UFC fighter tells on LeBron

[celticsclay]

The thing that bothers me with the Lebron PED allegations is the lack of proof - with the technology we have now, there should be something more concrete that another tarnished athlete saying the use the same guy while trying to get social media attention. IMO, it comes off as bitter opposing fanbases trying to throw stones because they have nothing better to do. Love him or hate him, he's been a relatively good representative for the league. The most "controversial" thing he's done in his career is The Decision and that raised a ton of money for charity. Other than that, he's scandal free and appears to be a solid family man.

Counterpoint:  Lance Armstrong.

I don't follow cycling at all so I'm not well-versed in the Lance drama. I didn't care then and I absolutely don't care now.

However, to your point: the evidence against Lance was there. It was provable.

To me, and this is completely my opinion, the tenor that the Lebron criticism has always taken on or the - "bias" against him - has nothing to do with him as a basketball player. No one is accusing Jokic or Doncic of using PEDs.

To go further: I've worked in physical therapy and sports medicine for 13+ years now. There's a player that gets my Spidey-senses going and it's not Lebron. I'm not saying he's absolutely clean because at the end of the day, I don't know. But there are guys playing through blatant side effects right now that fans aren't even clocking because they're hyper focused on Lebron.

Giannis?

[SHAQATTACK]

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[kraidstar]

The thing that bothers me with the Lebron PED allegations is the lack of proof - with the technology we have now, there should be something more concrete that another tarnished athlete saying the use the same guy while trying to get social media attention. IMO, it comes off as bitter opposing fanbases trying to throw stones because they have nothing better to do. Love him or hate him, he's been a relatively good representative for the league. The most "controversial" thing he's done in his career is The Decision and that raised a ton of money for charity. Other than that, he's scandal free and appears to be a solid family man.

Counterpoint:  Lance Armstrong.

I don't follow cycling at all so I'm not well-versed in the Lance drama. I didn't care then and I absolutely don't care now.

However, to your point: the evidence against Lance was there. It was provable.

To me, and this is completely my opinion, the tenor that the Lebron criticism has always taken on or the - "bias" against him - has nothing to do with him as a basketball player. No one is accusing Jokic or Doncic of using PEDs.

Jokic and Doncic look flabby in comparison to LeBron. If Jokic had beachball-sized shoulders like Dwight Howard I'd imagine he'd get more scrutiny.

Regardless, of course there is bias involved. I despise LeBron. I'm also pretty confident he abuses PED's. These things aren't mutually exclusive.

I'm a Pats fan and I know they broke the rules. Papi, who I consider a borderline Saint, likely used. It is what it is. I've been closely following sports for 30 years and it grinds my gears that an obvious juicer like LeBron has never gotten his comeuppance.

Yes, this comes from a place of Sports Hate. I felt the same way when Peyton Manning got caught with HGH at his house and the media swept it under the rug.

Nobody can take LeBron’s achievements away from him. But I'd like for there to be some context and transparency, like what we got with Bonds and Lance Armstrong.

[kraidstar]

The late aughts Chicago Bulls always struck me as suspicious. That team had Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon,  Hinrich, Deng, Gibson, Omer Asik, Boozer, Noah....

For a couple years it looked like they had a puncher's chance at a title. Then, by the early 2010's, almost every single one of those players had fallen off a cliff and was either out of the league or was riding the pine on an albatross contract. Pretty weird.

[Kernewek]

The late aughts Chicago Bulls always struck me as suspicious. That team had Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon,  Hinrich, Deng, Gibson, Omer Asik, Boozer, Noah....

For a couple years it looked like they had a puncher's chance at a title. Then, by the early 2010's, almost every single one of those players had fallen off a cliff and was either out of the league or was riding the pine on an albatross contract. Pretty weird.