There are two words I don’t want to hear for the rest of the summer: LeBron James. After nearly a week of endless news coverage of King James, the NBA superstar decided to announce where he’s going to play next season in the most obnoxious way possible: During a one-hour special on ESPN. I mean, can you get anymore self-centered?

LBJ isn’t the first athlete to pull a move like this, though. To commemorate ‘Bron’s latest act, we decided to take a look back at 11 of the most self-centered acts ever performed by professional athletes. Safe to say, these guys love the spotlight.

1. Michael Jordan putting out his “I’m Back” press release
It was short and sweet and to the point. But, come on: If you weren’t a Chicago Bulls fan (I was and still am, so I’m sorry for the remainder of this write-up, Mike), the press release MJ released on October 6, 1993 to announce that he was returning to the NBA after a brief retirement from the league was enough to get your blood boiling. “I’m back”? Greeeeat. Did you want us to throw you a party or something?  (Read More).