G.O.A.T.--LeBron James by Bob Gurnett

Author:Bob Gurnett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sterling Children's Books

LeBron playing for Team USA during the Oylmpics

Back to 2010. LeBron’s contract was up. His team failed to reach the Finals again despite his winning the MVP for the second year in a row. It was a tough choice. Should he stay with the team that picked him? Or should he go to a new city and play with his friends?

A few days before LeBron gave his decision, Chris Bosh announced that he would join the Miami Heat.

LeBron agonized over his decision on whether to stay with Cleveland or go to another team that would give him a better chance to win a title. On July 8, 2010 during a live cable television special, LeBron announced his plan for the next season. The show was called The Decision. Nearly 10 million people tuned in to watch.

LeBron made his announcement by saying the now famous sentence, “In the fall, I’m taking my talents to South Beach.” By South Beach, he was referring to the South Beach neighborhood in Miami, Florida. He was leaving Cleveland to join Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade on the Miami Heat. Fans in Miami were excited, while fans in LeBron’s hometown were heartbroken. They felt betrayed and some even burned his jersey. The Cleveland Cavaliers were dumbstruck. Many fans saw it as egotistical and selfish. He was panned by media, even outside of Cleveland. LeBron knew people would be mad and disappointed, but he wasn’t prepared for the hate he received. He made a basketball decision that gave him his best shot at a title, which had always been his focus. He had to quickly put the fallout from the Decision behind him. LeBron started with no one rooting for him, then everyone rooting for him. Now for the first time in his career, he had some people rooting against him. It was a feeling LeBron did not like, but it would all be worth it for a title.

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