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Here’s A Wacky Email From A Man Requesting A Meeting With LeBron James

by Dan Fogarty | 9:59 am, July 8th, 2010

Well, here we are. The whorish dog and pony show that is LeBron Watch 2010 mercifully comes to an end tonight at 9:00PM, when James will announce which NBA city he will grace with his presence for the next five-or-so years. I forgot what channel it’s on. We are all witnesses.

Anyway, I figured I could keep the ball rolling on this historic day by sharing with you an email I received while on vacation this week (the vacation was lovely by the way, thank you for asking). Here’s the email:

Subject:

I am looking to present a unique idea to LeBron James. I have a business plan that will make him a ‘billionairre’ and a NBA champion. Although I am a GS Warrior fan, I will make it clear that LeBron joining the Warriors is NOT in my business plan. I will also point out that the plans with the Cavs, Heat, Bulls, Nets, Clippers, Knicks, or any other NBA team that claims they will win constantly and market

LeBron around the world will NOT WORK. Note that my plan doesn’t have illusions of Lebron signing in Europe for 10yrs at $50mil+ per yr. Its a lot more realistic. I’ve heard many ideas for Lebron and I have come up with a very doable simple plan that will work. What I need is a meeting with LeBron before he signs anything.

Thank you,

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The lesson here (besides that fact that I’m a terrible person for publishing this man’s naive, yet altogether guileless effort to secure a meeting with the most famous athlete on the planet): everyone wants a piece of the LeBron pie.

ESPN wants it for their ratings. We want it because of the page views. Random salesmen from the internet want it because…I have no idea. Regardless, we’ll find out tonight who gets the piece of the pie that ultimately matters: 29 and 7 a night for the next 5+ years.

So check back with SportsGrid throughout the day: we’ll keep you up to date on the latest gossip, rumors, and general craziness that surrounds the biggest free agent signing ever. Happy LeBronukkah, you filthy animals.