[ChuteBoxe]

Papa John's to offer Cleveland residents 23-cent pizzas

Updated: May 5, 2008, 12:22 AM ET

CLEVELAND -- Papa John's Pizza issued an apology to Cleveland and the Cavaliers for making T-shirts with LeBron James' number and the word "crybaby" under it.

To apologize, Papa John's will sell Cleveland residents a large, one-topping pizza for 23 cents on Thursday. The 23 is an homage to James' jersey number. The company also will donate $10,000 to the Cavaliers Youth Fund.

The pizza chain's T-shirts were featured during the Cavs' games against the Wizards on Friday in Washington. Wizards fans taunted the Cavs, who won the playoff series that night in Game 6.

The shirts started after James complained about hard fouls, and Wizards center Brendan Haywood called him a crybaby.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ory?id=3381471

[onlooker]

Screw that, they should of made that nation wide.

[ChuteBoxe]

I bet if you called corporate headquarters, and said your son was a huge Lebron James fan and he was upset about seeing it on TV, you could probably get a free pizza voucher mailed. It just all depends on whether you want to go through the 20 minute hassle.

[Tsoprano]

**** that, they were right with the shirt in the first place.

They should of raised pizza prices and see if their customers are also crybabies. LOL

[Stacocakes]

Wish I could take them up on this offer.Then that means I can get a large pizza and a drugged out girl for under 16 bucks.Sounds like a good thursday night to me

[raydog]

or made them $2.30. and made it nationwide. would still be a huge deal and would cover all their expenses. all would be forgiven.