Houston's finest Rashard Lewis having affair w/LBJ's fiance?

[JimmyJackson]

You might remember that last year, Fox Sports Radio personality Stephen A. Smith was the first guy to report that LeBron James indeed would be joining Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade with the Miami Heat. People laughed at him when he first Tweeted the assertion, but he looked pretty prescient after it all went down. Well, now he's back calling attention to some new LeBron rumors, and it's the kind of baseless gossip mongering you'd think he'd be above.

Smith was on ESPN 2's Mike & Mike in the morning today to drop some cryptic hints about what may be eating LeBron's grapes. Via SportsGrid:
This morning, Smith said that he's "[heard] things" through the "grapevine" of a "personal nature," and it may or may not involve, "somebody other than the player," and it may or may not "have a profound effect on the player," and it has nothing to do with "the game of basketball."

What could Smith be talking about? The internet seems to know. Twitter is rife with rumors that LeBron's longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson is having an affair with the Washington Wizard's Rashard Lewis.

Stephen may have ignited interest in the rumor, but Twackle tracks the source of the rumor back to a Houston, Texas-area hip hop radio station:
"I have a very reliable source who clubs and drinks with all of the athletes that come through Orlando. He was all over the Tiger Woods issue and knew what all happened with Tiger prior to it being released publicly. My buddy has a place in Orlando, Lake Nona to be exact, and he lives among some athletes that live there in Orlando. Needless to say he golfs, drinks, and parties with some of the best people in central Florida. So when word got to him while at the bar last night, he called me. Word got out while drinking with friends, that Rashard Lewis slept with LeBron's girl while visiting South Beach."
This all seems like a shady, unfounded rumor stemming from LeBron's poor play in Game 4.

For one thing, don't trust any body in Orlando who thinks they're "connected."

Secondly, Rashard literally just got engaged, and his lovey dovey engagement pictures hit the net earlier this week. Granted, it's not like a man cheating on his fiancee is unheard of, but he's not a single guy either.

Besides, even if they are true, LeBron is far from the only player on the Heat going through a personal problem right now. Chris Bosh is fighting a custody battle just so his young daughter can attend a game. Meanwhile, Mike Miller's newborn daughter has been battling for her young life.

Yet, Bosh and Miller seem to be playing pretty effectively. We'd think LeBron would be able to take inspiration from his teammates and put his personal problems, however serious they may be, on the sideline during the game. Which makes us think that these rumors might be pretty baseless anyway. Sometimes, even during the finals, a player has a bad game. That doesn't mean their personal life is crashing down behind the scenes.

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[southpaw954]

It's not true. Rashard is engaged and yes I know wives and fiances don't mean anything in professional sports. This is just someone trying to make an a** of Lebron. Just an idiot piling on. Kicking the man while he is down. That's all it is, nothing more, nothing less.

[lukekarts]

Whilst I don't know if it's true or not, it's strange that it's Rashard's name that has come up - not someone you'd expect to be linked in a malicious way.

[Jinsaryko]

Meh, I'm not going to believe this.

[DefenseWins]

I don't think it's true.

It's strange this comes up after LBJ's performance.

THe Delonte rumor came up after his performance against Boston too.

I think it's some hater making these things up. The convenience of these rumors are fishy.

[Akshan]

Even if it was true I would never expect LeBron James to be a bitch like Pau Gasol and play like once since his girlfriend cheated on him cmon man look at Bosh and Miller they been so effective with having problems with their Daughters. I'm just ashamed at LeBron James their no way he been faithful to his girl the man is in the **** NBA

[heat4life]

A friend of a good friend who knows famous people........

[Cakeman21]

@55 secs

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Mods can close this thread now

[Carlos4Heat]

So is this where the state of manhood in America is at,right now?Grown men gossiping about another man's life,like little homemaker wives.Rumor mongers are truly and utterly pathetic.

[DWadeno3]

So is this where the state of manhood in America is at,right now?Grown men gossiping about another man's life,like little homemaker wives.Rumor mongers are truly and utterly pathetic.

Come on, it's LeBron James, of course they do. It's all part of the increased media coverage. People want to hear and talk about potential dirty stuff, especially when it's against America's public enemy. I'm not defending it at all because I believe it's pathetic and ridiculous, but if the media had this kind of presence back in the Jordan days, there would've been a lot more dirty laundry about him as well and people would've gossiped about it.

[Heat_team02]

This topic must have been posted about 4-5 times in the General Board and it was locked every time it was posted if that helps.

[juror1]

So is this where the state of manhood in America is at,right now?Grown men gossiping about another man's life,like little homemaker wives.Rumor mongers are truly and utterly pathetic.

Manhood is extinct in America, the gays and Chris Bosh made sure of it.

And this DIDN'T go down, LeBron's girl is pregnant anyways, too many things about this story don't add up, the only thing I don't understand is why Lewis? Of all people why was he chosen to be the center of the rumor?

[DefenseWins]

lol today they both just denied those rumors, his GF and Rashard

[bigbreakfast]

Even if it was true I would never expect LeBron James to be a bitch like Pau Gasol and play like once since his girlfriend cheated on him cmon man look at Bosh and Miller they been so effective with having problems with their Daughters. I'm just ashamed at LeBron James their no way he been faithful to his girl the man is in the **** NBA

lol wut? gasol's girlfriend drama was a rumor, just like lebron's gf drama is a rumor. how are you going to perpetuate rumor in a thread (not to mention the exact same rumor) where everyone else is trying to squash them? and both lebron and gasol played like bitches.

[rainking]

Hello, mods, where are you? Why has this thread not been locked by now. It is baseless trash.

[dflash3]

That is enough tmz for now