Cleveland once again removing massive LeBron James banner
You may have heard that LeBron James is leaving the Cavaliers again, this time to sign with the Lakers.
In the coming days, “The King” will officially leave the building.
A 10-story billboard of James has become an iconic sight in downtown Cleveland.
Or at least it had become one.
The giant LeBron banner in downtown Cleveland will be taken down now that James has chosen to sign with the Lakers: https://t.co/krEVUiLSt6 pic.twitter.com/brXYDWT9zx
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 2, 2018
The Nike monstrosity was created during James’ first stint with the Cavaliers.
When LeBron decided to take his talents to South Beach in 2010, the billboard came down.
Of course, when James announced “I’m coming home” and returned to the Cavs in 2014, the billboard went back up.
So it’s no surprise that Nike announced Monday that the tribute would go back into hiding.
The deconstruction will begin Tuesday — even though James can’t officially sign his four-year, $154-million deal with the Lakers until later in the week
Of course, the news has been met with tremendous reaction on social media.
J.R. Smith has been a popular target of those with a sense of humor.
Arguably the funniest one depicts when James yelled at Smith for not knowing the score and passing up a game-winning shot in Game 1 of this year’s NBA Finals.
Cleveland's new banner commemorates the moment LeBron truly became a Laker. pic.twitter.com/6JMZr3fjBI
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) July 2, 2018
Smith is also featured in another banner suggesting he’s now the face of the franchise.
The LeBron banner is coming down, but there are plenty of options to replace it. 😬 https://t.co/fDmto48ytk pic.twitter.com/9jeiuGqE4a
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 2, 2018
The mega-sized LeBron banner has resided on the Sherwin-Williams building in Cleveland, but the company hasn’t yet decided what to replace it with.
You can be sure it won’t be anything with James — unless he returns again.
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