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2025-06-27 09:51:56 [Social Good] Source: Opportunity Information Network

It's more of a Monday than usual in Cleveland as homegrown superstar LeBron James announced on CanadaSunday night that he's leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers, striking a deal of $153.3 million over four years.

There was a lot less anger from Cavs fans for this departure versus the last time LeBron left town. Back in 2010, he ripped fans' hearts out by announcing his decision to go to Miami in a now-infamous live, nationally televised special. (The decision also led to the greatest use of Comic Sans ever written.)

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This was a more understated way to go, as Sunday's news broke via press release. Plus, LeBron won a title in Cleveland and accomplished a lot with a sometimes meager supporting cast.

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But there were memes.

Oh, yes, there were memes on memes on memes, and it all starts with a great call-back to that photo from the 2018 NBA Finals. Yeah, thatphoto.

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I mean, In-N-Out isgood, but is it better than Shake Shack or Five Guys, both of which have Cleveland locations?

But this was hardly the only meme making the rounds following the big announcement. And, yes, poor JR Smith and other former LeBron teammates made appearances.

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Some were just plain great.

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And some noted that the Eastern Conference will finally be a bit more competitive without LeBron to win the Conference Finals every year.

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Whatever you think of the move, one thing is for sure: if you live on the East Coast, you'd better invest in coffee, as the most exciting games will air on West Coast time for the 2018-19 season.