If there’s one matchup NBA fans are most excited to see next season it’s in all likelihood the Miami Heat vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers. So, the NBA has done us all a great favor and put every Heat-Cavs game this season on national TV, as pointed out by Michael Lee of the Washington Post.
All four MIA-CLE games will be on national TV: Dec. 25 ABC (@MIA), Feb. 11 ABC (@CLE), March 16 ESPN (@MIA), April 2 TNT (@CLE)
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) August 13, 2014
The NBA wisely made the first Heat-Cavaliers matchup on Christmas in Miami. Watching James run the floor with new star teammates Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love opposite his former star teammates Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade will be a sight to see and saving that for a primetime game makes sense. Also, there’s a lot of intrigue on how the Miami fans will treat James after he spurned them this summer to sign with Cleveland.
Not surprisingly, Charles Barkley had an opinion on the matter.
Charles Barkley on the Christmas Day game in Miami: "If they don't cheer LeBron, there's something wrong with them."
— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) August 13, 2014
James signed with the Heat in 2010 and led Miami to four straight NBA Finals and back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013.
James averaged 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.4 assists in his final season with the Heat.