Hell Freezes Over: LeBron Returning To Cleveland

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LeBron James tells Sports Illustrated he is returning to Cleveland to play for the Cavaliers.

The news broke Twitter...

Here's the latest from the center of the sporting universe


Cavs owner Dan Gilbert Tweeted out his joy:

Welcome Home @kingjames. I am excited for the fans and people of Cleveland and Ohio. No fans and people deserve a winner more than them.....

Heat owner Micky Arison is, obviously, disappointed and the Cavs become an instant contender in the Eastern Conference.

That's The Way To Get The Headlines From USMNT And Wimbledon, LeBron...

From Chris Broussard via Twitter:

LeBron James' agent Rich Paul has told Heat LeBron will exercise early termination option

Now, what...???

We go from this...
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And this...
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To him opting out and sending the entire NBA world in a tizzy of Biblical proportions...

Melo opts out. LeBron opts out. Cleveland could be a destination if you ask LeBron's wife on her Instagram account.
The Bulls, Mavs, Rockets, and Lakers want Melo.

But who can afford The Bron...???

That's the larger question as an unrestricted free agent...

Or is this just the first step to get everyone re-signed at lesser prices to get Melo (or someone else?) in the fold for the next few seasons to keep stocking the Heat roster...???

You're up, Pat Riley...??/

Mark Cuban's Sales Pitch To Dwight Howard, It Ends With Global Domination

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Mark Cuban is used to listening to sales pitches, you see it weekly on the ABC-TV show Shark Tank.

The tables turned last month with Cuban trying to sell his franchise, the Dallas Mavericks to the most prized free agent in the NBA, Dwight Howard.

Cuban revealed his sales pitch to Howard in a blog Cuban writes for Mavs fans.

Here's a snippet:

Let me address here the inevitable question of Dwight vs Mavs culture.  We saw it as somewhat of a risk, but felt like because Dwight by all appearances and checking we did,  is a good guy and with our support systems we believed we could make it work.  if not, he was obviously a very trade-able asset.  But, as everyone knows, we didn’t sign him. He went to the Rockets.  I do have to say the meeting with Dwight was very interesting. He is a smart guy. Much smarter than people give him credit for. He is also a very, very good listener.  Unlike most people, he spent far more time listening than talking.  And he had the best response to an opening question that I have ever heard from a player, or anyone for that matter.  When we asked him what his goal was, his response was very specific ” I want to be Epic” .  Which was a perfect lead in to the video we created for him

And here is said video:




Cuban went on the say that he has no regrets regarding his sales pitch to Howard.

Of course Dwight Howard's response to Cuban, "I'm out." 

But he did stay in Texas, only in Houston.