LeBron James may be headed back to Cleveland to play for the Cavaliers next season. But until he wins a championship with the Cavs, Miami will always be the place where he enjoyed his greatest success as an NBA player. And Miami doesn't want him to forget it.
So with that in mind, Miami-based ESPN personality/writer Dan LeBatard decided to send a not-so-subtle shot in LeBron's direction this week by having The Dan LeBatard Show With Stugotz pay for gigantic billboards that say "YOU'RE WELCOME, LEBRON" (in Comic Sans font!) on them. They're going to be put up in Akron, Ohio—and they're starting to pop up all over the place. LaBatard told the Miami Herald's Greg Cote why he did it a short time ago.
"It's just fun anarchy," he explained. "All meant in fun—which, of course, will turn into Cleveland people getting filled with rage, poison, and irrational hostility and want to use those billboards as a guillotine. Sports are so great, the more irrational the better. This is a publicity stunt disguised as a movement. Please don't tell anyone there is no actual movement."
So, Cleveland, you mad?
[via Miami Herald]
