Omarosa, Television Personality, Still Nursing A 'Broken Heart' From LeBron James: Love Of The Game

In our weekly "Love Of The Game" series, HuffPost Black Voices talks sports with a person of note. This week we caught up with television personality Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, expressing her feelings towards LeBron James joining the Miami Heat.

"I'm still recovering from the whole Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James thing. I'm one of those Cavs fans that's still nursing a broken heart, but we'll get it together...Everyone wanted to focus on the owner [Dan Gilbert] and people suspected, 'oh, he had these malicious thoughts about LeBron the entire time and he showed his true self.' I think he's just really hurt, and I'm not defending him in any way, because I don't think his comments we're appropriate at all. I'm just saying there's a lot of hurt that stems from that. I mean, LeBron can do what he wants, he's a grown man. And believe me, if I'm not happy somewhere I'm leaving too. But you're talking to a person who grew up in Youngstown [Ohio]. Akron isn't even an hour away from our home. I watched him on local TV, I watched him win local championships in high school. So I think I was a little more connected to it than most people."

Comments

[guoyakla]

05:59 AM on 02/03/2012

Proof that anyone can become a "television personality," without actually having a personality. God, America! Your pop-culture hunger SUCKS!!!!!

[prettylites2011]

01:19 PM on 02/01/2012

I meant who cares

[prettylites2011]

01:17 PM on 02/01/2012

Awwwwww! I mean really cares.

[Tonydeeee]

07:28 AM on 02/01/2012

I thought she was dating Bow Wow. No. Really. Who cares?

[Daniel Kemetick]

01:08 PM on 01/31/2012

Isn't Omarosa dating Michael Clarke Duncan? Somewhere in the recesses of my mind I remember reading that.

[krallfan]

10:36 PM on 03/11/2012

Yes, she is.

[FloridaLAW]

01:08 AM on 01/31/2012

She says that she's not making excuses for the things that the owner said after she just finished making excuses for him. I have news for her, basketball is a business and the owner of the Cavs was/is mad because he knew that losing LBJ meant significant loss of revenue for his business. It's NOT personal it's business and that's also why LBJ left Cleveland.

[Summercat66]

01:22 AM on 01/31/2012

Miami will learn just like Cleveland did, when the going gets tough Lebron can't deliver!!!! Lebron's name should be Choker, cuz he chokes when he is needed the most. Let's see how long it will take before they get rid of Lebron, cuz he isn't good for business!!

[FloridaLAW]

11:09 AM on 01/31/2012

He's a great player and that's why Clevelend fans are still crying. They h8te that he had the nerve to want to control his own destiny and so they hope and pray that he fails. But it's only a matter of time before he proves himself. He helped Miami get to the Finals last year but they just couldn't seal the deal. Getting there the first year this team played together was a huge accomplishment.

[firelord5000]

10:58 PM on 01/30/2012

The King just slayed D-Rose last night, and he will slay the Championship this year. Though, I wouldn't mind if Tim Duncan, the greatest player in the game since MJ retired went 4-0 again just 1 more time on The King. Long live the King, but longer live King of Kings Timothy Theodore Duncan.

[gonebutstilloved]

09:53 PM on 01/30/2012

Omarosa, you have too much time on your hands.....LBJ is gone we wish him the best...Leave it alone, LBJ is gone and we have a great new team they plays well together...We have a TEAM not just one man.....Cleveland will always be on on the map...Great people come from the big C....LBJ will always come home to Ohio......GET OVER IT.. HE IS GONE.. AND WE HAVE MOVED ON..LETS GO CAVS...and Omarosa get a life.......(you have and Mr.Clark)

[Leto II]

08:36 PM on 01/30/2012

Was she part of that group of Clevelandnites that sang that pathetic song begging him to stay?

[forwardev3r]

06:52 PM on 01/30/2012

He's gone. Deal with it.

[Annie12]

06:42 PM on 01/30/2012

Tough lesson for omarosa to learn... Don't trust anyone who's greedy, fame-obsessed, and downright nasty. Good luck getting over it!

[HDK2020]

06:38 PM on 01/30/2012

Slow news day, plus reality stars lack of tv time = time you will never get back after reading.

[Kstout]

04:39 PM on 01/30/2012

I see she had to reup her 15 minutes of fame. I can't believe I read this article, I want those 2 minutes of my life back.

[rdnick]

12:46 PM on 01/30/2012

Why is this news?

[mumb]

12:18 PM on 01/30/2012

She is such a PHONY!

[wonderfullone]

01:02 AM on 01/31/2012

And "COYote Ug!y to boot.