"I've never given no indication I was leaving Cleveland," James said. "I never gave any indication I didn't like being here, every time I'm asked that question. I love being here. I love playing in front of these fans. My family is here. I grew up 30 miles away from here. I've never given any indication that I did not like playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now I did say I like the Yankees and the Cowboys. It has nothing to do with the Cavaliers."
James smiled as he again explained his allegiance to out-of-town teams, a fact that rubs some Cleveland fans the wrong way.
"Am I not allowed to be a fan of what team I want?" he said "When I grew up watching sports, the Cowboys were the team to love. If I say I like Michael Jordan, is that a problem? If I didn't say (Cavaliers All-Star) Mark Price, is that a problem? Is it? That's who I grew up watching. These are the teams and people who inspired me when I was growing up.
"I have now broken it down for all of you."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketba ... 8440_x.htm
I wonder if any of those quotes will make the wiretap or will make it on ESPN tomorrow.... of course not. Here we have LeBron going out of his way to pronounce his love for Cleveland and the Cavs and no one in the national media will say a word about it, but we all know full well if LeBron had said something about how much he likes Brooklyn style pizza it would be front page headlines.
This one goes out to Steven A, Skip Brainless, New Yorkers, and BSPN...
