I received a photo, taken by a reader, that shows LeBron James sitting in the stands at the championship game of the Fab 48 AAU boys basketball tournament July 24 at Bishop Gorman High School. He was not surrounded by go-go dancers spelling out K-I-N-G on giant placards. He was not being served champagne by a waiter suspended from the ceiling by guy-wires, like Peter Pan or George Reeves.
It’s a day before the nonwaiver trade deadline and Adrian Gonzalez is still swinging for the San Diego Padres. He’s not taking his bat to Boston or New York or anywhere else.
I doubt New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will show his face Sunday at Monmouth Park. On the day of the track’s signature race, the $1 million Haskell Invitational, some 40,000 fans would love to let him know what they think of his plan to gut New Jersey horse racing for good.
Is there a more meaningless penalty in sports than “vacating” a bowl game victory or Final Four appearance?
