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Lebron James was seen at Game 1 of the New York Yankees/Cleveland Indians series wearing a hat to show his allegiance to the team he loves. The problem? The Cleveland Cavaliers star was sporting the black and white of the Evil Empire, the New York Yankees. This gesture, unsurprisingly, pissed off quite a few Cleveland fans.


Having been to Cleveland earlier this year, I can attest to the fact that the Quicken Loans Arena is literally right outside of Jacobs Field. It's just outside the gate behind left field. Sitting from my nosebleed seat behind home plate, it was a prominent feature of the skyline. One couldn't help but think of Lebron. He is the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is Cleveland.

But now he's wearing a Yankee's hat? How utterly, frustratingly, irritatingly...

No big deal.

So he's a Yankee fan, get over it. It's a different sport. He fights for the people of Cleveland night-in and night-out, even brought them an Eastern Conference Championship, but now we're going to tell him who to root for in a sport that he doesn't play or have any stake in? As much as he may represent the city, it doesn't matter. It may have been a bit of a jerk-move to prominently display his Yankee love, but really, who cares?

I'm sure Lebron grew up loving the Yankees, and just because he now plays for the Cavs, he has to support the Indians. It'd be like if any of us Southern Californians, Angels fans, were drafted to play a sport for the city of Toronto, now we've got to be Blue Jays fans? I don't think so.

So, Cleveland, get over it. You're winning the series anyway, which is great. So long as Lebron doesn't blot Cleveland for New York because of all this, I'd say his actions were just fine.

Labels: ALDS, Cleveland, hat, Jacobs Field, Kevdog, LeBron, Yankees