Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert puts curse on LeBron James

As soon as LeBron James announced his "decision" to join the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert posted a very nasty open letter to Cavs fans in which he dissed LeBron and guaranteed that "THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER 'KING' WINS ONE! You can take it to the bank!" Here's the rest of the letter:

Open Letter to Fans from Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert

Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;

As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier.

This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.

Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us.

The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.

There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.

You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.

You have given so much and deserve so much more.

In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:

"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER 'KING' WINS ONE"

You can take it to the bank.

If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.

Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there.

Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.

This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown "chosen one" sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And "who" we would want them to grow-up to become.

But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called "curse" on Cleveland, Ohio.

The self-declared former "King" will be taking the "curse" with him down south. And until he does "right" by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma.

Just watch.

Sleep well, Cleveland.

Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day....

I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only:

DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue....

Dan Gilbert
Majority Owner
Cleveland Cavaliers

SOURCE: http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html

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[shagytoodope]

umm yea i guarantee that Cleavland wont even smell the playoffs let alone win a championship

[MyEbo1]

Now...if this ain't proof that the game is rigged I don't know what is...remember this comment when the worse team in the nba mysteriously wins a championship

[vonzswaylo100]

@RockerDude899 in 07 he was the only one doing anything to keep the team in the game but u wasnt blaming lebron when he lead the damn franchise by himself the blame goes to DAN and u know it why in the hell did it take him to get 1 player near playoff time all of tht time wasted when u couldve done better

[gym2594]

im a knicks bulls heats fan but i live in ny lol

[vonzswaylo100]

its all the managers fuck tht the whole offices fault y he left lebron did right it was tht sorry ass owner of thiers

[valeofsecrecy]

@MyEbo1 I agree with you, i found it very strange that the cavs get the Number one Pick again, and the Fourth overall. That in itself is crazy! So yeah maybe Dan knew something we didn't and thats why he made that comment. that was a pretty bold statement to be making, of course it was in the heat of the moment.

[YoungBloodz187]

who wants to play for Cleveland anyways? cuz of Varejao? get out of here. cleveland get used to be 19 and 63 every year

[AWAChamp619]

I'm alright with Lebron James joining Miami Heat, 6 years with Cleveland and got swept in ONE Finals.

[RockerDude899]

@souljasai Case in point LeBron is not a clutch player. He can't deliver when it matters most. You saw it in the 2007 Finals and this years finals. And he had the nerve to say " I played to the best of my ability". Magic, Bird, Jordan those were clutch players.

[mrsoftnessful]

0:47, was Dan Gilbert in drugs or delusional.

[mrsoftnessful]

@shagytoodope Especially a bust like Kyrie Irving.

[SoccerAdict88]

To all you people saying Dan Gilbert sucks lebron is the one that sucks! The cavs beat the heat on march 29 so If we can beat them there is no way they are ever going to get that ring