Cleveland V. RNC? GOP Plans To Take Down City's Iconic LeBron James Sign

[DonViejo]

The pride of Cleveland, a massive, iconic image of LeBron James – newly updated to tout the city bringing home the NBA Championship – won't last long, with the Republican National Convention coming to town July 18.

The Cavaliers ended the city's 52-year dry spell with a championship win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The image of James, with armed outstretched, was updated with a laser projection to add the word "champions."

But Sherman Williams, who owns the space, said Tuesday that the RNC already had standing plans to strip James from his place high atop the city in favor of a red, white and blue image declaring "land is our land," Cleveland's ABC 5 reported.

The company said it would let the "champions" banner stand until then to celebrate the championship and James' selection as MVP.

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Ironically, Sherwin-Williams is one of the many companies encouraging its employees to work from home during the week of the convention.

[Cirque du So-What]

1. This won't go over well

Like a fart in church.

[tonyt53]

2. Don't like it, but the RNC has leased the space for a period of time.

[rurallib]

3. Will they replace it with a sign that says Trump won the champeenship for Cleveland

surely he's one of America's greatest basketball players among his other phenomenal skills.

Jordon, Magic Johnson, Kareem, Bill Russell, Donny Trump.

[geek tragedy]

4. not like anyone in Cleveland likes Lebron right now nt

[nolabear]

5. Probably the only commandment Trump knows. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."