Fans Plead for Lebron
Cleveland, OH – Hundreds of hometown LeBron James fans made a hearty appeal to keep him in a Cleveland uniform with a single word: Home.
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The word “Home” was held aloft on cue Thursday night on 20,000 posters distributed to people attending Cleveland’s annual July 4 weekend concert by the Cleveland Orchestra and fireworks display.
The addition of “Home” to James’ themes, which he has used repeatedly – Team, Commitment, Family, Community and Mission – invoked his ties to Cleveland and his nearby hometown of Akron.
The hometown pitch came at the close of a whirlwind day as James became a free agent and began meetings with prospective teams.
The appeal was arranged by the orchestra and the Fans for LeBron Committee and its Web MoreThanAPlayer.org.
Posted: 7/01/2010 9:16 PM ET