LeBron James rumors: LeBron to head back to Cavaliers to solidify legacy?
By Jack Crosby
LeBron James will be making his decision any day now as to where he will be playing basketball for the next few years, and the popular opinion at this moment is that he will indeed be heading back to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the place where he began his career, and the same place that he spurned four years ago to play with the Miami Heat.
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Still, many have begged that question: Why would LeBron want to leave South Beach?
Well, shortly after reporting that he’s been told it’s 90 percent that LeBron does make the move to Cleveland, Chris Sheridan held a Q&A where he was asked that question, and the answer was pretty simple.
His legacy would benefit greatly from it.
@sheridanhoops why would LBJ walk away from a 1st class organization ran by a BBallGod with a great owner located in a tropical paradise?
— D. Hilla (@grandaddycaddy) July 9, 2014
.@grandaddycaddy Because his legacy will read like this: Spent 4 years in Miami. Went to finals every year. Returned home and mended fences.
— Chris Sheridan (@sheridanhoops) July 9, 2014
That mending the fences part is key. When LeBron went on national television four years ago and announced that he would be heading to Miami as opposed to staying in Cleveland, his home, he had a lot of scrutiny cast his way that he still feels to this day.
Would the move back to Cleveland completely erase all of that?