LeBron James sticks a dagger in the back of the Cleveland Cavaliers
25-year old small forward LeBron James decided tonight to leave home and sign with the Miami Heat. James leaves Cleveland as the all-time leader in both scoring (15,521) and steals (955). He also finishes his time with the Cavs #4 in games played (548), #2 in assists (3,810), #4 in rebounds (3,861), #2 in blocked shots (936) and #2 in three pointers made (771). No matter how he tries to spin it “Prince” James couldn’t hack it in Cleveland. The Cavs did everything they could going way over the salary cap and paying the luxury tax every year to bring in big time talent to put around James. Did anyone ever think that he might be a big part of the problem in not winning a championship? He must think so as he needs to join Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in Miami. Still, he has a right to make that decision and I don’t have a problem with him leaving. I have a BIG problem with how he did it. An hour long special on ESPN for a player who has never even won a game in the NBA Finals to decide where he’s going to play? Really? And he had to give it a moniker “The Decision”. Wow that will go down with “The Drive”, “The Shot” and “The Fumble” in Cleveland sports lore. He might go down as the best player in Cleveland Cavaliers’ history but I wouldn’t dare retire his number until he takes a dirt nap. James is now the second most hated man in Cleveland next to Art Modell but he can’t run away because the Heat will have a couple of games at the Q next season.
