Greg welcomes guests Remi Spencer and Tucker Carlson.
LeBron James becomes first person ever to leave Miami for Cleveland voluntarily
Emphasis on "voluntarily." I assume there have been extraditions from one city to the other over time.
Time to scrape together a few hundred bucks, Cleveland readers, and replace that LeBron Cavs jersey you burned four years ago.
He writes that he's met with Dan Gilbert, the Cavs owner who farted out this enjoyably nasty open letter to the fans after LeBron left in 2010 ("You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal"), and that they've made peace. In that same letter, Gilbert "guaranteed" that the Cavs would win a championship before the "self-titled former 'King'" won one. Four years later: Two titles and four Finals appearances for James, a 97-215 record for Cleveland. Go figure that Gilbert was willing to forgive and forget. Now they've got the King, a 22-year-old two-time all-star in Kyrie Irving, and the first overall pick in this year's draft in Andrew Wiggins. Lo and behold:
Las Vegas is now making Cleveland the favorite for next season. pic.twitter.com/WH3lnPfdZF
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 11, 2014
By one estimate James is worth $80 million a year to northeast Ohio's economy, but maybe that number's on its way up. After all, we seem to be in the full flush of a Cleveland renaissance: LeBron is back, the Browns have Johnny Manziel, and the city's got the 2016 Republican convention. This calls for a slogan:
Big week for Cleveland....LeBron James and the RNC convention.
Cleveland: For Those Who Finish Second!
— DrewMTips (@DrewMTips) July 11, 2014
Ah well. At least now, when Clevelanders gaze at that indestructible billboard of LeBron, they won't feel so bad. Exit question: If the Cavs really do end up in the NBA Finals, what happens to the GOP convention?Also read: LeBron James: Cleveland's prodigal son?
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