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Cleveland once again removing massive LeBron James banner

 By Mike Isenberg  July 3, 2018 at 7:56am
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You may have heard that LeBron James is leaving the Cavaliers again, this time to sign with the Lakers.

In the coming days, “The King” will officially leave the building.

A 10-story billboard of James has become an iconic sight in downtown Cleveland.

Or at least it had become one.

The Nike monstrosity was created during James’ first stint with the Cavaliers.

When LeBron decided to take his talents to South Beach in 2010, the billboard came down.

Of course, when James announced “I’m coming home” and returned to the Cavs in 2014, the billboard went back up.

So it’s no surprise that Nike announced Monday that the tribute would go back into hiding.

Should Cleveland take down the LeBron banner?

The deconstruction will begin Tuesday — even though James can’t officially sign his four-year, $154-million deal with the Lakers until later in the week

Of course, the news has been met with tremendous reaction on social media.

J.R. Smith has been a popular target of those with a sense of humor.

Arguably the funniest one depicts when James yelled at Smith for not knowing the score and passing up a game-winning shot in Game 1 of this year’s NBA Finals.

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Smith is also featured in another banner suggesting he’s now the face of the franchise.

The mega-sized LeBron banner has resided on the Sherwin-Williams building in Cleveland, but the company hasn’t yet decided what to replace it with.

You can be sure it won’t be anything with James — unless he returns again.

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Mike Isenberg
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Mike is an 11-time Michigan Emmy Award winner who has spent nearly 30 years working in sports media.
Mike has spent nearly 30 years in all aspects of sports media, including on-air, 10 at ESPN and another 10 at Fox Sports Detroit. He now works as a TV agent, and lives with his family in West Bloomfield, MI.
Birthplace
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Honors/Awards
11-time Michigan Emmy winner
Education
Emerson College
Books Written
The Longest Year: One Family's Journey Of Life, Death, And Love/If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Tigers/If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Lions
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