stephen a smith claims Lebron may leave Cleveland after this season

[celticsclay]

I will say the one team I could see him to would be back to Miami. Riley always seems to work some cap magic. If they somehow had wade, bosh, winslow, whitside and lebron with vet ring chasers that would still be a very good team despite the age of Bosh and Wade. Obviously nobody knows if Bosh will have to retire. 

[Tr1boy]

I will say the one team I could see him to would be back to Miami. Riley always seems to work some cap magic. If they somehow had wade, bosh, winslow, whitside and lebron with vet ring chasers that would still be a very good team despite the age of Bosh and Wade. Obviously nobody knows if Bosh will have to retire.

doubt it.

and that would be crazy if that happened.   Whats next a few seasons after comeback to cleveland to prepare for retirement?

[alldaboston]

lol at Stephen A. Smith's bs. I don't know who cares what that guy says.

He should get more credit than he currently does. He was the first one who broke the news that he was going to Miami to form the Big 3, and he was also the one who bounced the idea that he would return to Cleveland.

[GreenWarrior]

sun shines on a dog's butt too.

Stephen A is trash. but not for this, I believe he has an inside with Lebron. Lebron's trash too, so they more than likely hang or talk.

anyway, I think it's certainly possible he leaves Cleveland(I secretly think that's why he does that shoulder shrug(like he doesn't care) at the FT line now). I think Lebron cares way more about his NBA image/legacy than how one single team feels about him.

plus if and when they lose in the finals, if he hasn't already thought about leaving I'm sure he will then. he'll probably wait n' see what Cleveland's master plan is and if it doesn't include acquiring Cousins, Durant and any of the other good quality FA's out there then he's gone. 'probably try to work a way to get in Golden State...because he needs to have the best players around him for him to be the great player that he is...

[greg683x]

classic stephen a. smith.

If Lebron feels like hes being taken for granted he wont hesitate for second to leave Cleveland.



......if Lebron leaves, hes right.  If he doesnt leave.....well then he must feel hes not being taken for granted.  He cant be wrong either way!

[mahonedog88]

I've always felt that Lebron is stuck in Cleveland.  He cares way too much about his image, and he really hates being considered a villain.  And he knows that if he leaves Cleveland AGAIN without delivering a title, he'll be crucified.

However...I do admit that I'm started to be coaxed into taking the other side of the argument.  Lebron knows his team can't win a title this year.  I think he has started to realize just how much he underestimated how hard it would be to bring a title.  I fully believe he thought it would be MUCH easier than what it's turned out to be.  It's also just bad luck for him that when he decided to go back, the Warriors weren't the Warriors yet.

I also think deep down, he's struggling with the idea that this isn't his league anymore.  He began losing it to Steph Curry last year, and that's been fully cemented this year.  So because of that, he honestly may not care anymore what people will say if he leaves again.

[csfansince60s]

It is a super slow news day so figured I might as well throw it out for discussion. Seems really far fetched to me.

It may seem far-fetched to you and unlikely to many others on here because you don't have a messianic complex and have a moral compass, so YOU wouldn't do it.

Bron Bron, as The Chosen One, is ENTITLED to whatever the blank he wants.

[danglertx]

Can a guy dream about Lebron leaving and Kevin Love being stuck in a losing Cleveland for the next several years?  That would be tremendous.

[pearljammer10]

Steven A Smith claims a lot of things that arent true.

[Ogaju]

if he comes to Boston as a FA we win the championship!!!

[Quetzalcoatl]

if he comes to Boston as a FA we win the championship!!!

Ugh I'd still rather not

[Celtics4ever]

I thought the same thing when he said he made a huge mistake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwQW3KW3DCc

[KG Living Legend]

 Blakley said Sauces have told him he is taking his talents to Beantown!

[Ogaju]

What is Blakely's sauce of choice?

[Tr1boy]

Stephen A got his inside source from Blake

He got fooled !