I'm torn about this whole thing.
In fairness, Lebron had every right to go where he wanted to go, and after 7 years it was time for him to go elsewhere. People have to realize that sports aren't filled with the Jarome Iginla's and Ray Bourque's of the world who stay committed to the end or almost 'til the end because of being class acts. It's simply not fair to expect sports players to do that, their goal (and rightfully so) is to go where there's a chance to win a championship. Lebron is doing that, in his opinion.
As for how he went about it with all the hype, "the decision" on TV and all, yes it probably did come across as a slap in the face to Cavs fans and self-ego driven. However, basketball unlike traditional hockey is fuelled by that kind of promotional element, so I'm not surprised. Lebron is an amazing basketball, his talent is overshadowed only by his antics on and off the court and up until this moment most Cavs fans loved that he brought that to the game. But now after the Cavs organization cultivating that sort of attitude and having it thrown back in their face so to speak, well that's just unfortunate because there's no reason he should have to change who he is for their sake.
As for Cav's owner, that was classless, regardless of how he felt and how betrayed he was, he could have easily taken the high road and gone about his business and come across as the good guy, the "better" person and still held his opinions.
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