THe Official LeBron James to Cleveland Reaction Thread

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Dan Gilbert's daughter's reaction...

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I realized that. Wanting RBA's feelings on this.

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LeBron just made the biggest PR move in NBA history. He came out and basically said that this choice wasn't about basketball, it was about going back home and playing for his home town. Which is something those fans, and that city, and that state will appreciate more than winning rings.

[QUOTE]But this is not about the roster or the organization. I feel my calling here goes above basketball. I have a responsibility to lead, in more ways than one, and I take that very seriously. My presence can make a difference in Miami, but I think it can mean more where I

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Dan Gilbert's son's reaction...

dude is scrambling to buy a new one after burning it. she gona be like "wasnt he 23 daddy?"

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David Blatt's reaction...

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 2m
Asked Cavs coach David Blatt if he's thrilled for chance to coach James. "That would be understatement of the millennium," he tells Yahoo.

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I am glad it is official. I knew he was coming back after the finals. It just made too much sense.

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2010: The Decision
2014: The Letter

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Matthew Dellavedova @matthewdelly 1 minute ago
Did I miss anything while we were at shootaround?

[MavsPoke]

I love this. Now I can root for Lebron again.

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Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 3m
Source close to situation says Kevin Love indeed "intrigued" by idea of being dealt to Cavs and would commit long there if traded there

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This part struck the biggest cord with me in the letter...

But this is not about the roster or the organization. I feel my calling here goes above basketball. I have a responsibility to lead, in more ways than one, and I take that very seriously. My presence can make a difference in Miami, but I think it can mean more where I’m from. I want kids in Northeast Ohio, like the hundreds of Akron third-graders I sponsor through my foundation, to realize that there’s no better place to grow up. Maybe some of them will come home after college and start a family or open a business. That would make me smile. Our community, which has struggled so much, needs all the talent it can get.

In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have.

I’m ready to accept the challenge. I’m coming home.

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The only thing that would've been better is if LeBron wrote the letter in comic sans. Damn you Jeff!

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Secret flight wasn't so secret...

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 2m
LeBron James, Dan Gilbert, Rich Paul and Maverick Carter met for 4 hours in Miami last week and talked through it all, Gilbert tells Yahoo.

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Has a team never had four #1 picks under age 30 on their roster?

LeBron 2003
Irving 2011
Bennett 2013
Wiggins 2014

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2010: The Decision
2014: The Letter