“People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people.  What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination.”~ Oscar Wilde

I have an admission to make:  I didn’t watch any of ESPN’s coverage of “The LeBron Decision.”  I don’t remember what I was doing, but it probably involved something on the order of importance of putting clean newspaper in a bird cage or trying to identify navel lint or trimming my pet’s toenails.  You know—big, important, relevant stuff.

That disclaimer aside, I find myself puzzled by the coverage LeBron’s decision has gotten after he made it.  Luminaries from across the entertainment and sports spectrum, including the august Bryant Gumble, have jumped on the LeBron-is-a-schmuck bandwagon.  (If you’re hoping to get a seat, I say move fast.  Bob Ryan might save you one, if you ask nicely.)   Charles Barkley has chimed in, as has Michael Jordan (MJ). Apparently LeBron embarrassed himself as he pandered to the excessive coverage.  (Actually, maybe he did.)  Gumble, speaking as part of the closing commentary of his HBO sports news magazine, accused LeBron, among other things, of being shallow and overly pre-occupied with winning.  MJ, ostensibly commenting on the fact that LeBron has “teamed up” with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh versus staying in Cleveland, supposedly said, “I would never have called Magic [Johnson] or Larry [Bird].” Really?

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