# LeBron opts out...what's his future?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 24, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535 "2014-06-24T14:23:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535/101 "2014-07-10T21:55:29Z")

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> [@Sigmagirl](#):
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> I live less than three miles from him, and I have friends who live less than a quarter mile from him. They’re reporting trouble getting to their regular destinations (bank, whatever) and that a covered car-carrier-type truck arrived early a.m.

So what you’re saying is that somebody literally sent a Brinks truck to his house?

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535/102 "2014-07-10T23:23:03Z")

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Ha. [https://mobile.twitter.com/SedanoESPN/status/486954251508129792/photo/1](https://mobile.twitter.com/SedanoESPN/status/486954251508129792/photo/1)

Now people are standing around in the street in front of his house and traffic is backing up with people just driving up and down the street gawking. He’s in Vegas, fuckers. You’re not going to see anything. Go home.

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**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535/103 "2014-07-11T03:47:26Z")

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Personally I’ve put money on…

“I’ve decided to take my talents to the Sea of Marmara”

He will play next year for the navy and yellow of Fenerbahce. Lock it down. I have my sources. He has decided it would be a once in a lifetime experience for his kids.

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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535/104 "2014-07-11T16:58:11Z")

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[He returns.](http://www.si.com/nba/2014/07/11/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers)

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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535/105 "2014-07-11T17:01:27Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> I’ve spent the last two years wondering why anyone thinks he’s going back to Cleveland.

In your face, that’s why! 😛

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**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535/106 "2014-07-11T17:19:15Z")

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For ease of conversation I started a [Lebron back to Cleveland thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=728194)

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