LeBron James

LeBron James joined Twitter on July 6, 2010 to reach out to his fans. He gained 25,000 followers within an hour and even without a single tweet. To date, he has over 929,000 followers. James called Tuesday "Hater Day" and retweeted three hateful messages directed towards him.

1. ``You are a big-nosed, big-lipped bug eyed [racist word]. Ur greedy, u try to hide ur ghettoness.''

2. ``No one wants to hear u speak. Why don't you speak by laying ur head under a moving car?'' James added the words, ``Haaa, OK I'll try that.''

3. ``I hope your cramps turn out to be a torn hamstring, [expletive].''

I agree that this is out of line and nobody should have to deal with these comments. LeBron James is not just anybody.

King James was drafted with the #1 pick in the 2003 draft, right out of high school. Within the first five years of his career he made over $18,000,000 and this does not include endorsements. James then signed a contract extension in 2006 and became a free agent in 2010. The 2010 free agency period was the called the best free agency period of all time. He was given pitches by the Nets, Knicks, Clippers, Heat and Cavs.

Any other player would announce his decision via a press conference. LeBron decided that he was going to announce his selection during prime-time on ESPN and even titled his spectacle as "The Decision." Nearly 14 million people tuned in. However, the Cavaliers (James' hometown team) were left to watch his decision on TV like everyone else. LeBron did not even tell the Cavs prior to the show that he chose another team. Where is your loyalty LeBron? Did you not have the guts to tell your team for the past 7 years that you didn't want to return?

James says that the media has targeted him due to his race. The media has published stories about him because he asked for this attention. When he elected to announce his decision this way, he brought on this backlash.

You must deal with the consequences of your 'Decision.' Not everyone is going to like you and say respectful things to you. Twitter is a great way for you to interact with your fans, but it also allows them to directly contact you and voice their opinions of you. You are different LeBron James and you will always have people that do not like you.