How Much Does Northeast Ohio Need LeBron?

The biggest news in sports was briefly overshadowed on Sunday by a championship match marked by its unselfish play and indistinguishable players. Now that that's done, it's back to business, and in the U.S., business is 'Bron. The news that LeBron James is leaving the Miami Heat to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers has major implications for the most popular sport in China and—according to James—an entire U.S. region.

In the statement that James gave Sports Illustrated, James explained that he was coming home to make a difference in the area where he was raised. For a player whose televised decision to leave Cleveland after seven seasons has its own Wikipedia entry, James's choice to go back sounds surprisingly selfless, focusing on what it will mean for Northeast Ohio.