Christmas Day NBA is just round the corner. Terrible kits aside we now look onto the games themselves. One of which is LeBron’s return to South Beach.
Cleveland @ Miami. Christmas Day.
Both teams have had underwhelming seasons so far. I expected both squads to be higher up from where they are now. Cleveland should clearly be top 2 while Miami are struggling to stay above .500 when they shouldn’t be.
Nevertheless this is a juicy game to look forward to. And with the return of The King, it’s definitely a must watch. Dwyane Wade knows this and according to ESPN.com, he thinks Heat fans should applaud LeBron when he comes back.
“It’s going to be a mixture,” Wade said of how he anticipates fans will respond to James. “How I think he should be received is a little bit different. The man helped take us to places we’ve only been once before he got here. So I think he should be received very well for that at the start of the game. And then, when the game [starts], then do what you’ve got to do.”
“Our relationship is so strong, man, that when I decided to make my decision to come back here, [Wade] was one of my biggest supporters,” James said. “Obviously, he wanted me to stay and he was a big reason why I was teetering back and forth, because it’s bigger than basketball with me and him. It’s like a friendship I can’t explain. It’s like a brother that I never had.”
“At the end of the day, this is a sport. And I would personally never let a sport come between the relationships I develop,” Wade said of James. “That’s just not the person I am. So LeBron’s decision to go home didn’t affect our relationship at [any] point. We might even talk more now than we did the first time when he wasn’t my teammate. It’s just because we’re used to leaning on each other a little bit.“
This is just a sport indeed. And as a Heat fan. I hold no distaste towards LeBron. He will end his career as one of the best. I cherish the years he gave to Miami because it boosted his legacy, Dwyane Wade’s legacy and also gave me the courage to say that Ray Allen is the best three point shooter in the history of the NBA.
None of those would’ve happened if LeBron didn’t go to Miami.
Can’t wait for the game.
