Everyone but LeBron James is talking about where he’s heading should he choose to hit free agency this summer, but there’s plenty of chatter to go around. Understandably, almost any NBA fan would be interested in having him join their team.
That includes some fans from Philadelphia, who purchased a billboard this week in Cleveland imploring James to join the Sixers this summer. The billboard wasn’t put up by the team, because that is almost certainly extremely against the rules, but rather some ambitious people with money to spend.
James said it was “dope” that Sixers fans would want him to come there, but he’s not talking about his plans until this summer. On Thursday, however, a billboard popped up in Cleveland that responded to the initial one in Philadelphia.
I just saw this in downtown Cleveland. ‘HEY PHILLY, 👑 #THELANDOFTHEKING pic.twitter.com/FZjPWvK0e7
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) March 1, 2018
It’s understandable that Cavs fans are defensive about James’ potential free agency. We’ve heard talk about LeBron heading to California to play with the Lakers for years. Adding another team to the mix isn’t going to make them feel any better.
But all of this is just talk until LeBron can actually go somewhere else, and no one really knows what’s going to happen this summer. Until then, fans will apparently spend a whole lot of money on billboards throughout northeast Ohio in an attempt to make pitches.
