LeBron’s philanthropic direction reassuring on every level

On Saturday, July 5, the LeBron James camp approached Sports Illustrated writer Lee Jenkins and set in train what is arguably the best scoop of the US sporting year.

It had already been intriguing to the point of tedium. Where would the multiple All Star — a two-time NBA champion vying for the ‘Greatest of All Time’ tag — end up for the 2014-15 season?

Would he stay in Miami and give it one last shot with his aging team-mates or would he go home to Ohio, returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers team and fans whose hearts he broke so publicly four years ago almost to the day.