Apparently Beggers Can Be Choosers Of Basketball Jerseys
In July, LeBron James announced that he would no longer prop the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio on his shoulders, opting instead to hang out in Miami with numerous other unlikeable characters – and Cavaliers fans burned their LeBron-related apparel. And it was silly. Then Clevelanders gained their composure and decided to give the jerseys to charity. And it was good. Then they decided it ought to be Miami’s homeless that received the rejected jerseys. And it was still good, but also funny. Then Miami rejected the jerseys. And we’re back to silly.
The long and short of it is that there are some people in a position of power in Miami that don’t like the idea of accepting donations from a group of people only getting rid of their items because they are no longer wanted. Unlike places like the Salvation Army and Goodwill that are choke full of items people wanted to keep forever and ever. And ever. Presumably these people in a position of power aren’t the homeless. I was under the impression Mike Bibby was the only basketball jersey they collectively agreed to boycott. No one is willing to publicly admit to disliking the idea of a bunch of hobos sporting wearing the old LeBron on their backs, but such people must be out there.
“It seemed very well-intentioned, but it’s not gonna happen right away,” Rita Clark of the Miami Coalition for the Homeless said. “I’m trying to help them be better-received here in Miami.”
Presumably, this poor reception stems from certain people uncomfortable accepting donations made from a place of aggression, but this hits pretty far off the target, doesn’t it?
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