Sweet Baby James

OK, LeBron, you lost. You gave it your all, had a triple-double, a 49-point game and hit maybe the biggest shot of your career. There was nothing else you could have done to help your Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference finals. Things, however, didn't go your way.

Get over it.

Go shake hands with the other team, like every one else. Go congratulate Dwight Howard on reaching the finals for the first time in his career, like the Detroit Pistons did when you went to your first finals.

We preach to our children the idea that sportsmanship is the most important thing. "It's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game," we tell them. Is it really? Not in the eyes of perhaps the best player in the world, who stormed off the court after Cleveland lost Game 6 in Orlando. Instead of giving interviews after the game, No. 23 ducked out of the locker room and cowardly jumped on the team bus.

Yes, you're an emotional guy, LeBron. We get it, you're all about winning and not about the individual stuff. But, if you ask me, having the respect of your peers - and the fans - is a lot more important than hoisting that trophy.