Read the opposing arguments from Sports Geek and Bleacher Fan.
It is a topic that will dominate sports headlines until July 1. It will be everywhere you turn, on every sports program, and in every sports section of nearly every newspaper. No, I am not referring to Bleacher Fan’s beloved World Cup, I’m talking about the ‘Where Will LeBron Play?” discussion.
It will be interesting to see if he stays in Cleveland, goes to New York, or maybe even the Clippers. Perhaps the news that coach Mike Brown won’t be retained by the Cavs will have some bearing on LeBron’s decision. All in all though, I believe the best fit for James would be to sign with the Chicago Bulls.
The city of Chicago has been yearning for its basketball team to return to the glory days of the 1990’s, and going after James and quite possibly Chris Bosh would most definitely put them back in position to return to those glory days.
James has repeatedly said he wants to win, which may limit the chances the New York Knicks or the Los Angeles Clippers have. The Bulls have a talented team as it is now, though, which is something James saw during the first round of the playoffs this year. Can you just imagine what the Bulls lineup with the look like if James joined the fray? Depending on other factors such as possible sign-and-trade deals, James could take the court next to the likes of Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and Luol Deng. That doesn’t even count the possibility of Bosh, who listed Chicago as one of his preferred destinations, coming to town with James.
There’s something else to consider that I really hadn’t thought about until the other day. Remember late last year when LeBron said that he was going to give up his number 23 and switch to number 6. At the time, he said he was doing it as a tribute to Michael Jordan. In fact, he asked that all players refrain from wearing the number, as it should be synonymous with “His Airness”. But perhaps that day last November, he was opening the door for possibly playing for the Bulls in the 2010-2011 season, because obviously no one is going to wear Jordan’s jersey in Chicago. Whatever his motive was for the number change, you have to admit it is rather interesting.
You can also say what you want about Barack Obama’s presidency, but the commander-in-chief keeps up with sports quite regularly. He’s been active about filling out a bracket for March Madness the past couple of seasons, and just last week he also chimed in on the LeBron sweepstakes, saying he would “fit in well” with Chicago. Obviously, this needs to be taken in context, as Obama is a former Senator from Illinois, but you know James has definitely paid attention.
It’s going to be a wild debate over the next month. We all may even get sick of hearing about it. But once the dust settles, I think LeBron James should go to the Windy City and try to win championships the way Number 23 did.
Posted by Loyal Homer 
