After all of the speculation the last two years, culminating in a weeks worth of rumors James announced on ESPN that he would "take his talents to South Beach" to join the Miami Heat. It wouldn't have been possible without Dwayne Wade resigning with the Heat, as well as former Raptor Chris Bosh signing in FLA as well.
It had been rumored by Stephen A. Smith of ESPN before free agency ever began that this trio wanted to be together, and now they got their wish.
'The Decision' as it was called on ESPN dragged millions of people through the dirt, especially the city of Cleveland, whom James is a native of. Instead of staying loyal to his fanbase, and family, James decided that winning a title as a supporting cast member was more important than winning a title for Cleveland, a city that hadn't won a pro sports championship since 1964.
I think Cavs owner Dan Gilbert put it fittingly:
The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you.
There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you.
You simply don’t deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal.
You have given so much and deserve so much more.
In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:
“I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE”
You can take it to the bank (Yahoo Sports).
Talk about vendetta. LeBron better move out of Cleveland and fast, because it is a war zone over there. People were photographed burning James' jerseys in the streets as the announcement came. This has to be the biggest hit to Cleveland since Art Moddell moved the original Browns to Baltimore.
As for New York. Lets face it, LeBron never wanted to be on a loser like the Knicks and Nets. I am surprised that some New Yorkers feel like James stabbed them in the back too. The guy never ever wanted to be here. Admit it already.
In the meantime, James will form the next Big Three in Miami, and already the Heat are a favorite to win it all.
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