I'm devastated right now, didn't know what to say.
I've been a fan of LBJ for 7 years, and the Cavs too, since the draft day until now. Knowing what kind of character he have, I've known him (by reading lots about him) as a loyal guy that wouldn't leave someone to hate or to be mad at him...
...but suddenly he did it in a 1 hour special, nationwide telecast, to tell them that he's taking his talent to the south beach. It's like "What the (^!%$@%$(@&^$(*..." (you can go on), punching you to the nose, burning you alive or been shot in the head, not only for the Clevelanders but to some who believed in him to stay, I can't explain what I really feel, it's surely a mixed emotions right now.
I feel you Cleveland, I really do, I can't just unpack my things and root him in the Miami Heat, I'll still rooting you until you got to that place again.
It looks like he's the protagonist became antagonist that didn't kept his promise(bringing a championship to Cleveland) and jump to others to get it done.
He really hurt the Cavs by not committing first then waited for mostly big named free agents commit to their or to other teams, and he just can't stop what's happening and just went to the flow, left Cleveland that is.
Now, my concerns about him leaving the Cavs is his legacy, I'm one of those guys who will have a debate if anyone says someone's better than James, but know, I can still say it but not to confidently. What I think of this move is that he destroyed his own legacy, maybe it's just me but come on, almost everybody on the world knows Jordan didn't left the Bulls (until he said he's retiring), Stockton and Malone didn't leave Utah despite not winning it all (though Malone left when he's really old), almost all of the Greatest Basketball players in the world didn't left their respected teams (except for Barkley, Shaq and to all that I didn't know).
I didn't see the Heat can win it all yet, why? they don't have a legit center, no big men, no good bench so whats good about it? (until they can finalized their lineup) but anyway...
Good or Bad, Love him or Hate him, we still gotta need to move on and should keep moving forward, hope for him the best and to his family.
(note: I'm not an American and haven't been there, and I'm a Filipino)
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