As Terry Pluto noted in a column in today's Plain Dealer, Cleveland is a city of survivors. Nobody wants LeBron James to leave, but if he does, we will move forward. The question is, what to do with those days and nights we might have spent watching him at The Q.
View full sizeWorkers clean the giant banner of LeBron James on the building opposite The Q. Cleveland, Ohio -- The NBA draft is Thursday, which means the season is just around the corner. In "normal times" -- normal being defined as "when LeBron James was under contract to the Cavaliers" -- that would be an interesting but almost anticlimactic time of the year. Pretty much just a filler, like the lettuce and tomato on a nice BLT.
But these are not normal times. LeBron James could easily be headed elsewhere. Only he knows for sure, and he's not talking. So rather than be held hostage, it might be time to think about what we're going to do as a city if the King decides to move his court.
In today's paper, columnist Terry Pluto notes that Cleveland has survived all kinds of adversity, up to and including the abrupt departure of the Browns and their three-year absence. A city that despite World Series and NBA playoff appearances still found things to do to fill the void.
So that's today's question: If LeBron James leaves, how will you fill the time? We don't claim to have all the answers, so please, DO use the comment space to add your suggestions.