The Cleveland Cavaliers swung a three-way trade on Wednesday to open up some LeBron James-size salary cap space. Now, a Cleveland-based T-shirt company is getting ready to outfit those poor, downtrodden Clevelanders should James return after bolting for Miami in 2010.
On Tuesday, Fresh Tees owner Tony Madalone, who grew up just outside Cleveland and lives there now, wrote a blog post in which he says it’s time to move on.
I felt the pain of LeBron leaving. Did it hurt me personally? No. But I saw the effect it had on the city I love, on the people who put their faith in him. They still talk about it. There’s still anger, bitterness, hurt. I’ve had four years to process everything and I’ve found that there’s only one solution: forgiveness.
Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim (Cleveland) undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense (The Decision), lets go of negative emotions such as vengefulness, with an increased ability to wish the offender (LeBron) well.
Such forgiveness probably will be much easier to pull off should James return to Cleveland. But if he doesn’t”_
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