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TFD: Breaking up with LeBron isn't that hard to do

Nice.

July 20, 2010 at 10:02PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

If Fasolamatt's head swelled from the celebrity commenter status he attained at last night's tee-ball game, this post will make his heart swell with pride to match. You know, to match his swollen, balloon-like head. Covered in facial hair. Here we go, from the AP: Stung by the NBA superstar's decision to leave Cleveland and play for Miami, Cavaliers fans have been unloading their unwanted No. 23 jerseys, T-shirts and other clothing items bearing LeBron James' name at locations around the city. Organizers are shipping the discarded James gear to homeless shelters in South Florida. "It's like any breakup," said Beau Miller, who began the campaign with three friends. "You want to give all your stuff back."

For the past week, Cleveland fans have been dropping off their LeBron-related items at Yours Truly Restaurants in Northeast Ohio. Miller said he and his friends wanted to turn a negative situation into a positive and that the response has been "extraordinary."

While appreciating the pain James caused Cleveland fans, Miller, along with friends Chris Jungjohann, Andrew De Crane and Tim Zeller, saw his departure as an opportunity to help those less fortunate. Along with donating the clothing, the group began breakupwithlebron.com, where they are selling T-shirts with the slogan "It's Not Us, It's You," on the front. Proceeds from the $15 shirts are going to the Cleveland City Mission.

And remember, kids: if charity isn't for you, fire never goes out of style.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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