I CAN’T stand people that use the line, “Do you know who I am?” — CAN’T stand it!! So this story just made me giggle because LeBron James’ agent used that line & he got DENIED. Check out what happened after game 2 of the NBA Finals…
Via PBT:
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports:
Most times, James’ inner circle moves easily through the corridors and news conferences where rival agents are rarely, if ever, credentialed in the NBA Finals. In the regular season and playoffs, you’ll see star agents with the run of arenas, but never with league-issued passes. There are benefits to working with the King, and perhaps that’s why Paul seemed so perplexed when a dutiful arena guard wouldn’t let him into his client’s news conference late Sunday.
“I’m LeBron James‘ agent,” Rich Paul told the security woman.
She looked at his credential. She looked at him. She shrugged.
“I’m LeBron James’ agent,” Paul said again. “What don’t you understand about that?
She told him simply that his credential didn’t allow access into the news conference. She didn’t seem confused, nor doubting of his fancy job. This was a news conference, and he didn’t seem to be a reporter, nor a team official.
Paul was reaching now. “I can’t be LeBron James’ agent because I’ve got sneakers on?”
She hadn’t been studying his shoes, but she did glance down and they didn’t seem to bother her. Paul could see [Maverick] Carter inside the news conference room, sitting on a chair, awaiting James’ arrival. How he made it past security and Paul couldn’t, well, it seemed baffling to him. He wasn’t a happy man.
