Mark the date, December 2, 2010 (December 3, Manila Time). This will be the very first time in which Miami Heat swingman LeBron James meets his former NBA team, the Cleveland Cavaliers in a nationally-televise game at the Quicken Loans Arena. Expect tight security to be provided by the NBA, Cavaliers and the Cleveland Police Department for James safety to avoid any untoward incident that could occur. The Cavs diehards are still fuming mad in what they perceived as total betrayal by James when he left Cleveland for South Beach last summer, according to ESPN.
“The Cavaliers, the league and the Cleveland Police Department have had conference calls discussing the proper way to secure the game, which will be televised nationally on TNT. To ensure James' safety, there will be dozens of extra police officers on hand, both uniformed and undercover. Officers will be stationed inside and outside the arena, and many will be positioned by the Heat bench and at the tunnel where the Heat players will enter the court.
“The team has done research on the various crude and offensive James T-shirts in circulation locally, and officials will be stationed at entrances to make sure no fans enter with such shirts or signs that disrespect James or his family members. They'll also be in the stands, authorized to take away inappropriate apparel. Fans who have such shirts will be required to remove them and then will be given a Cavaliers-branded T-shirt to wear instead. All inappropriate signs also will be confiscated and officials will be on the lookout throughout the game for inebriated fans or fans who are preparing to throw things onto the court.”
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