Is Maverick Carter ruining Lebron?

[Master Zik]

Originally Posted by 5am6oody72

That's quite a terrible leap to make. Once his notoriety is established, further negative press would make him look much worse. But getting his name out there (and then having it cleared, and then winning 2 championships) does make him more of a global figure even if he isn't entirely well perceived.

I can't believe ppl actually think a rape charge made Kobe a world wide figure and that it was great press.

Guess O.J. is universal and his press just benefited him.

 

[Master Zik]

Originally Posted by 5am6oody72

That's quite a terrible leap to make. Once his notoriety is established, further negative press would make him look much worse. But getting his name out there (and then having it cleared, and then winning 2 championships) does make him more of a global figure even if he isn't entirely well perceived.

I can't believe ppl actually think a rape charge made Kobe a world wide figure and that it was great press.

Guess O.J. is universal and his press just benefited him.

 

[mr marcus]

Originally Posted by Infyrno23

Originally Posted by RockwellFontana

I think LeBron made the totally correct and right decision for himself, and now I actually am a LeBron fan.

This  

Honestly, i didnt think Lebron had the balls to drop a bomb on Cleveland like that... on Live TV, in front of the world.
it was sooooo messed up, like everybody going to bars and watching it with thier loved ones... and then it probably crushed them badly when he said "Sou..."

I always thought he lacked the killer insticnt.... GUESS HE DOES HAVE IT!!!!!!!

this has made me a Lebron fan... ONLY because he went and made this super team a reality.... i mean i hate when players ring chase at the end of their careers.... like i dont consider KG, Jesus, and PP ring chasers cuz they earned they chip (I Hate their guts and everything Boston related) but i respect them for coming together and making it work and they got a ring......
But imagine what those guys could have did if they came together in their primes.... 7 years ago.... could have done MAJOR DAMAGE.....

cosign 100%

 

[mr marcus]

Originally Posted by Infyrno23

Originally Posted by RockwellFontana

I think LeBron made the totally correct and right decision for himself, and now I actually am a LeBron fan.

This  

Honestly, i didnt think Lebron had the balls to drop a bomb on Cleveland like that... on Live TV, in front of the world.
it was sooooo messed up, like everybody going to bars and watching it with thier loved ones... and then it probably crushed them badly when he said "Sou..."

I always thought he lacked the killer insticnt.... GUESS HE DOES HAVE IT!!!!!!!

this has made me a Lebron fan... ONLY because he went and made this super team a reality.... i mean i hate when players ring chase at the end of their careers.... like i dont consider KG, Jesus, and PP ring chasers cuz they earned they chip (I Hate their guts and everything Boston related) but i respect them for coming together and making it work and they got a ring......
But imagine what those guys could have did if they came together in their primes.... 7 years ago.... could have done MAJOR DAMAGE.....

cosign 100%

 

[duba169]

WADSWORTH, Ohio - Just a few days ago, Vaneisha Robinson believed her dreams were about to come true. As NewsChannel5 and newsnet5.com first reported, Robinson paid $5 for a pendant in the shape of Lebron James's number 23 jersey at a yard sale four years ago.

Robinson thought it was costume jewelry until she had it appraised and certified by International Gemological Institute, which said the diamond-studded, gold jewelry was real and valued at nearly $10,000.

The amateur boxer put the pendant up for sale on eBay, hoping to use the proceeds to open her own gym.

On Wednesday, Robinson said she got a phone call that turned her dream into a nightmare. Robinson said it was Katherine L. Powers, the mother of Maverick O. Carter. Carter is the CEO of LeBron James's marketing company, LRMR.

"[Powers] said that LeBron James was at her house and they wanted me to come over there. They were going to make me an offer that I couldn't refuse," Robinson said.

Turns out the one-of-a-kind pendant belongs to Carter, who claims it was stolen. Robinson said she and her mother went to the Wadsworth house Carter shares with his mother, believing James was going to buy the pendant and give it back to Carter.

"When I got there, LeBron James was not there. It was about eight or nine other people there," Robinson said. "They pretty much accused me, they threatened me and they used their authority to they (sic) best ability to get the pendant in their possession."

Robinson said she and her mother drove to Carter's house in the 500 block of Caledonia Drive in her mother's pickup truck.

"They blocked her truck in the driveway. They told us that we weren't going anywhere until they got that pendant. I was scared for my life," she said.

Wadsworth police said they were called around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night by a woman visiting a neighbor of Powers. According to a recording of the 911 call, the woman heard loud arguing. She said she called the police at Powers’s request.

"I walked away from that. I just kept walking just in case something was about to happen," the woman told the 911 dispatcher.

WEB EXTRA: Click on the play button below to hear the 911 call:

A Wadsworth police spokesperson said Robinson and her mother had already left when they arrived on scene. Powers was the only one there. She had the pendant.

"Ms. Powers showed me the pendant in question and I was able to determine that it was a one-of-a-kind item and it did actually belong to Mr. Carter," said Sgt. James Elchlinger.

Elchlinger said Carter was not at the house during the incident. A receptionist at LRMR told NewsChannel5 Thursday that Carter was unavailable for comment. Powers was not home when a reporter stopped at the house seeking an interview.

The case is under investigation.

Robinson did not call police Wednesday night, but showed up at the station Thursday afternoon. Robinson said she was advised to get a lawyer.

Police are trying to determine if the pendant was ever reported stolen. But Robinson maintains she could not have had the jewelry certified by the I.G.S. if it were stolen property.

The boxer vowed her next fight will be in a court of law.

"There was no serial number on that pendant so it's untraceable," Robinson said. "That pendant is mine. It belongs to me. I want it back."

Copyright 2010 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

 

[duba169]

WADSWORTH, Ohio - Just a few days ago, Vaneisha Robinson believed her dreams were about to come true. As NewsChannel5 and newsnet5.com first reported, Robinson paid $5 for a pendant in the shape of Lebron James's number 23 jersey at a yard sale four years ago.

Robinson thought it was costume jewelry until she had it appraised and certified by International Gemological Institute, which said the diamond-studded, gold jewelry was real and valued at nearly $10,000.

The amateur boxer put the pendant up for sale on eBay, hoping to use the proceeds to open her own gym.

On Wednesday, Robinson said she got a phone call that turned her dream into a nightmare. Robinson said it was Katherine L. Powers, the mother of Maverick O. Carter. Carter is the CEO of LeBron James's marketing company, LRMR.

"[Powers] said that LeBron James was at her house and they wanted me to come over there. They were going to make me an offer that I couldn't refuse," Robinson said.

Turns out the one-of-a-kind pendant belongs to Carter, who claims it was stolen. Robinson said she and her mother went to the Wadsworth house Carter shares with his mother, believing James was going to buy the pendant and give it back to Carter.

"When I got there, LeBron James was not there. It was about eight or nine other people there," Robinson said. "They pretty much accused me, they threatened me and they used their authority to they (sic) best ability to get the pendant in their possession."

Robinson said she and her mother drove to Carter's house in the 500 block of Caledonia Drive in her mother's pickup truck.

"They blocked her truck in the driveway. They told us that we weren't going anywhere until they got that pendant. I was scared for my life," she said.

Wadsworth police said they were called around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night by a woman visiting a neighbor of Powers. According to a recording of the 911 call, the woman heard loud arguing. She said she called the police at Powers’s request.

"I walked away from that. I just kept walking just in case something was about to happen," the woman told the 911 dispatcher.

WEB EXTRA: Click on the play button below to hear the 911 call:

A Wadsworth police spokesperson said Robinson and her mother had already left when they arrived on scene. Powers was the only one there. She had the pendant.

"Ms. Powers showed me the pendant in question and I was able to determine that it was a one-of-a-kind item and it did actually belong to Mr. Carter," said Sgt. James Elchlinger.

Elchlinger said Carter was not at the house during the incident. A receptionist at LRMR told NewsChannel5 Thursday that Carter was unavailable for comment. Powers was not home when a reporter stopped at the house seeking an interview.

The case is under investigation.

Robinson did not call police Wednesday night, but showed up at the station Thursday afternoon. Robinson said she was advised to get a lawyer.

Police are trying to determine if the pendant was ever reported stolen. But Robinson maintains she could not have had the jewelry certified by the I.G.S. if it were stolen property.

The boxer vowed her next fight will be in a court of law.

"There was no serial number on that pendant so it's untraceable," Robinson said. "That pendant is mine. It belongs to me. I want it back."

Copyright 2010 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

 

[roc4life24]

is Maverick making decisions based on how people " supposed to view lebron" because i see nothing creativity in what he is doing. Like he should be having some great campaigns where errors emerge but we know he's thinking for himself and advancing the brand.

I gut feel says Wes doesn't approve all this.

For as the chain, he could have wrote a check for a few stacks. i swear this dude is bad.

 

[roc4life24]

is Maverick making decisions based on how people " supposed to view lebron" because i see nothing creativity in what he is doing. Like he should be having some great campaigns where errors emerge but we know he's thinking for himself and advancing the brand.

I gut feel says Wes doesn't approve all this.

For as the chain, he could have wrote a check for a few stacks. i swear this dude is bad.

 

[doublejs07]

Wow.....I'm tellin u, Lebron would be wise to cut ties w. some of his boys from back in Akron. Put WWW in control....

 

[doublejs07]

Wow.....I'm tellin u, Lebron would be wise to cut ties w. some of his boys from back in Akron. Put WWW in control....

 

[clevelandsprince23]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Wow.....I'm tellin u, Lebron would be wise to cut ties w. some of his boys from back in Akron. Put WWW in control....

I'm tellin you man.  when he made his decision about 4 years ago to fire his agent and hire his buddies...I knew it was all bad,

 

[clevelandsprince23]

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Wow.....I'm tellin u, Lebron would be wise to cut ties w. some of his boys from back in Akron. Put WWW in control....

I'm tellin you man.  when he made his decision about 4 years ago to fire his agent and hire his buddies...I knew it was all bad,

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by ClevelandsPrince23

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Wow.....I'm tellin u, Lebron would be wise to cut ties w. some of his boys from back in Akron. Put WWW in control....

I'm tellin you man.  when he made his decision about 4 years ago to fire his agent and hire his buddies...I knew it was all bad,

Even though this isn't related to Lebron, this is a POOR reflection on him.  Coupled with everything else that's been going on in his life, he needs to start making better choices.  That starts with the people who advise him. 

On top of it all, I hope dude knows where his money is going. 

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by ClevelandsPrince23

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Wow.....I'm tellin u, Lebron would be wise to cut ties w. some of his boys from back in Akron. Put WWW in control....

I'm tellin you man.  when he made his decision about 4 years ago to fire his agent and hire his buddies...I knew it was all bad,

Even though this isn't related to Lebron, this is a POOR reflection on him.  Coupled with everything else that's been going on in his life, he needs to start making better choices.  That starts with the people who advise him. 

On top of it all, I hope dude knows where his money is going.