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LeBron James thanks the people of Akron for their love and support ... and pays for the ad in the Beacon-Journal with money he made playing for the Cavs in Cleveland.

Akron, Ohio -- Note the dateline. Akron. Not Cleveland.

Today's Akron Beacon-Journal has a full-page ad from LeBron James thanking the people of Akron for their "love and support." And when we say thanking the people of Akron, we mean ONLY the people of Akron.

Here's the text of the ad, in toto:

To My Family, Friends and Fans in Akron:

For all my life, I have lived in Akron -- and for that, I am truly a lucky man.

It was here where I first learned how to play basketball, and where I met the people who would become my lifelong friends and mentors. Their guidance, encouragement and support will always be with me.

Akron is my home, and the central focus of my life. It's where I started, and it's where I will always come back to.

You can be sure that I will continue to do everything I can for this city, which is so important to my family and me. Thank you for your love and support. You mean everything to me.

LeBron

How so totally SWEET! Didja see the words "Cavs" or "Cavaliers" in there? How about "Cleveland?" How about something as innocuously all-inclusive as "Northeast Ohio?" There are two pictures in the ad, none featuring him the jersey that helped make him a rich man. Both apparently were taken at an installment of his King for Kids Bikeathon.

And to prove that we're not all about sour grapes, this year's installment of what really is a good cause, is set for Saturday. For details, go to kingforkidsbikeathon.

But really, LeBron James made hundreds of millions of dollars in the seven years he played for the Cavaliers. And those seven years set him up to make hundreds of millions more, perhaps even enough to achieve his oft-stated goal of becoming the first billionaire-athlete in a team sport. Would it have hurt him at least to acknowledge the Cavs and the link to fans outside Akron?

Then again, maybe he was going to thank all the fans, all over Ohio. But he QUIT midway through writing the ad.