THE KING AND THE KINGS

I listen to sports-talk radio on my drive home from work. Tonight's big event was "The Decision" where the supposed greatest free agent in NBA history was announcing which team he was going sign with.


You've probably all heard by now that "The King" LeBron James has decided to leave Cleveland to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami. Dan Gilbert, the owner of his now former team the Cavaliers is apparently a little upset with the King's decision based on this letter he wrote to Cavs fans.

While I understand that we all need to vent every now and then, this is a complete waste of time and energy on Mr. Gilbert's part. Instead, he should relax and calm his anger by picturing positive and happy images. He can start with this one:

IN THE MEANTIME, lost in all this hoopla is the cool sport of hockey where the NHL is also having their free agency period. Don't worry, nobody else knew either.

In a story I've been following, the Los Angeles Kings have been pursuing this year's premiere free agent, a forward named Ilya Kovalchuk:

Mr. Kovalchuk scores a lot of goals and could potentially make the Kings a Stanley Cup (that's Championship to all non-hockey followers) contender. The Kings have reportedly offered a 13 year $84.5 million contract. The problem is that Mr. Kovalchuk is insisting on at least a 10 year $100 million contract.

I'm not sure what the outcome of this will be but perhaps I shouldn't have been so happy with the $50 a week raise I received three years ago.