LeBron James may yet rescue the Cavaliers and the city of Cleveland, in that order. He may score his team's final 25 points in Game 6 Thursday night, as he once did in a crucial playoff game, and lead the Cavs to a win in Boston to keep their season alive. He may win a championship and re-sign with the Cavaliers. Someday we may see a 30-foot statue in downtown Cleveland of LeBron wearing all eight of his Cavaliers' championship rings.
Yeah, that might all happen in Cleveland ... except that, well, good sports things never happen in Cleveland. This city could turn Frank Capra into Stephen King.
Imagine what it is like now, to be a rabid sports fan in the most tortured sports city in America. If the Cavs lose to Boston in Game 6 -- and the Celtics have been the better team in this series, without a doubt -- Cleveland fans might just give up on the following, in order: the Cavs, all of sports, eating and the possibility of a benevolent God. There is a time and a place for perspective in sports. Cleveland, right now, is not the place.
The Indians are unwatchable; I watched one of their games on TV this weekend and there were so many empty seats that I thought it was Free Tickets To Something Else night.
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