Episode Details

Ken makes the case that the 2016 championship set an almost unfair standard that now makes both the current Cavs and the Guardians feel insufficient to fans, even though 25 other NBA franchises would trade places with Cleveland in a heartbeat. The LeBron conversation takes center stage, with Ken arguing that a return to Cleveland carries an unspoken implication that it would be his final season, and he's not convinced LeBron is ready to make that admission. Dave McMenamin's weekend appearance on the Fan left a small door open, but Ken sees LA as the more likely destination precisely because it lets LeBron avoid confronting his own basketball mortality. Ken closes by noting the cruel irony that if this turns out to be LeBron's last year, finishing it in LA with a fan base that's already taking him for granted would be a far worse ending than coming home.