# Go to Hell, LeBron James! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 10, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805 "2014-07-10T23:16:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/41 "2014-07-20T06:31:36Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > He can say whatever he wants but if he were really just joining Cleveland out of the goodness of his heart, it wouldn’t have been such a tough decision and he wouldn’t have dragged it out. It shows he had to consider other factors, and if it was really 100% about heart, then he would have signed for the minimum or some other nonsense. He wants money, a chance to win, and to be in Cleveland. How much he wants each is debatable from his actions Really. Sign for the minimum. For the best player in the league. Whatever. Uprooting a family is a major life decision. Have you ever moved a family with established roots in a community? If you have, great, and I’d love to hear how easy it was to do; otherwise, I don’t think that you can speak with such brazen authority on the motivations of another person. Perhaps his wife had some say in the matter. They have children who have spent the majority of their lives (at this point) in Florida. If I had a wife and a couple of kids, and was considering moving, I might want a few weeks to contemplate the decision. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/42 "2014-07-20T14:16:39Z")
LeBron’s family lived in Akron. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/43 "2014-07-20T15:06:50Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > LeBron’s family lived in Akron. His house is outside Akron, 20 min from Cleveland. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/44 "2014-07-20T15:17:09Z")
In the same way I’m from Boston. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/45 "2014-07-20T18:33:21Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > LeBron’s family lived in Akron. 😕 That is where he is from, yes. What’s your point? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/46 "2014-07-20T18:56:43Z")
Akron doesn’t have an NBA franchise, but Cleveland does. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/47 "2014-07-20T19:41:55Z")
Again - what is the point you are trying to make? ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/48 "2014-07-20T19:43:04Z")
I’m confused. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/49 "2014-07-20T20:03:02Z")
My point is that, if I recall right, his wife and sons lived in Akron full-time. I’m prepared to be corrected. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/50 "2014-07-20T20:20:53Z")
You should be prepared to offer a cite. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805/51 "2014-07-20T20:24:16Z")
Please accept this correction: they lived in Florida. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-lebron-james/692805.md?page=2)