HLBT Daily: "Lebron Ruined my Childhood"

The Cavaliers recently played a pre-season game in Rochester, NY. Roughly a five+ hour drive from Madison Square Garden, the inhabitants of the cold city in upstate New York seldom get the opportunity to see NBA basketball live. The last time the city hosted an NBA game, Gloria James had not yet given birth to the child we now know as Lebron.

So when promoter’s touted Lebron as the event's main attraction (one ad read, "Don't miss your chance to see NBA All Star and Olympian Lebron James in action as his Cavaliers take on the Raptors!"), the fans, who paid anywhere from $20 to $150 for a single ticket, expected to see Lebron play some basketball. Lebron suited up, went through warm-ups, the whole shebang. However, when it became apparent that King James would not emerge from his throne (at the time, in the form of a metal chair - though one with plush synthetic leather seat cushions) to play, the crowd unleashed its wrath.

Rather than serving as an early Christmas present for the kids, Lebron played the role of a 6'8", 240 lb. Grinch. The sentiments of one child, who apparently felt that the climax of his adolescence should have been when he saw Lebron James play in person, can be seen in the picture, above. Keep your chin up, Sparky. There's always next year.