The Internet is buzzing with off-season rumors for the Cavs, but this isn’t exactly what the sports world expected to hear after the Cavs collapsed to the Celtics this week.
It’s being reported in many, many places, including here:
One day after Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers choked against the Boston Celtics there crazy rumors swirling about Lebron James’ mom and Delonte West.
The word around the polluted grapevine of the internet is that Delonte West and Gloria James (Lebron James’ mom) are involved a torrid love affair. And, this is why the Cleveland Cavaliers choked against the Boston Celtics-not because they were outplayed and Lebron pulled a “McNabb.”
If anything this insane story just serves as a distraction from the real issue at hand-Lebron James’ failure to get the job done in the playoffs. He has officially become the Donovan McNabb of the NBA. If I had a dime everytime some website says, “reports indicate” (insert BS rumor here) then I’d be a billionaire. Associated Content put it out there that…you guessed it-reports indicated that Lebron James found out that his mother Gloria James and Delonte West were sleeping together just before game four.
Does this explain Delonte’s lack of playing time in the second half of Game 5? Does it explain LeBron’s complete loss of game and focus in games 4, 5 and (arguably) 6?
UPDATE #1
Well, like I said earlier, this is ONLY a rumor. Deadspin provides some more insight on the source of the rumor:
Any minute now, you’re going to get a “FWD: fwd: FWD” email that purports to have originated with a guy whose “uncle is the general contractor at the Q” and who has it on good authority that West is tagging LBJ’s mom.
Yes, in the past two hours, many of you have sent in an email that looks exactly like this:
Subject: Please Read Lebron
My uncle is the general contractor at the Q and has been for the last 7 years. He is good friends with a lot of guys at the Q including some of the bigger boys in the organization and knows Gilbert personally. I was just told from my brother that a very reliable source informed my uncle that Delonte has been banging Gloria James for some time now. Somehow I guess Lebron found out before game four and it has destroyed our chemistry and divided our team. This is no joke, the only player worse then Lebron has been Delonte. I am not making this up, I wish it wasn’t true but it happened. Wait and see if lebron stays you will not see Delonte in a cavs uni again.
Or maybe this one, in which the source has climbed the ladder all the way to David Stern’s office:
A large number of NBA employees received a VERY interesting email today regarding a developing LeBron James story. I figured before the ESPN assholes get wind of it, you guys should break the story. The word from David Stern’s office is that Delonte West has been sleeping with LeBron’s MOTHER for a couple months now, and LeBron has recently found out. For some reason Delonte is still alive, but not for long – when Cleveland fans find out that for this reason LeBron wants out of Cleveland no matter what. This could explain Delonte’s decreased playing time of late, and who knows – maybe why LeBron hasn’t seemed to have his head fully in the game.
Of course, this should all sound very familiar. This time, however, it’s the mother of the star player — a particularly dirty twist on the classic locker-room urban legend. Unfortunately, this one’s picked up steam and become an “exclusive” for one site, even though it probably has as much basis in reality as the one about Joe Horn and Willie Roaf’s wife, or Jeff McInnis and Phil Ford’s wife, or Corey Fisher and Scottie Reynolds’s girlfriend (or was that Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher’s girlfriend?).
But yes — this rumor is spreading all over the place, and just remember that it is most likely coming from a bunch of 4chanish wags preying on the vulnerability all those sad Cavs fans searching for answers right now. Just for fun, we had Crashtern David Matthews call the Cavs’ media relations department seeking comment. No call back yet!
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We’ll try to keep you posted – but this is still just a rumor – so there’s a lot to consider when you read beyond the headlines.
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“YES….”
“Delonte West takes it to the hole with authority and scores”
“Oh it’s a facial by Delonte – going right at Gloria James”
“Delonte finishing with some flair”
The rumor that’s currently floating now is enough to make a bewildered fan wonder. It’s a seemingly plausible explanation or excuse that satiates the need to get your head around the shockng and dissapointing loss. When I received the call to check the Net for it, I did, and I pondered on it for the rest of the night. I am inclined to give Delonte the benefit of the doubt. I would expect that LBJ’s Mom is not D’s type; however if it’s something that is based in fact–I’ll bow and say that’s his business. I would also submit under those circumstances that the Mom should be held to a higher standard of responsibility: That would be to her son’s team and his aspirations, and, as well to a young man who is prone to be targeted for reasons too emphatic to list here. I pray for and expect great things for Delonte. A person that I will, for many (including those unnamed) reasons.
Emotions: I meant to say…A person that I will, for many (including those unnamed reasons, always admire. Good days and not so good days!
Deolante and Lebron aint better than Carmelo, so it diont matter, Melo is number 15, buy his jerseys, the second best player in the league, right behind kobe
I can see where everyone would blame Lebron James for his miss at a championship, but put yourswlf in his shoes with all the pressure from fans, pressure from all the other players who want a championship and feel that every year is thier year and now the pressure of the rumors about his mother. We can all point fingers but until Lebron James can seperate everything in his peraonal life once he takes hhis position on court, there will always be something or someone sharing his championship vision and blocking it. I wish Lebron well and at least five championships in his life time. Maybe during the whole season nexy year, Lebron should consider yoga from an objective person. Someone who wants what Lebron wants and nothing else. Always a fan, Valerie
I think people need to grow up and quit spreading nasty rumors. How would they like someone to talk about there mother.