I love the holiday and spending time with my family. I can’t imagine how some of these athletes feel about being away from their families during Thanksgiving & Christmas. The Heat are playing tonight in Cleveland & LeBron has special Thanksgiving plans for his teammates.
Check it out…
Via ESPN:
LeBron James will have his favorite Thanksgiving foods — turkey, yams and macaroni and cheese — on his holiday table Thursday.
More importantly, that table will be surrounded by his favorite people.
If an upside exists to the Miami Heat having to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas on the road, a schedule quirk that the reigning NBA champions are not happy about, it’s that one of those swings is through Cleveland. Miami visits the Cavaliers on Wednesday and altered its postgame travel schedule so James could host Thanksgiving dinner at his northeast Ohio home.
“We would have loved to have been here for the holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas being here in Miami,” James said. “We don’t mind playing on those holidays. Wish we could have been here, but I am happy that I’m able to do something for the team for Thanksgiving.”
James has tried to address every detail, like telling the team to wear casual attire and asking Shane Battier which beer he wants with dinner. James’ wife and his chef will split the cooking duties.
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For this team, James is thankful. That’s why he’s rolling out the welcome mat Thursday.
“I’m a great host,” James said. “It’s natural for me. I don’t mind giving guys what they want — what they deserve.”
