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Is LeBron James scared of Dwayne Wade? July 9, 2010

Was LeBron's decision based on fear.

Was LeBron’s decision to join the Miami Heat based on his fear of Dwayne Wade?  Enormous ego aside, as a competitor wouldn’t you want to beat a so-called “super team” rather than join them?  Would Michael Jordan have joined the Detroit Pistons?  The team that beat him three straight times in the NBA playoffs.  The answer is a definitive heck no!  Michael worked harder, challenged his teammates to get better, and through will power, talent, fortitude finally broke through the Piston wall.  Now let’s take a look at LeBron, who by the way has not won anything in the NBA.  The gauntlet was laid down when Chris Bosh decided to join Dwayne Wade in Miami.  Where is LeBron’s competitive juices?  Where is that competitor that sees an NBA full of good teams: Orlando, Miami, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago in the Eastern Conference.  LeBron always talks about knowing the history of the game; well my question to him is this,”If you want to be considered the best who ever played, don’t you have to beat the best?”  Imagine if James and the Cavs won the East, and then beat the Lakers in the finals.  There would be no doubt that LeBron would rank as one of the best players to ever put on an NBA uniform.  But what does James do, he tries to play XBox and create a super team because he is tired of putting in the work to be the best.  Ultimately his decision is based on wilting under the pressure of possibly losing to his draft class mate, Dwayne Wade.  Wade already has a NBA championship, Olympic gold medal, and was poised to make a serious run at a second NBA title.  LeBron’s ego could not bear that burden, so he goes to the XBox game menu, enters the cheat code and creates a super team.