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With Loss To Celtics, LeBron James Can Now Think About NY
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Jen Chung
Published May 14, 2010
Modified May 14, 2010
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The Cleveland Cavaliers lost the Eastern Conference semifinals, 4-2 games, to the Boston Celtics, and Celtics fans enjoyed giving NBA regular season MVP LeBron James a hard time. Besides signs that called him a cry baby (there was one with a large photograph of LeBron, fake tears, that said "WAHHHH!" underneath), they chanted, "New York Knicks! New York Knicks!" whenever he went to the free throw line.
James seemed hampered by an elbow injury; he said, "Not going to make excuses, it limited me some." At least this year James didn't storm off the court (he snubbed the Orlando Magic when the Cavs fell to them last year in post-season), instead staying to congratulate the Celtics. In the post-game press conference, he philosophized, "A friend told me after the game, I guess you have to go through a lot of nightmares before finally accomplish your dream." Will Lebromptimists dare to dream?
Not if Akron's mayor Don Plusquellic has anything to do with it. Noting how James if from Akron, he said, "Who the hell would want to live in New York? I think what he has here is a real connection to people. I hope he always remembers that, because there's a lot of things in life that are more important than an extra million or two."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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