The Decision

This past offseason had one of the most interesting free agencies in NBA history. Many of the players, many being all-stars, had come together in some way and made it so that they would become free agents all in the same offseason. Thus making for an interesting story line. LeBron James, born and raised in the outskirts of Cleveland, left his Cleveland Cavaliers to join up with his friends in Miami in order to bring one of the greatest trios ever seen in sports. This decision brought great displeasure to the people of Cleveland like no other. Many other players had left their teams in order to improve their chances of winning a championship, but none have been hated as much as James. No longer is LeBron adored in his home town, but now is hated with passion that is just as strong.

LeBron James has been compared to Michael Jordan for most of his life. He has always had explosive individual talent and has had quite the superb highlight real. He was born in a little town right outside of Cleveland, who has been sport woeful for decades. The city had been waiting for their star to come in and take their basketball team in a new direction, and that is exactly what he did. He came in and turned the leagues worst team into one of the best organizations in all of sports. He was “the chosen one”, or so they thought.

LeBron led the Cavaliers to the playoffs year after year and single handedly got them to one NBA Championship, but never actually won the title for his team. After leading his team to the best record in the NBA regular season, his team lost to the somewhat aged Celtics in the playoffs. His team and critics were astonished. After being so hopeful going into the playoffs, the Cavaliers season was over. Little did the organization and fans know that this was the last time they would see James play in a Cavaliers jersey.

Very early on in the NBA free agency, James decided to have his own tv coverage of his decision on where he would go to play. In hind sight, this was a very poor choice, but did bring in many viewers and peaked people’s interest. After a very booring interview that lasted way too long, James announced his decision. He told the interviewer that he would be taking his talents to South Beach in Miami to join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, both NBA elites. These words sent shock waves through the basketball world. Cleveland fans were in near tears at first, but that lasted only seconds. Soon, this despondancy turned into shear hatred. Chaos broke out in Cleveland. Number 23 jerseys were being burned and thrown off of buildings shortly after their hero had decided to “take his talents” elsewhere.

The hype around the Miami Heat has been building up ever since this decision by “The King”. The new tiro is expected to do amazing things together and haters are just waiting for the team to take a bad step. If they don’t live up to expectations, they will no doubt be scrutinized and looked poorly upon by critics all over the league. Only time will tell if these three will be able to bring in several championships, but one thing is for sure, if the King does not perform well under his new spot light, the people of Cleveland will be celebrating and enjoying every minute of his misery.