LeBron James Pokes Some Fun At Himself In New McDonald's Commerciial
Many, many, many, many virtual trees have been sacrificed the last two years over LeBron James. His mysterious final days in Cleveland, The Decision, the betrayl of Cleveland, LeBron's legacy, LeBron's choking in the playoffs and so much more. However, among all of the silly things LeBron James said last year, one of the biggest foot-in-mouth moments came at the initial Miami Heat Championship Celebration Welcome Party. Before the "Three Kings" (shocking how that nickname didn't take off like a rocketship) had even played a game together, LeBron James predicted his Heat would win at least 7 NBA Championships. Let's go to the videotape!
Of course, LeBron's boasting was a point of comic fodder for much of the season, and especially during his disappearing act in the NBA Finals. But, amidst the chilly climate of the NBA Lockout, LeBron is now appearing in a new set of McDonald's ads to promote their Monopoly game. And you know what? LeBron comes off as a very sympathetic and humorous figure as the narrator pokes fun at his famous faux pas.
And maybe that's the most frustrating aspect of the entire Decision debacle. Deep down, when you strip away the corporate coccoon of King James and the ensuing farce his image has become, LeBron is someone you want to root for to succeed. This isn't meant to be another psychological profile of LBJ, but there is that certain connection that one makes with LeBron James when he's not trying to portray himself as something other than the kid from Akron. Maybe that's what Cavs fans miss the most about LeBron leaving his hometown team.
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The desk area reminds me of a nicer-looking version of Fox's 2008-2010 MLB set. Anyone else get that vibe?
I think its much needed maintenance in a stale product and an appearance of commitment to MLB. 2013-2014 is going to be a TV Sports Armageddon. If Comcast decide to go hard for MLB TV and (possibly) playoff rights, I think ESPN is going to make a big stand to keep its three game package in tact. Do they go after the playoffs and clutter it around Monday Night Football and College Football? Hmmm, not sure and not sure if MLB want them to. But baseball is too valuable to ESPN Sprint/Summer programming to give up without a fight.
And MLB Tonight is miles better than Baseball Tonight, so they had to do 'something'.
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Why now? August 15th? Why not have it ready for the beginning of a season. That seems odd.
@Michael.Castillo I have a feeling they might want the old space for even more NFL studio space once their regular season begins.
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They should build a holodek, filled with holographic people for Tim Kurkjian to ramble to about his Kurk-gems (shudder) (groan).
