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It's official, LeBron James is returning to Ohio to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The news broke earlier this afternoon and everybody—literally, everybody—was talking about it, including members of the Denver Broncos.
The news breaks
Lebron just announced he's going to cleveland.....
— Terrance Knighton (@MrKnighton2u) July 11, 2014
LBJ going the Cleveland WOW
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) July 11, 2014
Ayeeeee LeBron going Back!!!!!!!
— Steven Johnson (@SMJ2852) July 11, 2014
Can LeBron attract NFL free agents?
— Terrance Knighton (@MrKnighton2u) July 11, 2014
The above tweet from defensive tackle Terrance Knighton is likely rhetorical, but King James will be joined by Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel to form Cleveland's new power couple.
Bron and and manziel in the same city Cleveland is def a top city to go to now❗️❗️❗️
— Bennie Fowler (@b_fowler13) July 11, 2014
But with @JManziel2 and @KingJames the city of Cleveland gonna b on the come up
— Cody Latimer (@CodyLatimer14) July 11, 2014
Wow yes Lebron back to Cleveland
— Kingbibbs#35 (@KapriBibbs) July 11, 2014
Didn't Cleveland fans burn your jersey Lebron?
— Brennan Clay (@BrennanClay24) July 11, 2014
So do cav fans love him again?
— Chase Vaughn (@ChaseVaughn) July 11, 2014
Lets see who's really a heat fan now...hmmm
— Tony Carter (@tonycarter904) July 11, 2014
Wade county still! Team Heat!
— Kayvon Webster (@kayvonwebster) July 11, 2014
LBJ gotta keep that 6 at the Cavs
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) July 11, 2014
It's gonna b funny seeing all of the new Cavs fans
— Cody Latimer (@CodyLatimer14) July 11, 2014
But congrats @KingJames welcome back to ohio
— Cody Latimer (@CodyLatimer14) July 11, 2014
Happy for @KingJames tho......
— Terrance Knighton (@MrKnighton2u) July 11, 2014
Well time for the Heat to lose 1/2 of their fans. The "Bandwagon" is on the move again
— Julius Thomas (@Julius_Thomas) July 11, 2014
Then came the memes . . .
Lmao this got my crying pic.twitter.com/27aEpIibq6
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) July 11, 2014
Thats comedy RT @Jay_MileHigh: @Julius_Thomas pic.twitter.com/LVAbyjnUki
— Julius Thomas (@Julius_Thomas) July 11, 2014
The tweet below was retweeted by linebacker Chase Vaughn:
— Chris Shanafelt (@ChrisShanafelt) July 11, 2014
Continued reactions . . .
Lol Lebron definitely just saved the city. Economically, resulting in lower crime rate, more jobs, etc..
— Terrance Knighton (@MrKnighton2u) July 11, 2014
I'm actually headed to Cleveland tonight to visit my great grandpa. He's turning 100. Real curious to see the city's reaction to this news.
— Chase Vaughn (@ChaseVaughn) July 11, 2014
Wiggins needs to guard LBJ everyday at practice .
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) July 11, 2014
The Lebron highlights they just put together on ESPN was unbelievable lol.
— Terrance Knighton (@MrKnighton2u) July 11, 2014
Everybody talking bout Bron, I really just want my dawg Russ to get his own team. He gotta come to LA soon and revive the organization
— Duke Ihenacho (@NachoLyfe) July 11, 2014
RT @BlkSportsOnline: BSO: Videos of HEAT Fans Burning LeBron's Jersey http://t.co/SotYE9xoyt
— Terrance Knighton (@MrKnighton2u) July 11, 2014
I Neva seen a player get so much hate that's crazy
— C.J. Anderson (@CjAndersonRB9) July 11, 2014
Unfortunately, today's LeBron news overshadowed Chris Harris Jr.'s visit to ESPN.
Harris was going to appear on NFL Live, but that, of course, was canceled by LeBron.That's a tough break for Harris, but we're sure he'll be on ESPN again down the road.
What are your thoughts on James returning to Cleveland?