LeBron James is returning to Cleveland. It seemed like everyone was predicting his return to the Cavaliers prior to the second “Decision” and now we know who was right and wrong. It’s important to keep track of these things for the next time we’re trying to work out where a player will do.
Here are the Clevelanders who predicted LeBron’s return
There were a lot of people who knew LeBron would be back, and a lot of them were right.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
THERE’S ALWAYS MONEY IN THE CUPCAKE STAND
Cupcakes are always reliable. They’ll never lie to you.
Jason Dufner called it... A YEAR AGO
So I won't take all the credit, but that's pretty good foreshadowing I will say.. pic.twitter.com/ahhNbJdz9f
— Jason Dufner (@JasonDufner) July 11, 2014 You can trust weathermen now; who knew?
Sources:" 100 percent certain LeBron is coming back to Cleveland."
— Mark Johnson (@MarkJWeather) July 10, 2014 The IT guy has all the power
Web developer friend's take on the http://t.co/dXsyYmTPNh stuff: pic.twitter.com/3d8UPEXrTj
— Matt Borcas (@mattborcas) July 10, 2014 Was this a coincidence? Possibly, or this web developer broke the code of the biggest free agent decision of the year.
QTIP KNOWS ALL
Did we miss this additional QTip insider info? pic.twitter.com/z7aNnpeFur
— EJMaroun (@ejmaroun) July 4, 2014 Staying on top of local news
For you conspiracy theorists, @TeamLeBron followed us after we published this story: http://t.co/WOtq5GIvS8
— ohiodotcom (@ohiodotcom) July 10, 2014 LeBron is a responsible adult. Of course he’d ensure his Twitter follows were in order so he could stay up to date on Cleveland’s biggest breaking stories.
The local gym owner who scooped everyone
Natn'l media is about five steps behind on the whole story. This will be my last tweet til it breaks: LeBron James is a Cleveland Cavalier
— Joshua Teplitz (@Josh_Tep) July 4, 2014 The folks in Bath/ local cops
Folks in Bath feel strongly that LBJ will sign w/ CLE. LBJ's camp contacted cops hour ago to alert them of tonight's annoucement. #kingjames
— PHIL TREXLER-ABJ (@PhilTrexler) July 10, 2014 The day was wrong, but those police officers KNEW okay?
Banner for @KingJames - originally hung in #Cleveland in 2010 has come back to life! via @WEWS #CNN @929TheGame pic.twitter.com/Ved68KLckm
— John Fricke (@JohnFricke) July 11, 2014 Maybe they just re-used an old banner, but the shoe fit.
HAHAHAHAHA OWLS SUCK. STUPID OWL.
A traitor owl in Cleveland predicted LeBron would re-sign with the Miami Heat. They call her the “wise old owl,” now you’re just an old bird. An old stupid bird.
