John Elway and Shannon Sharpe. But now they turned on their favourite son in ugly scenes. Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. “Over the last year, I touched base with them again, they’ve already talked about it on their own terms, so they’re not really interested in talking about it in journalistic terms,” Abbott said.

L’épisode sera diffusé le 28 juin, et peut-être y verra-t-on Donovan Mitchell puisque la star du Jazz était sur place, parmi les enfants et adolescents invités.

They got ESPN to donate an hour of prime-time television (James donated proceeds from ads his longtime charity: the Boys and Girls Clubs) and demanded freelance sportscaster Jim Gray host the special — a man not even affiliated with the network.

Despite Simmons’ original involvement in creating “The Decision,” he soured on the way James presented himself, calling the show — and James’s very public rejection of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the hometown team he played for — one of the meanest things an athlete ever did.

Of course this is not the first time James has used his platform in an effort to make positive ...read more, © 2020 ABG-SI LLC.

“It wasn’t Maverick Carter’s idea, it wasn’t LeBron James’ idea, it wasn’t ESPN’s idea, it wasn’t Bill Simmons’ idea and it wasn’t Jim Gray’s idea,” Abbott said. As James and his team flew to Miami that evening, they grew somber, knowing that the show did not go over well. Nothing says a family vacation like an RV, Princess Diana died when Harry was just 12 years old, It's looked — and felt — like a whole different world as we've been social distancing and attempting to keep each other safe, Robin Roberts Visits Gulf Coast After Back-to-Back Hurricanes: 'Moving to See Such Resilience', Jill Duggar Dillard on Quitting Reality TV: 'We Wanted More Control of Our Lives', New Photo Book Captures Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher on Cusp of Stardom, See All the Celebs Taking RV Trips This Summer, The Sweetest Photos of Princes Harry with Diana, From Empty Streets to Virtual Weddings: What Life Has Looked Like During the Coronavirus Pandemic. Les Lakers veulent tenter d’effacer le salaire de Luol Deng de leurs comptes, Kevin Garnett annonce la sortie d’une autobiographie pour février 2021, Les Nets se préparent à de la concurrence pour Joe Harris. “We beat up ESPN and LeBron and Jim Gray and everybody involved pretty good.”, This website uses cookies to improve your experience. In the end, as the documentary’s reporter Don Van Natta, Jr., noted in its closing segment, “The Decision” represented the beginning of a new altered, democratized media landscape.

On Sunday night at 7 p.m. MT, ESPN’s “Backstory” with three-time Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Don Van Natta explores the circumstances leading to that cultural touchstone moment. It was a watershed moment that set the precedent for NBA superstars to switch teams in order to pursue championships. Or the right hook that turned Cowboy Cerrone’s knees to pudding. Maverick Carter and Rich Paul, two of James’s closest advisors, thought the special would allow James to control his own narrative.

James duly accepted, the concept became reality, and one of the most controversial moments in US sports history was scheduled to take place on 8 July 2010. And recently the network aired a documentary special on the backstory for the program that spurred so much backlash and discussion. James spent the first seven years of his career at the Cleveland Cavaliers, James teamed up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh at the Miami Heat, The 10-storey billboard of James in downtown Cleveland.

Though his decision to leave the Cavs and play for the Heat only affected a handful of franchises, it was impossible not to have a reaction to his ill-conceived studio show. Sports Illustrated Host Robin Lundberg explains that ...read more, From a beautiful demonstration on the court before the game, to LeBron James locking down both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to end the Lakers-Clippers showdown, the NBA definitely gave its fans something to be proud of in its return. Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard began 2020 just hoping to hook up with a team and prove he could still pitch in the big leagues after an absence of more than seven years. But Twitter gave Donald Trump a springboard to his political career, just as “The Decision” and other media platforms empower James and others to amplify and control the messages they want to send about important issues.

ESPN’s Bomani Jones said that if Gilbert had sent him a letter like that, he would never have worked for Gilbert again. LeBron James burst on the scene with St. Vincent-St. Mary's High School in Akron. Most importantly, Abbott is confident he does the story justice despite the potential for a conflict of interest.
Although his wording echoed Kobe Bryant’s 1996 announcement that he would “take [his] talents” to the NBA rather than attending college, James’s line about taking his talents to South Beach drew widespread condemnation as narcissistic. But several African-Americans interviewed for the documentary noted the racial element between a special designed to empower James as an athlete, and Gilbert’s attempt to “keep him in his place.” Former ESPN anchor Chris Broussard said Gilbert treated James “like a runaway slave.” In 2017, James admitted he viewed the letter through a racial prism. Within hours, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert issued an open letter calling James’s actions a “cowardly betrayal,” a “shocking act of disloyalty,” and a “shameful display of selfishness and betrayal.”.

Sports Illustrated host Robin ...read more, LeBron James appears poised to win another ring after the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the Miami Heat in game one of the NBA Finals. Ainsi, la chaîne américaine va lancer une série de documentaires, intitulée « Backstory », pour évoquer les coulisses des plus grandes controverses dans le monde du sport. The Decision was a television special in which National Basketball Association (NBA) player LeBron James announced that he would be signing with the Miami Heat instead of returning to his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.It was broadcast live on ESPN on July 8, 2010. And thus far, the bubble plan seems to be working as planned with no positive tests reported.