wo days after Zydrunas Ilgauskas took out an ad in The Plain Dealer to thank the fans of Cleveland for their support, LeBron James placed a similar ad in the Beacon-Journal in Akron. The ad, which runs on the back of the paper's front section, also features photos of James from Akron events. One of the many Akron events James is involved in is his annual bike-a-thon downtown, which takes place this week. James will hand out 400 bikes on Saturday, then join a mile-long ride on South Main Street. In the past, the mile ride was followed by an eight-mile trek, but that has been canceled. While James praised his hometown of Akron, he made no mention of Cleveland, where he played at Quicken Loans Arena for seven years as a member of the Cavs. He signed with the Miami Heat as a free agent in July. Here is the text of the ad: Read more: http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2010/08/lebron_james_takes_out_an_ad_t.html
That's cold, it's unbelievably arrogant not to mention Cleveland at all, unless he's planning something else for them (which I highly doubt). All he needs to do is some kind of token gesture, whether a newspaper ad or a billboard (won't happen) or something like that. But I doubt he will.
