Brian Sheridan, 50, and Katherine Sheridan, 39, along with their 9-year-old son, Bennett, wedged their way to the most advantageous locale they could find along the parade route to bask in the end of the city’s now-extinct sports curse. LeBron acknowledged and thanked fans for the praise and compliments he’s received for keeping his promise and returning to Cleveland but he quickly changed the focus of his speech to his teammates. LeBron also shared something that took many by surprise – a bit of profanity.
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A party 52 years in the making ended with two legends, one trophy and an estimated 1.3 million invited guests. “We’ve been champions, and now we deserve this”, Witherspoon told The Root while he waited for the team’s rally to begin.
Indeed, the city’s population more than tripled during the parade for the Cavaliers on Wednesday.
Fans of Cleveland Indians in baseball, Cleveland Browns in American football and the Cavs in National Basketball Association all keep picking at the scabs of various near-misses for the city.
James, 31, is expected to opt out of his current two-year deal, which would’ve paid him $24 million next season.
“The parade’s start was delayed more than 30 minutes because of the swarming crowd, which blocked the streets near Quicken Loans Arena and prevented the open-air vehicles that carried the Cavaliers from getting to the staging area”.
Swarming crowds delayed the start of the parade, as enthusiastic fans made it hard for the open-air vehicles to get to the staging area.
James brought hope for the future, too, indicating he wasn’t planning on leaving the team during free agency this summer.
James has never forgotten where he’s from and often refers to himself as “just a kid from Akron, Ohio”. He gave his fans even more reason to celebrate when he told reporters he intends to stay in Cleveland and go for another title next season. “Get ready for next year”.
Cleveland fans upset with the planned removal of the giant LeBron James banner across from Quicken Loans Arena can take some comfort in knowing that Sherwin-Williams Co. will put it back up this fall.
The Browns had won seven titles in nine years.
The crowd, some fans arriving Tuesday night to camp out so they could get as close as possible, overwhelmed downtown Cleveland to celebrate with James, Kyrie Irving and their teammates.
James was named unanimous finals MVP in the series after posting a triple-double in the final game.
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But based on what he said, the player who is known as “King James” will not be switching teams.
