Roundball Roundtable: Does LeBron Need to Leave Cleveland?

Filed under: Cavaliers, Knicks, NBA Rumors

Over the weekend, none other than Magic Johnson made the case for Cavaliers/Planet Earth superstar LeBron James to cut the Cleveland cord this summer and make haste for Madison Square Garden. LeBron 2010 discourse has almost reached broken record status, but Earvin actually added a nice wrinkle: can LeBron ever become an icon in Ohio?

FanHouse's NBA team weighed Magic's arguments.

Will Brinson: This makes me hate Magic. What a frontrunner.

Brett Pollakoff: I've never been a fan of Magic (remember, I grew up hating those '80s Lakers teams), so I can't believe I'm about to defend him. But honestly, he's right.

Like it or not, teams like the Lakers and Yankees are iconic, so it's true: being a part of continuing the tradition (as Magic was winning those five titles in L.A.) is going to put you in a more "legendary" historical context.

 

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