Honor among thieves

Did you hear what Jesse Jackson said about the Cavs' owner? Get this, he said the owner is acting like a slave owner and he's angry because LeBron is his runaway slave. Ridiculous. Jesse has to keep himself relevant. Sad really. Anyway, here's my take sans Jesse: LeBron led Cleveland on and didn't make his decision known till the last possible minute even though he knew since last November that he wasn't returning. This meant and means that Cleveland was out of the running for any other top tier free agent. Not fair, not right especially since LeBron was treated like a king there. Now, he has that right to move, no question, but the way he did it was dishonorable. It was deceitful. It's not the way to treat an owner who absolutely allowed him to do almost anything he wanted. Who was really the slave? LeBron held Cleveland hostage and then took the money and ran for an easier gig. I say took the money because even though he took a contractual pay cut to be aside his all-star bros, with Florida's lack of state income tax, he will actually make one million more than he would have with the offer in Cleveland or any other team. Think of it this way, why Miami? No state income tax, period. Those three could have gone anyplace else. I don't see anything honorable about the move to Miami. LeBron used Cleveland and then split on them like the Colts did Baltimore, albeit not in the middle of the night but on prime time cable via ESPN (who, by the way, is being chided and blasted for debasing journalism). There are accusations of collusion and underhanded dealings about Pat Riley and the Miami owner. In November, they met with LeBron and started laying the groundwork which was against league rules. They are all scum, BUT they have the freedom to be so. Question is, how many other teams are going to want to deal with Miami and Riley? ZERO. The more I think about it, the more I understand Gilbert's rant against LeBron, although as an owner, he should have had 100% more discretion.