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NBA Rumors: LeBron James would leave Cleveland Cavaliers

By Jack Crosby

Feb 8, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts in the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 8, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts in the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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For those that think LeBron James might not leave the Cleveland Cavaliers, you might want to think again. 

Lately there has been a lot of controversy surrounding LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, especially with LeBron recently taking a trip to Miami and working out with Dwyane Wade. Then of course there are the cryptic tweets that are being thrown out, which isn’t really helping all of the whispers.

So with things not going all that swimmingly for LeBron during his second season back in Cleveland, people have been wondering whether or not he might just end journey of trying to get Cleveland that elusive title altogether. After everything that happened, would he really think about leaving for a second time, breaking more fans’ hearts in the process?

Well, according to the one and only Stephen A. Smith, it’s not exactly out of the realm of possibility.

He appeared on the Jorge and Izzy show on ESPN Radio, and while he did express that LeBron is indeed committed to getting Cleveland that championship, which is what he came back for from Miami in the first place, if owner Dan Gilbert were to take him for granted, then don’t think for a second that he wouldn’t just shut the whole Cleveland experiment down to go where he does feel appreciated.

You can listen to the audio here.

Like Smith mentioned in the interview, it’s really about not being taken for granted and making sure that there’s the necessary pieces around him to make the title run work. He specifically mentioned the team having to rely on Matthew Dellavedova when Kyrie Irving went down last year in the NBA Finals, which didn’t work out all that well against the Golden State Warriors.

It’s entirely possible that all of this drama will go away eventually and everything will be sunshine and rainbows in Cleveland if they can get it together. Whether you love Stephen A. or hate him, he was right about one thing in that interview — always remember that LeBron is by no means trapped in Cleveland.

(h/t The Big Lead)

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