{"product_id":"the-comeback-lebron-the-cavs-cleveland-how-lebron-james-came-home-and-brought-cleveland-a-championship-9781938441882","title":"The Comeback: Lebron, the Cavs \u0026 Cleveland: How Lebron James Came Home and Brought Cleveland a Championship","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis epic homecoming tale recounts one of the greatest Cleveland sports stories ever--how LeBron James and the Cavaliers took fans on a roller coaster ride from despair to hope and, finally, to glory as the 2016 NBA champions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans felt gut-punched in 2010 when local hero and MVP LeBron James announced he was leaving the Cavaliers and Northeast Ohio for Miami. The Cavs nose-dived in the standings and struggled to recover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, in June 2014, LeBron announced he was coming home. And he had a mission: Lead the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals and give Cleveland its first championship in 52 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut would LeBron's return be enough to restore his reputation, revive the franchise, and reward the long-suffering fans?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeteran Cleveland sportswriter Terry Pluto tells how it all happened. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow LeBron won back fans with a heartfelt message--and savvy PR ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow the Cavs' front office crafted a championship-caliber team with a big three of James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love and a bench stocked not only with talent but character and chemistry ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow LeBron's added experience from four seasons and two titles in Miami prepared him for this second chance in Cleveland ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow the Cavaliers reached the 2016 NBA Finals to face a Golden State Warriors team, led by MVP Stephen Curry, that had just set the NBA record for wins and had vanquished the Cavs in the Finals the previous season ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow LeBron and the Cavs, down a historically hopeless three games to one, sparked an unprecedented come-from-behind surge (symbolized by LeBron's superhuman block in Game 7) to stun Golden State and bring home the NBA Championship ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd how the ecstatic fans joined the team in a joyful celebration that brought more than a million people together in downtown Cleveland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePluto tells it all with insightful analysis, extensive front-office details, and a deep empathy for the fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePluto, Terry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Terry Pluto is a sports columnist for The Plain Dealer. He has twice been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the nation's top sports columnist for medium-sized newspapers. He is a ten-time winner of the Ohio Sports Writer of the Year award and has received more than 50 state and local writing awards. In 2005 he was inducted into the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. He is the author of more than 30 books, including The Curse of Rocky Colavito (selected by the New York Times as one of the five notable sports books of 1989), and Loose Balls, which was ranked number 13 on Sports Illustrated's list of the top 100 sports books of all time. He was called \"Perhaps the best American writer of sports books,\" by the Chicago Tribune in 1997.","brand":"Gray \u0026 Company Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676868579602,"sku":"9781938441882","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a816e37-9108-475f-9c78-cc6e450c0444.jpg?v=1733887408","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-comeback-lebron-the-cavs-cleveland-how-lebron-james-came-home-and-brought-cleveland-a-championship-9781938441882","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}