LeBron James is used to this. Sixteen years after “the Decision,” when he infamously waited for a prime-time television special to reveal to the county where he was “taking his talents” (it was South Beach), the elder millennial basketball superstar has the nation in suspense again. The 41-year old James, going into his 23rd year in the NBA, is being openly courted by five different cities, and there is a huge economic payoff in the balance for each one.
The Bay Area, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Miami and Cleveland have emerged from the pack and are openly vying for the King’s contract, with hundreds of millions, let alone a shot at an NBA championship, at stake.
