LeBron James made the bold decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and join the Miami Heat in 2010, a decision that generated the ire of fans around the world, as James teamed up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to form the next big superteam in the NBA.
Along with the fans, James also made his then-girlfriend, now-wife Savannah James, very upset. She told Harpers Bazaar in 2010 that she only wanted to go to Miami as a vacation spot instead of living there. However, she became excited about the move after realizing she won’t have to spend Christmas in the freezing Cleveland weather.
Personally, Miami was not my favorite place. Vacationing there is great: You go for 3 days and get some sun and it’s time to come home… When they told me it doesn’t get any colder than 50 degrees, that sold me. We get below-0 weather in Cleveland; I can’t wait to have a sunny Christmas.” (h/t Harpers Bazaar)
James’ decision to go to Miami helped him start his journey of winning a championship, though he fell to two losses to go along with his two wins. James in Miami is widely considered to be the best version of himself, as he was basically unstoppable during that time.
A Decision That Changed Basketball
LeBron joining the Heat widely kickstarted the ‘player empowerment’ era of the league, which saw more stars team up in latter years to try and compete. James doing this inadvertently led to Kevin Durant joining the Golden State Warriors in 2016 and ruining the chances of LeBron winning another championship in Cleveland.
The impact of this move will be studied and scrutinized for years. LeBron’s career is better off for making that move, so he definitely wouldn’t want to undo it if he went back in time.
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