When you get an opportunity to talk to a legendary sports broadcaster like Marv Albert, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, of course you're going to want his take on the LeBron James television "spectacle" surrounding James's 'Decision' to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat.

David Letterman, in fact, decided he wasn't going to let Albert leave the 'Late Show' (Weeknights, 11:35PM on CBS) until he got his opinion on the poorly-received publicity stunt. Furthermore, he told Albert, "You're not leaving until you say I'm right about this."

Albert tried to make the comparison to when Letterman left NBC to shift to CBS after the first "Late Night War," but Letterman was having none of that. "They didn't want me there," he said. "I was not wanted at NBC." That's very different from James and Cleveland, where he'd become a beloved sports figure.

What's worse, James turned a decision to follow the money, which is the norm in professional sports these days, into the worst kind of reality show with ESPN's broadcast of 'The Decision' on July 8, 2010. All he needed was a host to stand next to him at the right moment, dim the lights and reveal the answer before a ton of confetti dropped from the lights to capture that reality finale moment perfectly.

Letterman's theory was that had James used that platform to announce he was staying with Cleveland, rather than leaving, he would today be the most beloved man in professional sports. Albert, instead, was determined to stay out of the controversy altogether.