Lots of action, again, this week at ECG. Plenty of which came from the east coast, which isn’t always the case. Hopefully Trump and Caesars get their air conditioning fixed in time for my next trip down south.
There have been rumors about an NBA team moving to Las Vegas for at least five years. Those rumors are fueled again with talks of a deal being in place if Las Vegas builds a new arena for a team.
“We have an NBA team under contract,” Milam (Chris Milam, CEO of International Development Management LLC) said, declining to name the franchise. But the deal will take effect only if “other pieces of the puzzle fall into place: One of those pieces will be that a building (arena) is approved,” he said.
Detroit Pistons: The Pistons are mentioned specifically in the article because Karen Davidson, the widow of the long-time owner Bill Davidson, has said the team is for sale. Detroit’s economy, of course, is getting killed, and that, combined with the team’s increased struggles, has caused the Palace of Auburn Hills to be sparsely populated, even though it’s outside of the city. Odds: 3-1
New Orleans Hornets: The Hornets’ money problems are no secret, and they just fired the very competent Jeff Bower as their GM. Oh, and they might trade away their best asset in Chris Paul. Also, they’re probably for sale, though you never know with George Shinn. Odds: 3-1
LeBron James decided to make a show (literally) out of his free agency decision. If you’ve been away the best player in the NBA decided to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and go to the Miami Heat.
James went from one of the most loved NBA players to one of the most hated. Fans were, understandably, upset with the show and the decision.
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LeBron had every right to go to Miami. I don’t think fans were upset about the decision as much as they were with the presentation of the message than the message, itself. He publicly shunned both fans and team staffs alike. I can see this akin to breaking up with someone on TV.
In time most people will move on from this moment.
Not being a fan of any of the teams involved I’m already moving on and I can’t wait to see LeBron, Wade and Bosh play next year. I think they will be fun to watch and I can’t wait to see the trio in action.
While on the subject of the Miami Heat it’s no surprise that the team will have new uniforms to celebrate the occasion. They aren’t very different, but they’re different enough to where if you want a Wade jersey, you’ll choose to buy a new one. Here’s an example:
Also, when did Chris Bosh become a superstar? He’s a borderline all-star with good friends. Go Bosh?
While I’m at it, I might as well post a link to get a D. Wade jersey.
Lots of good stuff this week on ECG. I’m going to slowly start ECG 4.0 in the next few weeks. I’m going to try to do this behind the scenes, but my lack of programming skills may not allow that. So if the site looks as if it’s under construction then it probably is. This won’t effect the blog updates, but some features may go away.
Feel free to email me if there’s something you’d like to see on the next version of ECG or if you have an idea for a logo. You can reach me than [eastcoastgambler] at [gmail] dot [com].
Greenbrier Resort opened this past weekend in West Virginia and they threw a star-studded party where they paid some famous people up to $100,000 just to show up.
A mix of sports icons and entertainment stars — Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck, Jessica Simpson, Brooke Shields, Lionel Richie, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Jane Seymour, Debbie Reynolds, Raquel Welch, Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus — showed up Friday night at the luxury resort in West Virginia.
Celebrities seems to matter to some people. I’ve met enough to be not be phased by their stardom. Anyway, one of the celebrities in attendance enjoyed the casino a little too much.
The only real player of the night was Barkley. “Blackjack, roulette, craps — I play it all.” We spotted the basketball great in the high-roller section a little after 11 p.m., sitting next to (Jim) Justice and Shields at a blackjack table with a rack of $50,000 in $500 chips in front of him.
Justice was casually tossing $100 chips in front of Shields. “I can’t play,” he said. “All I can do is help.” He left shortly after, but Barkley wagered until about 2 a.m., rumored to have lost all the money — if it was even his, or part of his appearance fee. Whatever.
Charles Barkley likes to gamble and has never hid that fact. I actually saw him playing a few years ago at Venetian. He’s probably the most famous person I’ve seen on the floor gambling with the “common folk.”
What he chooses to do with his money is his call. I always like to think that the money someone else is playing is their equivalent to mine. So if someone is gambling a $100 chip I like to think that it’s their equivalent to my $10/$25 chip. Truthfully, I don’t care what how much other people gamble. It’s not my business. Enjoy yourself, Chuck.
I was away this weekend and didn’t have a chance to get last weeks posts up for review. Enjoy looking back. I should be back with some new things later this week. You can check my posterous to see what I was up to last week.
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