I guess it’s time to voice my opinion on the matter.

First, I have to give props to Joakim Noah for calling James out recently for his in-game antics. Not many people stand up to him, and Noah ultimately decided that enough was enough. Ahead by 19, James continued to dance along the sidelines whenever the Cavs scored a basket. Noah basically said, “Man, that’s cold. You’re up by 19 and your dancing like it’s a joke.” (Those are my words, not his.)

While I do think that it was “cold” for James to dance and essentially rub a little alcohol in the wound of the Chicago Bulls, I also think that he was just having a little fun. Think about it. James is in the last year of his contract. He’s just making the most of his final season with the Cavs.   After all, it is just a game. It is what it is. If everyone injected a little lighthearted humor into their professions day in and day out, there would be a lot more happy people in the world.

I don’t think that having some fun now and then inhibits James’ competitive side. He still wants to win. He just wants to have some fun while doing it. I should also point out that James is still relatively young. Yes, he’s been in the league for six years already but he’s only 24 years old. Kobe Bryant did a lot of  “childish” things when he was younger. Honestly, I hope that James never loses his fun and goofy side. It’s part of his charm. It’s one of the reasons why I’m more of a Lebron fan than I am a Kobe fan. Kobe takes himself way too seriously.

I digress.

Do I think that James needs to grow up? Maybe just a little. But come playoff time, I think you’ll see far less dancing.

In the meantime, enjoy this clip of him dancing during a timeout (courtesy of YouTube):

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Remember when Josh Howard went on that Michael Irvin radio show and said that he liked to smoke weed and a lot of other NBA players smoked it too? Well gee golly Batman, he was right! At least about one other player.

Joakim Noah, of the Chicago Bulls and 2-time National Champion Florida Gators, was arrested early Sunday for possession of weed and having an open container. The weed was found after he was brought to the station for having the open container. It was all wrapped up and ready to go in a cigarette box found in his pants pockets.

I’m wondering how much this will bring up the Josh Howard “everyone does it” statement. Will the league begin to do something about it? Well, not right now. David Stern is a bit busy dancing since the Lakers are up 2-0 and the Celtics finally won a road game last night to go up 2-1. He’s on the verge of this dream Finals matchup. Can’t disturb him now, can we?

[Image via Newscom]

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