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The Plain Dealer: LeBron James Front Page Photo 'Gone' (Photo)

by Amy Judd | July 9, 2010 at 08:06 am

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The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Front Page Takes One Last Look at LeBron James, But Some are Calling it a Low Blow

The LeBron James cover of The Plain Dealer with the simple word 'Gone', shows 'King James' walking away with his hand trailing behind him and an arrow is pointing to that hand with the words '7 years in Cleveland, no rings'.

It is true that during his time with the Cavaliers LeBron did not win any championships, but for some this is a low blow from the newspaper that has spent so much time and space covering this basketball player. After all, he's not the only one on the team and if he did have any rings on his finger chances are he wouldn't be leaving anyway.

Others just wonder why the paper would devote their entire front page to a basketball player who is just switching teams, but it is LeBron James and he has given a lot to Cleveland over the years so they had to do something.

Dan Gilbert did not hold back though - he wrote a letter in The Plain Dealer expressing his disgust at James and promised that the Cleveland Cavaliers would win a championship before the 'former king wins one'.

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Dunkadelic King23

at 10:02 on July 9th, 2010

LeBron James didn't like the fact that the Cleveland fans were booing the team when they got beat by the Boston Celtics. James made the right move but the wrong team(NY Knicks).

renoacesfan (not verified)

at 12:25 on July 9th, 2010

I live in Nevada....and I MUST get a copy of this. I think it is an amazingly restrained, concise front page - yet covers it all (sort of). It leaves the questions of: betrayal, quitting, lack of ability to be the MAN, the whole weird bro-mance..all up to the reader. It overlooked the collusion that led to this historic trio getting together. It overlooked "Batman" screaming out...I NEED TO BE "ROBIN"...is there a superstar that needs a Robin?? How was this unfair?? Unfair would have been if the paper had paid Jim Gray to ask certain questions, oh and use the Boys and Girls clubs in some very distrubing, unsettling, skeevy PR move, and calling a national audience together to rip his heart out. But, I digress...Go Reno Aces! (and Cavs and Browns and Indians!)

Leadinq Lady (not verified)

at 09:16 on August 26th, 2010

I totally aqree with -renoacesfan 95% but thee other 5% I aqree with him I mean Cleveland is my city my home town and I LOVE it to death but sometimes thinqs arent what it seems !! Im sayin doe ILOVE LeBron James reqardless he raw &ndd Im still a fan !!! <3 Clevelan still the BEST to me !!!