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Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:44 am**

It's just not popular to say that LeBron might stay in Cleveland. So they tend to bury anything that tends to argue that he might just resign. Folks argue that, LeBrons to big for Cleveland. However, I've always thought of LeBron as being a bit of an introvert. You just don't build a 10 million dollar house in Bath because you plan to move (well at least IMO).

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3866164

One of LeBron's favorite "teachers'' at SVSM was 61-year-old librarian, Barb Wood. LeBron used to have long chats with her in the library when he was a student, and nowadays they text each other about three times a week. He makes sure to visit her at the school at least once a year. His most recent visit was after the Olympics, when he showed up unannounced right after school let out and had Barb call all the teachers down to the gymnasium to see his gold medal.

"LeBron's really a homebody,'' she says. "No matter how much he travels, he always comes back. That's why he surrounds himself with people he's known from the beginning. That's very important to him. He likes the comfort of being around people he's known for a long time.''

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Fans have lobbied LeBron … and the league.

Some Clevelanders may not see it, but LeBron says he's as loyal as they are.

Oh and I know there's a joke in that "No matter how much he travels" comment.

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:16 am**

^^You beat me to it..

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:36 am**

thats awesome that mrs. wood is being featured in an espn the mag article...she's always been so nice to everyone - first librarian ive ever had to make spending time in a library enjoyable lol

Posted: **Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:49 pm**

This is taken from ESPN the Magazine, The fan, issue:

Some Clevelanders may not see it, but LeBron says he's as loyal as they are. In high school, Oak Hill Academy recruited him hard, but he wanted to stay with his friends and teammates at SVSM. He admitted that his decision in 2010 will have similarities to those days.

"I'm a loyal person,'' LeBron said. "I've always been loyal. I respect people who give me the opportunity. Right now, I think it is similar. But I'm more of a businessman now. You have to look at the business side of things. This is a business. So you look at all the options. I'm going to do what's best for my family, do what's best for my friends and do what's best for me at the end of the day.''

While he clearly enjoys the hoopla surrounding his upcoming free agency, LeBron says he's never given Cleveland fans a reason to think he'll leave.

"Ever since I've been asked about the Cavs, I never gave any indication that I was leaving or that I wasn't happy here,'' he said. "I think the franchise has definitely done a great job of giving me a team and putting me in position to win ballgames, so I'm happy here and I look forward to getting better this year and in the years to come.''

In the years to come? Sounds like good news for Cavs fans. Stay tuned.

-by Chris Broussard

Posted: **Fri Feb 6, 2009 2:41 am**

He's 24 years old, he came into the league at 18/19. To try and claim he wants to "stay home" for his entire career is pretty silly. 24 is an age when many people are just getting out of grad school.

Posted: **Fri Feb 6, 2009 3:36 am**

What's funny to me is that the vast majority of people never move that far from where they grew up to just assume that LeBron wants to move is equally silly. He can go to visit anywhere in the world that he wants. Fact is, nobody knows exactly what he's going to do.

Posted: **Mon Feb 9, 2009 11:58 pm**

He can make so much more money by staying in cleveland contract wise becasue of the qualified veteran if he leaves he can't make as much because he has to be a qualified veteran with that team and they can only pay him with in the cap.

Posted: **Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:06 pm**

"LeBron's really a homebody,'' she says. "No matter how much he travels, he always comes back."

C'mon Barb, bust out the encyclopedia and look up Crab Dribble.

Posted: **Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:20 pm**

I think it's pretty safe to assume that if Cavs wins it all this year, Lebrong would stay.

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LeBrons Loyalty, another article we'll never see on the wire

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