A little sports talk

Poor Nike. LeBron James (and the Cavs) lose, sorry, are slaughtered by the Magic. The best player in the league exits the court quicker than the rest of his team moved on it. Rafael Nadal, somehow, loses at the French Open. I'm sure Kobe and Federer are happy. Nike's still got them, but it's not the same. Kobe and Federer came up, lost and won. They proved themselves time and again. Those guys have had their time climbing that plateau. They've won titles unopposed. The game is arguably more exciting when a guy hasn't won, when he hasn't hoisted that trophy or been number No. 1. Nadal are LeBron have achieved success but, they're still climbing. That's why it's thrilling to watch them, especially LeBron. Kobe has three championship rings, Federer has 13 grand slam titles and was No. 1 for what seemed to be forever (after Pistol Pete). 

In comes Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic. A man just a few year removed from high school and a team with sporadic post-season success. Analysts, bloggers, fans, ESPN, the NBA and of course, Nike didn't see it coming. There were no match-ups of Dwight and Kobe. No comparisons with the two Disney-hosting cities. The Magic swooped in quietly, efficiently and all-around to stop King James and the Cavs. Just like an unknown Swede toppled the four-time French Open champion. The biggest are stoppable, which makes room for the improbable.