LeBron James' homecoming party tickets sell out in hours

When LeBron James decided to leave the Miami Heat and re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he admitted that he wished he didn’t partake in the ‘Decision’ television program.

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Doing so put James on a pedestal and all but embarrassed the city and Cleveland Cavaliers organization. LeBron James says that wasn’t his intention (and he may be genuine in that assertion), but the damage was clearly done.

Now after deciding to re-join the Cavaliers after leaving the Miami Heat, there’s no way that LeBron James would do something like that again, right?

Oh – he’s having a massive homecoming party complete with television cameras? Yep, if you haven’t heard, James and nearly 30,000 of his closest friends will be getting together on August 8th for a ‘Welcome Home’ party to celebrate the return of the NBA icon.

Tickets to the event, which are free, were released on Monday and sold out in a matter of hours.

"The free tickets for the Aug. 8 show at InfoCision Stadium in Akron were released Monday and were gone within hours.Akron spokeswoman Stephanie York won’t divulge how many tickets were offered but says demand was overwhelming. She says organizers hope to make more available."

According to York, the event will be more of a ‘show’ than a party or a rally as expected by many.

I’m not exactly sure what that means, but I’m guessing LeBron James probably should stop with the big spectacles every time he changes teams. I mean, it’s great that he’s returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers organization, but can’t he just sign a contract like every other free agent and be done?

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LeBron James’ homecoming party tickets sell out in hours

By Bryan Rose | Jul 29, 2014