LeBron James chooses Browns uniform in commercial – is he staying in Cleveland?
Cleveland Cavs’ star LeBrown James recently donned a Browns uniform in a State Farm commercial that will air during the NFC and AFC Championship Games on Sunday. And actually, chose to wear a Browns uniform might be more appropriate wording.
At 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, James often describes himself as a football player. He was an All-Ohio selection at Akron’s St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and still plays flag football at the school during the offseason.
James said he had input into the commercial, which shows using some of his basketball skills to help the Browns on the football field.
“I chose what team I wanted to wear, what I wanted to do and which routes I wanted to run,” he said.
James has been criticized by Cleveland fans for supporting the Cowboys and New York Yankees. He triggered a public outcry when he wore a Yankees cap to an Indians playoff game two years ago and again to a Browns home game against Dallas last season .
So was it tough pulling on an orange Browns helmet and not one with a star on it?
“No,” James said with a wink. “I love the Browns.”
Hmm. Depending on how far Cavs fans want to take LeBron’s comments, maybe the superstar is leaning towards staying in Cleveland instead of bolting for the Big Apple like many expect? Hey, Cavs fans can hope anyways, right?
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I think LeBron made it clear who his favorite team REALLY is when he spent most of the Cowboys/Browns game on the Cowboys sideline two seasons ago. This smells like a PR decision in response to the Yankees/Cowboys flack he has taken recently. He really had no choice other than to choose the Browns uni — had he gone with the Cowboys, he just would have been criticized even more.
That said, I don’t think is any indication of which way he is leaning in 2010. That will be determined by the Cavs’ success over the next two seasons.
John – fair point. Certianly he’s a Cowboys fan, but this suggests he’s being a little more conscious of his Cleveland connection. At least he didn’t go out of his way to stick it to Cleveland fans. It’s not much, but Cleveland fans will cling to anything here, just like others have read much into his other actions and statements.
The team is key, and it looks like they are building something special in Cleveland. He seems to be very close to his teammates. Hopefully he will want to stay.