In a decision announced on a one-hour special on ESPN, reigning MVP LeBron James decided to leave his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio and join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami for the upcoming season. Although the terms of the deal are yet to be worked out, LeBron, Bosh, and Wade will work for less than the max-contracts in order to try to win a championship together in South Beach. "I can't say it was always in my plans, because I never thought it was possible," James said. "But the things that the Miami Heat franchise have done, to free up cap space and be able to put themselves in a position this summer to have all three of us, it was hard to turn down."
Well, you have to give it to the guy. He really wants a ring, and no matter how much this move will hurt his legacy on not being able to win a title in his home or without a champion like Wade's help, he put that behind him and made the move. This move does not make the Heat an instant title contender, as they only have four signed players at the moment (the big 3, plus Mario Chalmers), and it will be interesting to see what role players Miami can sign with limited cap space left.
Through all of this, you have to feel for the city of Cleveland, though. With all that city has gone through in terms of sports' heartbreaks from The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, and more recently losing Cy Young winners CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee, LeBron was all the championship-starved city had along with the horrid Indians and Browns franchises. And now he is gone.
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