Not two. Not three. Not four. Not five. Not six. Not seven.
That's the enduring memory stemming from the immediate aftermath of LeBron James' infamous choice to take his talents from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat. No one is going to forget either that celebratory introduction or the ESPN special in which he sat down with Jim Gray and made his announcement.
It came to be known simply as The Decision, and the image of him sitting in that checkered shirt is as firmly ingrained in the minds of NBA fans as him holding up his first Larry O'Brien Trophy and saying, "It's about damn time."
As soon as it became clear that LeBron was leaving his hometown Cavs behind—and some might view it more as abandonment than a simple departure—the pressure was turned up like never before. He was under scrutiny in Cleveland, but it paled in comparison to what he faced when he suddenly became a villain.
LeBron wasn't trying to win titles the right way. He was cheating by teaming up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. He was doing something that the legends of the past never would've done.& ...
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