I'll readily admit two things about LeBron James - the first is that I don't know him and he could be a great guy, the second is that he is annoys the piss out of me and seems to think that if he seems like a Favre-like narcissist.

The latest example is that LeBron James is getting his third MRI on his elbow. I have NEVER seen a star athlete, in the middle of the playoffs, work so hard to prove that he's injured. Most superstars try to avoid MRI's because they don't want the trainers to shut them down. Not LeBron. I'm sure he's hurting but what is the point of these MRIs? If something structural comes up, is he really going to sit out for a week? Does he think that they may find something that has a miracle cure for it?

LeBron James always seems to be hoarding attention and focusing on crafting his image. It's like he sees Kobe (and Brandon Roy) fighting off injuries and wants to get in on it. A bone bruise isn't enough; he has to be overcoming a legit injury. As great as Jordan was at creating his brand, I don't feel like it ever really affected his play or directed his actions on the court.

The Cavs are lucky that they aren't down 0 - 2 to the Celtics right now (and my prediction that the Magic are going to the Finals is looking better and better) and LeBron can't use his elbow as an excuse. He just looked out of it in the last game and his half-assed play only makes the Celtics gameplan even better since their M.O. is to let the star get their points but shut down everyone else.

I predicted that the Celtics would win the series and I'm sticking to that (even though I think there's a good chance they lose Game 3). I don't trust Mo Williams and Antawn Jamison and think that the better front court options (Z, Hickson, Varejao) are going to lose too many minutes to Jamison and Shaq. On the bright side, if LeBron loses, I hope he re-signs (or bolts town) quickly so we don't have to suffer through a summer of him eating up the attention of people trying to sign him.