The Cleveland Cavaliers, with or without LeBron James, is a mid-size team in a mid-size city. It is a fact, they’re not New York, they’re not Los Angeles, its Cleveland. If it wasn’t for LeBron it would be on Milwaukee’s level of popularity, not fact, just accurate opinion.
And as it turns out, the Cavs arena isn’t on the level of LA’s Staples Center or New York’s MSG, that’s if they want to host an All-Star Weekend.
“They’ve expressed interest in it and we’re waiting for them to get the additional work done on the building,” Silver told Northeast Ohio Media Group during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The commissioner wouldn’t expound upon the enhancements required to land the event.“We’re very excited about returning to Cleveland at some point for an All-Star game,” Silver said. “We know [Cavaliers’ owner] Dan Gilbert would very much like it to happen and I think it’s just a function of when. Making sure that the timing is right in terms of the upgrades to the
building.“
Now obviously we don’t know what parts of the arena needs upgrading, Adam Silver is tight lipped on that, but apparently it isn’t up to snuff. It’s something us normal people wouldn’t understand.
