Poll: Celtics Beat Cavs, Should Lebron Leave Cleveland?

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Poll: Celtics Beat Cavs, Should Lebron Leave Cleveland?

Posted at 05/14/2010 by Staff 1 Comment

lebron Last night the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, leading to speculation that Cavs star, Lebron James, may leave the team over the summer when he becomes a free agent.

The self-proclaimed “King” has drawn lots of criticism for not being able to lead his team to a championship victory. NBA analysts have speculated that if he does jump ship, he will likely look to join New Jersey, New York, or Chicago.

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LeBron James threw his wristbands and headband into the Boston crowd, and spread his Greek-god arms to reach the suddenly adoring fans on both sides of him. He ripped his Cavaliers jersey over his head, walked into the losing locker room, and flipped it to an attendant for what looked and sounded like the very last time.

“Me and my team have a gameplan that we’re going to execute,” James would say.

Me and my team. No, James wasn’t talking about the team that had just helped him lose a second-round playoff series to the Celtics.

He was talking about the team that will help him navigate the most frantic free-agent courtship in the history of American sports, and quite possibly place him in the Knicks’ starting five next fall.

“Me and my team will approach it the right way,” LeBron said.

“Me and my team [are] going to figure out what’s the best possibility for me.”

The team? Leon Rose, LeBron’s agent, and William Wesley, a mystery mover and shaker among the game’s most influential men.

They will be scheduling a game in Madison Square Garden for the first week of July, when Donnie Walsh’s Knicks take their best shot at convincing James there’s no place like New York, New York to win a championship and rule the world.

“I’m not talking about July,” Rose said after the Celtics dispatched his client into the black Boston night. “I’m just here to support LeBron.”

James needed all the support he could get. He delivered what has to be the quietest triple-double on record, his 27 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists not feeling as significant as his nine turnovers felt in this crushing 94-85 Game 6 defeat.