Image via WikipediaIf the Cavaliers are looking for a new face for the franchise, they should look no further than to their veteran guard.
The Cavs’ second-leading scorer for the last two seasons bumped into James at Hopkins International Airport over the weekend. It was their first face-to-face encounter since James left behind his former teammates, home turf, and fans in a slickly marketed, highly publicized, personal pursuit of trophies in Miami.
When trade rumors about the seven-year veteran hit their zenith in June, Williams posted an impassioned plea on his Twitter account:
“Pls don't trade me,” he tweeted on June 23. “I'm not ready to go. I'm begging. My work ain't done yet. I'm on both knees....pls. I'm serious.”
Then came the airport encounter with James.
“Part of me is still sour,” he told the Akron Beacon Journal this week, “but I wish him the best.”
Then Williams put the capstone on an ongoing series of comments that should endear him to Cleveland and Northeast Ohio for years to come.
“I want to look back at my legacy and say, ‘I had a great career in Cleveland.’ I don't want to say I had a great career in Cleveland, Portland, Chicago and Dallas. You can't have a legacy that way.”
“I love the city. I love the fans. They welcomed me and my family and I respect that.”
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