If New Jersey Nets minority owner Jay-Z has his way, Lebron James will join the Nets when his contract with the Cleveland Cavilers expires in 2010.

It is said that James would like to join a major market team, and although it seems the Knicks are a likely front-runner for the Lebron bidding war, it is unclear whether or not they will be able to afford the star under the league’s stringent salary cap rules.

The Nets are expected to have a very talented young squad. And by recently trading-off Richard Jefferson to Milwaukee for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons, the Nets have cleared up $22 million necessary for signing a franchise player like James.

In 2011, the Nets are expected to move to Brooklyn–and with James on board, the Nets could become the premiere team in the nation’s largest market. Sorry Cleveland, you might have take one for the team…uh…actually, you’re just screwed.

Rather than focusing on Lebron James being the first black man on the cover of Vogue (alongside supermodel Gisele Bundchen, no less), the blogosphere is aflame with criticism, stating the cover perpetuates racial stereotypes. And you know what, ladies and gentlemen? They’re right.

Yeah…it’s oh-so obvious that famed photographer Annie Leibovitz was going for that ‘black man takes all the white women’ vibe, and did so flawlessly. Yeah!

Yeah…nah. This has to be one of the stupidest and most shameless stunts by bloggers to get attention. Hell, now I’m part of it. Let’s put it this way: if über-cutie Patrick Dempsey was clutching Gisele like this, nobody would bat an eyelash. You know it’s true.

But see, the difference is that I’m going to throw in The Top 25 Magazine Covers that have stirred up controversy…after the jump, of course (keep those clicks coming! - ed).

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Over the past few weeks, the hipsters at ESPN have been debating who the most ‘Now‘ athlete is in the world. Juggernauts in the world of trend, such as Mike Greenberg and Kevin James have voiced their arguments for the likes of David Beckham, Kelly Slater, and Reggie Bush all setting up the much anticipated championship on August 5th between Lebron James and Tiger Woods. The event promises to draw a bigger crowd than the Superbowl, more important than the moon landing and more entertaining than Jake Plummer’s mustache. Read More »