“The Decision Part 2”

It has been 10 days since “The Decision Part 2” has been made and Lebron James is returning home to northeast Ohio. In an essay that was posted on SI.com Lebron addresses the reason why he is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He says the reason for the essay is that he wanted to tell his side of the story uninterrupted. No press conference this time or a show dedicated to the decision broadcasted from the Boys and Girls Club, just an essay. What do you think about LeBron’s decision, what do you think about the way he did it and how long it took him?

 Of course Miami Heat fans are upset, feel used and dumped like an old girlfriend, but don’t forget what he brought to the City of Miami and the Miami Heat Franchise. The numbers don’t lie, 4 straight Eastern Conference Championships, 4 straight NBA Finals appearances and 2 back-to-back NBA Titles. Some think that Lebron would have left even if the Heat had won another title, me personally I don’t think so. You don’t leave where you’re winning championships. If many of us moved away from home to work in another city, would we go back home if we had a chance, especially if it wouldn’t hurt us financially? You should always be able to go back home and we shouldn’t be upset with LeBron James about that. Now what we can be upset about, and I say we because I am a Miami Heat fan, is the length of time he took to make the decision because that prevented Miami Heat President Pat Riley from possibly going after other free agents. As far as the essay is concern, the only problem I had is that he didn’t thank the Miami Heat fans. The South Florida community welcomed and embraced LeBron James and his family and treated them with love and respect. If he truly wrote that essay or if someone else wrote it, not thanking the Heat fans and South Florida is inexcusable.

We all know the saying, where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and we saw plenty of smoke before LeBron made his decision. The first smoke was the rumor that Cleveland Cavalier owner Dan Gilbert’s plane was in south Florida, which we found out, was true. It was later revealed that LeBron James and Dan Gilbert met at the Rusty Pelican on Key Biscayne. There was a whole lot of smoke when there were moving trucks at his house and he had all his cars shipped back to Ohio. I thank him for 4 good years and 2 championships. Miami-Dade County is now Miami-Wade County again!