Cleveland, Ohio - The most long awaited decision in sports history has finally been made as professional basketball player LeBron James announced that he has signed a contract and will be moving to Los Angeles in the upcoming weeks.
In an unprecedented surprise, James announced in a press conference today that he has not signed a a multi-million dollar contract with either the LA Clippers or the LA Lakers, who won their 2nd straight NBA Championship last month. James instead has signed a four-year $650,000 contract with the LA Galaxy. of Major League Soccer.
"I said that winning was most important to me and I wasn't kidding," said James, who reportedly made his decision after watching Galaxy mid-fielder Landon Donavon's performance in the 2010 World Cup.
"I wanted to be paired up with the best athlete in the country. With Landon, I think we can bring home at least 10 or 11 MLS championships to Los Angeles, and hopefully a world cup or two while I'm at at."
Although the $650,000 contract James signed is a fraction of what he could have gotten from any of at least six NBA teams, it is the largest contract ever signed in the MLS. And while James has not kicked a soccer ball since the age of 9, most soccer analysts believe he will be an all-star forward, defenseman, and goal tender by the time his contract expires in 2013.
As a result of James' decision, two-thirds of Ohio residents have now pledged to follow "King James" to the new holy land on the west coast, and a record breaking 36 soccer jerseys were sold at respective sporting goods stores throughout America today.
"I'm happy to hear that I've already broken so many records for American soccer," said James at a press conference. "I could hardly even make it to an NBA finals in my first 7 years in the NBA," who, after his decision was immediately dropped from his Nike endorsement deal and announced that he planned to sign an 8-year deal with Umbro.
Since James' announcement, fellow free agent Chris Bosh, who has spent his entire career with the Toronto Raptors, announced that he would soon be in negotiations with both the New York Rangers, of the NHL, and the Orlando Titans, of the National Lacrosse League.
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