LeBron James announced that he is signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday morning on SI.com. The story was reported by Sports Illustrated’s Lee Jenkins.
James wrote the article with Jenkins, stating “I’m Coming Home.” From the article…
I always believed that I’d return to Cleveland and finish my career there. I just didn’t know when. After the season, free agency wasn’t even a thought. But I have two boys and my wife, Savannah, is pregnant with a girl. I started thinking about what it would be like to raise my family in my hometown. I looked at other teams, but I wasn’t going to leave Miami for anywhere except Cleveland. The more time passed, the more it felt right. This is what makes me happy.
Terms were not announced as of yet, but the NBA Free Agency dominoes are about to fall. Fast.
It is already being reported that the Rockets will attempt to sign Chris Bosh and match the Mavericks offer sheet to Chandler Parsons. First, Houston must complete the Omer Asik deal to New Orleans, then trade Jeremy Lin. If all these moves can be made, Houston will have added James Harden, Dwight Howard, and Chris Bosh is consecutive years.
Carmelo Anthony is now expected to re-sign with the Knicks, although the Bulls remain interested in trying to pry him away.
Many speculated that the infamous letter written by Cavs owner Dan Gilbert was still in the way of LeBron returning to his original team. LeBron on the letter…
To make the move I needed the support of my wife and my mom, who can be very tough. The letter from Dan Gilbert, the booing of the Cleveland fans, the jerseys being burned — seeing all that was hard for them. My emotions were more mixed. It was easy to say, “OK, I don’t want to deal with these people ever again.” But then you think about the other side. What if I were a kid who looked up to an athlete, and that athlete made me want to do better in my own life, and then he left? How would I react? I’ve met with Dan, face-to-face, man-to-man. We’ve talked it out. Everybody makes mistakes. I’ve made mistakes as well. Who am I to hold a grudge?
More updates will be posted as they emerge.
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