Danny Ferry delivered LeBron his trinkets, and while their sum total is closer to a four-finger gold ring than the iced-out grill he was hoping for, he’s certainly seemed content since the trade. On Friday night against the Wizards, as Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West, and Joe Smith sat in a luxury box in suits like unwrapped presents, LeBron danced during timeouts, always a good indicator of his mood. The next game, his new friends uniformed and on the court, the re-tooled team promptly smashed the Grizzlies.
But as Yahoo! sportswriter Adrian Wojnarowski feels inclined to remind us, any satisfaction Cleveland can give LeBron will likely be short-lived. Because how can we compete with The Jiggaman?
This article appears in Feb 27 – Mar 4, 2008.