Dear Lebron,
On behalf of the city of Cleveland, I want to say that you are absolved of your sins of embarrassing us with the Decision. We are an easy target. Cleveland works well as a punch-line in a joke. You thought it would be great exposure for yourself to announce your future plans on national TV and have the world fawn over your every word. The thing is, though, you did not look very comfortably on stage. Normally you look like a natural. I'm guessing that someone put you up to the whole thing. Maybe a close confidante (Maverick Carter) and a disgraced reporter (Jim Gray).
The choice of Miami hurt to hear come out of your mouth. You know what though, it paid off for you. You won your first championship. The New York, Chicago, and L.A. audiences also did not like the choice you made, either, but it was your decision. The northeast Ohio perspective was "you were born here, raised here, and plays here". Now the tense is changed to "played". We have felt played, but it's time to move on.
Go play your game wherever you want. It's your life and your prerogative. This is a catharsis moment for the city, LBJ. It's about moving forward. Cleveland seems to get stuck in the past at times. The past is the past, not the present and future.
Good luck in your endeavors. You seem like a decent person. You hold every record in Cavaliers history. You will have your number retired at some point here.
Sincerely,
Clevelanders
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