King James as the Messenger of hope

Whether or not you're a LeBron James fan, it's hard to disagree that King James is an ultimate competitor in the NBA. Long before the back-to-back championships he helped claim for Miami, Lebron has given his all and took the Cleveland Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals with head coach Mike Brown, only to lose to the Spurs 4-0. But there are other great moments to relive: from his days at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, he was voted Ohio's Mr. Basketball, and winning back-to-back state championships, before moving on to the bright lights of the NBA. I joined many sports hounds and have followed LeBron since he was in high school, and before he was a young explosive high school basketball star featured on the cover of SLAM magazine. Everything LeBron has touched since learning the fundamentals at age nine has led to a championship. Everything so far, except for his Cleveland Cavaliers. James has always implied that he owes his home state of Ohio a championship, which has not won a single professional title since the Cleveland Browns won the 1964 NFL championship trophy. But an NBA Finals trip this season is unlikely, per many basketball aficionados, Las Vegas odds makers and even Cavs coach David Blatt, a cautious optimist who thinks that such lofty expectation is ‘unjust’.