Ombudsman: “ESPN made some major mistakes handling” LeBron James announcement
ESPN |
July 21, 2010 2:02 p.m.
"It was billed without irony as 'The Decision,''' Don Ohlmeyer writes, adding, "But for those who thought ESPN could agree to televise live LeBron James' announcement that he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat – ultimately served up with ample hype in the form of an awkward, uncomfortable, staged one-hour network special — and still be free from public controversy, it might as well have been called 'The Delusion.' . . . Notwithstanding the noteworthy audience for the July 8 special — it peaked at more than 13 million viewers, giving ESPN its second-highest rating of the year – I think ESPN made some major mistakes handling the entire affair." 
