LeBron Keeps Getting 2014 Opt-Out Questions, and Keeps Ignoring Them. Get Excited, Cleveland
LeBron James can opt-out of his Heat deal in 2014, and for about a month now, people have been talking about the NBA’s best player going back to Cleveland – he’ll only be 29 – next summer. LeBron has dodged the questions about “going home” to play with budding superstar Kyrie Irving. We wrote about this in February, and the story will come up every time the Heat play the Cavaliers (like tonight!).
The media asked LeBron about Cleveland and 2014 again today, and …
LeBron getting questions about whether he wants to come back: “Right now I’m focusing on right now.”
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) March 20, 2013
So he’s focusing on the 23-game winning streak? LeBron, come on, man, the Heat are double-digit favorites on the road tonight. Nobody cares about the streak. Where are you playing in 2014?
A lot of you are misreading LeBron’s answer. Really, he was just trying to get through the questions. No news today. — Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) March 20, 2013
Ah. Got it. So, how long will LeBron just try to “get through the questions?” The clock is ticking, June 2014 is only 14 months and a few days away!
Whatever you do, two pieces of advice: Don’t do anything Dwight Howard did don’t repeat the Decision.
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March 20th, 2013 at 1:33 PM
Would Gilbert take him back?
March 20th, 2013 at 1:33 PM
This is such a retarded non-news story. Why would he leave Miami?
March 20th, 2013 at 1:35 PM
he’d backpedal faster than darrell green.
lebrizzy aint comin back tho, sad to say.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:38 PM
Coming back to Cleveland after a 3 peat in Miami. Sounds extremely reasonable.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:40 PM
Kyrie’s skeletal system is opting out in 2013.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:40 PM
Jebus, was that Florida Gulf Coast coach’s wife post such a big hit that it needs to be teased three times in a row in “From Our Network”?
March 20th, 2013 at 1:40 PM
TV PITCH: Justified High, featuring teenage versions of Boyd, Raylan, and Ava back in the late 80s doing geometry and screwing around in detention and so on and so forth. Make it a cartoon and air it after Archer.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:41 PM
PLEASE.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:42 PM
2024 if ever.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:42 PM
Life in prison for killing her twin newborns
Peace out, biyatch
March 20th, 2013 at 1:43 PM
Stay frosty, Spencer. I forgot about that one.
http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/03/takeaways-highlights-and-gifs-from-last-nights-episode-of-justified-decoy/#more-225284
March 20th, 2013 at 1:43 PM
Coming back to Cleveland after a 3 peat in Miami. Sounds extremely reasonable.
The taxes, the weather, the animosity, what’s not to like.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:44 PM
So he’s focusing on the 23-game winning streak? LeBron, come on, man, the Heat are double-digit favorites on the road tonight. Nobody cares about the streak. Where are you playing in 2014?
You don’t follow sports right.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:47 PM
Almost Moled the episode clicking that link. I have to catch up on episodes
March 20th, 2013 at 1:47 PM
Patton Oswalt is a patient.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:48 PM
Rosebud is a sled
March 20th, 2013 at 1:50 PM
Personally the record book of Trey will reflect the Heat’s winning streak ended a few games ago when the Magic were screwed out of a win in Miami.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:51 PM
I’m picturing this recorded in a wall lined with notebooks like Spacey’s apartment in Seven.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:52 PM
Spencer – saw this and thought you might dig it
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/game-golf-change-the-golf-experience-forever-for-everyone
March 20th, 2013 at 1:53 PM
Not sure if sarcastic…
March 20th, 2013 at 1:54 PM
The season finale can be Raylan breaking Dickie Bennett’s leg
March 20th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
worded three different ways in all lower-case FTW.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
Hey, Browns fans, just saw that Phil Dawson signed with the 49ers. He got anything left in the tank?
March 20th, 2013 at 1:58 PM
LeBron has dodged
the questions about “going home”March 20th, 2013 at 1:59 PM
Probably already been mentioned. But condolences to Michigan fans.
March 20th, 2013 at 1:59 PM
The season finale can be Raylan breaking Dickie Bennett’s leg
Awesome.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Good piece on the Steubenville football coach having ‘Joe Paterno problems’
March 20th, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Jebus, was that Florida Gulf Coast coach’s wife post such a big hit that it needs to be teased three times in a row in “From Our Network”?
worded three different ways in all lower-case FTW.
I take it USA Today’s IT department has a lot of unpaid interns working on this site’s design.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:01 PM
What happened?
March 20th, 2013 at 2:01 PM
one of their leading guys tore his ACL in practice
March 20th, 2013 at 2:02 PM
The best player by far on their team tore his ACL.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:02 PM
*Queefer’s head explodes while writing a substantial check to the Franscisan university there.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:02 PM
Coming back to Cleveland after a 3 peat in Miami. Sounds extremely reasonable.
when jordan got bored, he went to play baseball. lebron will go to fireriver
mole, jake ryan tore his acl
March 20th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
*Best player on defense. Lewan is arguably more valuable.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
best defensive player by far…lewan’s their best player.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
dr. yahoo finance will operate on ryan’s knee
March 20th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
Phil Dawson is awesome. Can make 55 yarders, accurate, good outdoors, delivered some great on-side kicks; Kickoff length is not the greatest, probably below league average there.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
good catch, vlad.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
Oh football. Who gives a shit.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:05 PM
allegedly
March 20th, 2013 at 2:06 PM
allow me to make you dislike me even more: i just had to quickly slurp the foam off my two-hearted ale bc i poured it too fast!
March 20th, 2013 at 2:07 PM
true, but he got much better the past two seasons. in 2010, it was rare he’d find the endzone but was comfortably hitting it last year.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:09 PM
Maybe because the kickoff moved up two seasons ago.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:10 PM
…jesus fucking christ im an idiot.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:11 PM
tell us something we didn’t know
March 20th, 2013 at 2:11 PM
Maybe because the kickoff moved up two seasons ago.
Yes. The key is he’d take air off his kicks and try to line drive them through the end zone b/c of the moved-up starting place.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:13 PM
lolz
March 20th, 2013 at 2:14 PM
duffy was the alto in his quartet at michigan.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:14 PM
…jesus fucking christ im an idiot.
tell us something we didn’t know
harsh, but unfair
/chief called me an oxymoron today
March 20th, 2013 at 2:15 PM
Please tell me they called themselves Chock Full o’ Notes.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:20 PM
Thank god no one got protected just because they played football.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:20 PM
ann arbor-shop quartet…twee portmanteaus are a big hit on michigan’s campus.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:21 PM
Please tell me they called themselves Chock Full o’ Notes.
Pukashell Ty & the Bloomfield Three
March 20th, 2013 at 2:22 PM
Ha! Is it a good or great donation?
March 20th, 2013 at 2:25 PM
Right now, I’m focusing on
right nowthis PB&J.Actually, I would enjoy LBJ and Kyrie on the same squad. It would save James from needing to be a facilitor year after year. And, Kyrie and Speights need some help.
Cleveland rocks?
March 20th, 2013 at 2:26 PM
Cleveland rocks?
ian hunter yo
/ill be your huckleberry
March 20th, 2013 at 2:27 PM
he’d backpedal faster than darrell green.
Ha! but not possible!
March 20th, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Cavs have good young talent but they have some terrible stretches. They’d need a KG type to light a fire under them. They are trying really hard to tank out to clsoe this season though.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Lebron doesn’t need an elite point guard on his team, he’s a better passer than pretty much all of them anyway.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:30 PM
And will probably get Antawn Jamison again instead.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:31 PM
I kid because I care, Vez.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:32 PM
I can’t stand KG but would love him on my squad. He is definitely not a cancer to his team or the league.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:36 PM
Nobody cares about the streak.
Related: Miami Heat Win Streak at 23 Games After LeBron Leads 4th Quarter Rally in Boston [Video]
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Related: LeBron Saves the Day: Miami Wins 16th Straight [Video]
Awesome.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:37 PM
Even Rubio?
I need an editor. And a nap.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:38 PM
You serious Clark?
March 20th, 2013 at 2:40 PM
i know chief, just to be clear
March 20th, 2013 at 2:47 PM
Vez, Bell’s Two Hearted is one of my favorite beers. Beer advoctae rated it 100 out of 100 I believe. Not easy to find in PA but one bar and one distributor carry it.
Currently (well not at work, but you get the idea) drinking through a case of Flying Fish Redfish. A very tasty beer in it’s own right, also weighing in at 7% ABV.
March 20th, 2013 at 2:53 PM
smallie, if whole foods has it, i’ll try it
March 20th, 2013 at 3:10 PM
Rahr Brothers Iron Thistle is currently heavy on my rotation. Yum.
March 20th, 2013 at 3:51 PM
I’ve said it a 100 times on here. Two Hearted is just the best. Headed to BDubs tomorrow night to watch some games. Been a while since I’ve been, but I expect to be disappointed by the beer selection.