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Misadventures in sports journalism - Robbie - 07-30-2010

Offered without comment:

http://deadspin.com/5599857/

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I never knew LaBron James\' life was so boring - Redrum - 07-30-2010

I\'m speculating that the story was killed because it was so pedestrian.  Details of glazed Chilean Sea Bass, the club decor at Tao and people dancing.   Surely no one but a true insider could have gotten those details for us.

I guess it\'s great to be 25 and very rich and with a constant prospect of getting laid almost anytime,  but talk about a party where nothing much is happening.   The writer worked his time and not-so-racy experiences w/ James for all it was worth,  but...  well,  I\'d rather be sailing.  Sailing with Scarlet Johanssen maybe,  but sailing nonetheless.

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Re: Misadventures in sports journalism - Robbie - 07-30-2010

Something written the morning before the party:

http://es.pn/dm5XIJ

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Re: I never knew LaBron James\' life was so boring - Mick - 08-01-2010

Quote:I\'m speculating that the story was killed because it was so pedestrian.  Details of glazed Chilean Sea Bass, the club decor at Tao and people dancing.   Surely no one but a true insider could have gotten those details for us.

I guess it\'s great to be 25 and very rich and with a constant prospect of getting laid almost anytime,  but talk about a party where nothing much is happening.   The writer worked his time and not-so-racy experiences w/ James for all it was worth,  but...  well,  I\'d rather be sailing.  Sailing with Scarlet Johanssen maybe,  but sailing nonetheless.

Hard to tell whether it was spiked because it was so pedestrian or it made LeBron and his crew look like any other chuckleheaded 25 year olds with money.

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Re: Misadventures in sports journalism - fullmetal - 08-01-2010

The story hits a very true note when it mentions that Lebron is still a kid wrapped up in the trappings of someone way beyond his years.  Kind of makes you want to pity him sometimes.

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Well, I\'d pity LeBron a lot more - Redrum - 08-01-2010

if he suddenly started giving away tons of cash to people who were unworthy and, in my case,  not even basketball fans.

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Re: Misadventures in sports journalism - yvonne - 08-01-2010

So, ESPN, in essence, spiked a story because it wasn\'t PR.

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