I admit, I have a bit of a man crush on LeBron James. Even though he is single handedly dismantling my hometown Hawks in round two of the NBA playoffs, I can’t quite get past his charm, smile and pure athletic ability. The fact that he’s a 6-foot 8-inch, 250-pound mass of muscle doesn’t hurt, either.
While in Atlanta this weekend, he spent time after Saturday’s game three at a party in Midtown, otherwise known to locals as the gayborhood. That just added fuel to the man crush.
A sports columnist with the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Jeff Schultz, opined on James’ choice to have a party before his NBA crown is in hand. But sadly, it’s not like the Hawks are keeping him up at night worrying about the semis.
Game four is tonight and while I had hopes that the Hawks would steal at least one game in the series, that’s looking ever more doubtful with the pitiful play of Josh Smith and the walking wounded of Joe Johnson, Al Horford and Marvin Williams.
So James had a promoter pull together a party Saturday for 800 people in an upscale bar and restaurant that also hosts a weekly gay cocktail gathering and the monthly meeting of a gay business group. At least one reader of the Schultz column picked up on this in the comments section:
Midtown is known for some of the better gay bars in Atlanta. Perhaps Lebron will find his way to one tonight and get violated enough where he is worn out for Game 4.
Hey! It could happen.
Wishful thinking. Kinda like the Hawks winning a game in this series.
Matt Hennie blogs on Atlanta’s gay sports scene (and other stuff) at Project Q Atlanta.
on May 11th, 2009 at 12:42 PM
The man wears a pair of Leevis well
on May 11th, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Love his body but what is up with the tattoos on these guys? I was watching one of the games and its not like many of the guys have a small tattoo here or there….its THE WHOLE ARM. Sometimes BOTH of the arms. With Lebron James you can see it on his chest through his jersey. My goodness is all of that necessary? He’s still hot though. I’m just not into tattoo action like that. Others love it though for the “bad boy” appeal I suppose.
on May 11th, 2009 at 8:03 PM
I don’t know how anyone could NOT like this guy — he’s gorgeous and charming. That body…oy!!
on May 11th, 2009 at 8:12 PM
There are many reasons not to like him. For example, he has “homophobe” written all over him, as do most football/basketball/soccer/baseball players.
on May 11th, 2009 at 9:16 PM
See, unless you’ve got some proof of that, like a quote or anything, why would you assume that about LeBron (or anyone for that matter)?
on May 12th, 2009 at 7:13 AM
One of the things that I like about LeBron is that he doesn’t get rattled on the court and knows what to say off the court. That’s a lesson he ought to teach other pro jocks.
Meaning, after six years in the NBA, he knows how to handle himself and not run off at the mouth like some others. So if he’s a homophobe, I’ve heard nothing from him about it. And being the superstar that he is, anything he says will be magnified and blasted across the globe within minutes.
He’s demonstrated that he understands that and knows the importance of not damaging his image. I wouldn’d brand him with any label — other than superstar — until he gives us reason to.
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In the words of Rasheed, “The Golden Child” …synonym for a flopper…