The after party continues for Lebron James as he made good on his promise to bring a championship to Cleveland. We saw the bottles popping in Vegas, we saw the insane scene that was the victory parade and last night Bron got to celebrate in his true hometown of Akron. The city had something special in mind for the King as they dedicated a road for his name sake. Lebron pretty much already has it all, but a street being named after him is definitely a gift you can get for the man who has everything.
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One of the first things Lebron said to the crowd when the Cavs landed back in Cleveland after beating the Warriors was “I just always want you guys to remember that I’m just a kid from Akron, Ohio.” They loved him, then they hated him when be bolted for Miami but all of that has been long forgotten and the love is stronger than ever between him and his region of Ohio. Yesterday he addressed the crowd in Akron.
“I remember like it was yesterday when we had the welcome home celebration and I walked inside of the University of Akron football stadium and all you guys was there when I decided to come back,” James said. “And that roar that I heard then is nothing compared to this roar right here. You guys are unbelievable.”
The city unveiled a 60-foot banner showing James, with tears in his eyes, holding the Larry O’Brien Trophy after the win over the Warriors with the headline “I’m Home.” Below it, a quote from James’ homecoming letter in Sports Illustrated, “In Northeast Ohio nothing is given, everything is earned, you work for what you have,” was printed, only modified to start with the words, “In Akron.”
The biggest surprise came when the city revealed they had renamed a portion of Main Street as “King James Way”
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Lebron was clearly taken aback by it and had one last thing to say to the crowd gathered in the park. “It was 50-plus years that the Cleveland drought was going on. Cleveland’s last championship was 50-some-odd years ago. Guess what? It took a kid from Akron to end it. Thank you.”
With that he dropped the mic and walked off. What a time if you’re a Cleveland sports fan.
