Of course it doesn't matter if they're out there or not because it's for the players and the fans. That's pretty much what Lebron said.

Celtics don't deserve it. The NBA is rigged.

Lebron has the right to stay out but he has to show some sign of respect. The Celtics earned it and like other champions the other teams still has to watch. The Celtics are not trying to put this on his face. It's just a tradition for any Championship team. It hurts but if you won a championship then you would want some respect back.

For a big guy he's acting like a petulant child... It's not his party so he'll cry if he wants to.

Lebron is showing that part of him that will turn him into the next Dominique Williams. It's all about him... the hell with sportsmanship and team spirit. watching him fail over the length of his career to ever get a championship will be nice.

No class

It's a shame that Lebron won't ever have the chance to see a team do that once he wins a championship.

A sore loser is still a loser.

The Cavs should be out there as a matter of respect. They do not have to like being out there but they should be out there.

He does sound bitter.

ahhhhhhhhh........Poor LeBronnie is jealous

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Originally posted 08:36 AM ET  10.28 by bigdog1002

Actually they DON'T have to deal with it.. they can do exactly what they're going to do, wait in the lockerroom until it's over. Of course it doesn't matter if they're out there or not because it's for the players and the fans. That's pretty much what Lebron said.

Well they do have to deal with it, it dose not matter were there are, when ceremony happens. He could have said we will sit in the looker room and wait till the game start, in stead of saying the other little stuff make you sound bitter. Like "We don't need to be out there clapping for them getting rings", nobody say he did have to be out there, that's what I was talking about just deal with it and don't say nothing at all.

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Originally posted 08:44 AM ET  10.28 by Dawgpounder

Celtics don't deserve it. The NBA is rigged.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Man, a good laugh on a Tuesday morning.

I'm saying he doesn't have to be out their when the ceremony are going on, but don't sound like a sore loser when try to explain your reason why you're not going to be there.

why is this a story?
why should the cavs sit & get cold while the festivities
are going on.....
It's also not HIS decision- it is the COACHES-

Who the heck cares about the new banner at the gahhhden?? I'm from Boston and I definitely didn't jump on that bandwagon. You know, Bostonians have this ridiculous sense of entitlement. Who cares that you have 17 chamionships when you had a 20 year period where you were the bottom of the barrell and you won 9 when coaches where putting teams together without rules on contract restrictions? It took 86 years to win the World Series but Bostonians think the Sox are MLB rulers.

I definitely won't be watching that crap. I may tune in to check the score...just want to see when the Cavs start blowing them out.

LeBron wants a ring of his own. I can understand him not being too excited about seeing someone else get one. No disrespect--shake their hands and congratulate the Celtics, but why should the Cavs be a part of the celebration?

I don't think they should be out there because it's the Celtics day. They should be able to celebrate with their fans. if the Cavs have to watch that isn't "motivation", it's "punishment".

Well watching the Red Wings raise their Stanley Cup banner a couple weeks ago from the bench and not the change room certainly didn't hurt the Leafs!