Karma is a (South) Beach

Ok, that was slightly corny, but absolutely relevant to the Miami Heat's current situation. This is a team that was flying sky high just a week ago. They had won 21 of 22 games and were sitting on top of the extremely crowded Eastern Conference standings. Then, they made a fateful visit to the young and hungry Los Angeles Clippers and their gleeful ride came to a screeching halt. But the story here is not so much based on the Heat's current four game losing streak and sudden injury problems. It is based on a Tweet (which coincides with the losing streak) that LeBron James sent out after his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, were throttled by the Los Angeles Lakers.

LeBron seemingly sent out a condemnatory Tweet meant for the Cavalier organization, more specifically, owner Dan Gilbert. He was sure to point out to Gilbert that "karma is a b----." Fantastic observation, Mr. James. But even with all of this new found philosophical knowledge, LeBron forgot to take into account that mocking an entity at its lowest point is--you guessed it--bad karma. Well, he has been educated over the past week, because the Heat have lost four straight and all of the "Big 3" have been bitten by the injury bug in some fashion. LeBron missed the losses at Denver and Chicago with sprained ankle and Chris Bosh missed today's game against Atlanta with the same ailment.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say that Lebron's Tweet caused a mystic, unseen force to descend upon the Heat and dismantle their highly touted team. I am also most certainly not saying that they are doomed for all of eternity and will never win a basketball game again. All I am saying is that before LeBron decided to impale his former team on a skewer, roast them over an open flame, and feed them to the citizens of Cleveland, the Heat were an evil, unstoppable force. Now, they are one major letdown away from dropping a fifth straight game. Yes, Mr. James, karma is indeed a b----."