After evaluating the Cleveland Cavaliers Wikipedia page, I decided to make a few changes to the 2003–2010: The LeBron James Era Section of the page. The corrections can be viewed below:
Initially the section read:
With the Cavaliers out of the playoffs, the focus then turned to James' impending free agency. On July 8, 2010, James announced in a one hour show named The Decision on ESPN that he would be signing with the Miami Heat. The repercussions of this announcement left many in the city of Cleveland infuriated and feeling betrayed. Many LeBron James jerseys were burned, and the famous Nike "Witness" mural of James in downtown Cleveland was immediately taken down. Shortly after James made his announcement, Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cavaliers, announced in an open letter on the Cavaliers website that James' decision was a "cowardly betrayal" and promised a NBA championship for the Cleveland Cavaliers before LeBron James wins one, although James would win a championship before the Cavs with the Heat's championship win in 2012. Despite being ridiculed for the letter by the media, Cleveland fans embraced the owner, even offering to pay the $100,000 fine given by the NBA.
My corrections read as follows:
Losing in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Cavaliers now focused on Lebron James and the fact that he was now becoming a free agent. Owner Dan Gilbert realized the demand would be very high for James and many if not every team would place their bids. On July 8, 2010, James announced that he had decided that he would sign a long term deal with the Miami Heat. This announcement was aired on ESPN as a one hour show named The Decision. The repercussions of this announcement left many in the city of Cleveland and many in the Cavalier organization furious and feeling betrayed. Many LeBron James jerseys were burned, and the famous Nike "Witness" mural of James in downtown Cleveland was immediately taken down. Shortly after James made his announcement, Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cavaliers, announced in an open letter on the Cavaliers website that James' decision was a "cowardly betrayal" and promised a NBA championship for the Cleveland Cavaliers before LeBron James wins one as a Heat player. Despite being ridiculed for the letter by the media, Cleveland fans embraced the owner, even offering to pay the $100,000 fine given by the NBA. Instead of paying homage to a young man who has created many opportunities for the Cavaliers and the city of Cleveland’s economy, James was ridiculed and disrespected for making a decision he believed would benefit his life. The new formed hatred for James followed him into 2011 NBA Finals, after the Heat had reached the finals in James’ first year with the team. When the Dallas Mavericks closed the Miami Heat out in Game 6, many in Cleveland celebrated as if the Cavaliers had won the championship. At the time it wasn’t about the Cavaliers not winning but mainly about Lebron losing. There were even tweets from Cavaliers ownership of sly remarks about the Heat losing in the Finals. For a man who did nothing but benefit the City in many aspects, this treatment was very harsh. With the emergence of Kyrie Irving as a Superstar in the NBA, it is probable that the hate for James would decrease because of the increase in love for Irving.
I felt the need to make edits to this particular paragraph in the section because it lacked the emphasis on how the events occurred during the end of the Lebron James era with the Cavaliers. I should mention that I was unable to change some of the information on Lebron's Wikipedia page because it was locked. This suggest that there was a lot of back and forward re-editing of his page between his supporters and critics, leading Wikipedia to lock it down. I saw a lot of information that needed re-editing but because of the restriction on the page I found the edits on the Cavaliers page just as important and in need of further emphasis.
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