This isn’t a new story.
People have known for years that one of the reasons LeBron went back to Cleveland was because he knew he could truly be THE KING.
He would never be that with Pat Riley and D Wade around in Miami. Phil Jackson gives one example on how Riley wouldn’t allow any special treatment for Bron.
It had to hurt when they lost LeBron. That was definitely a slap in the face. But there were a lot of little things that came out of that. When LeBron was playing with the Heat, they went to Cleveland and he wanted to spend the night. They don’t do overnights. Teams just don’t. So now (coach Erik) Spoelstra has to text Riley and say, ‘What do I do in this situation?’ And Pat, who has iron-fist rules, answers, ‘You are on the plane, you are with this team.’ You can’t hold up the whole team because you and your mom and your posse want to spend an extra night in Cleveland.
I always thought Pat had this really nice vibe with his guys. But something happened there where it broke down. I do know LeBron likes special treatment. He needs things his way.
LeBron now has that in Cleveland and the fact he brought them a championship means he is even in more control.