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Welcome to our Decade of Basketball series, reminiscing about the\u00a0greatest moments<\/a>\u00a0in the sport in the 2010s. Through video, we will relive the times from the last 10 years that bring goosebumps to the arms of those who witnessed them. Let\u2019s celebrate the last decade of basketball and look forward to the next one we\u2019re about to experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Decision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s incredible that all basketball fans, and really sports people, know precisely what you’re referring to when you say something as simple as, “The Decision,” but that’s how big of a deal it was when LeBron James chose to leave Cleveland … the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The year was 2010. James had long cemented himself as a superstar in the NBA. He essentially carried Cleveland to its first NBA Finals appearance in 2007, which ended in a San Antonio Spurs sweep, and kept the team competitive for almost the entirety of his first stint there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After seven years with the Cavs, James became a free agent. For months leading up to the end of the 2009-10 season, rumors swirled of where King James would land. Chicago, New York and Miami headlined the list of suitors, with a return to Cleveland also in the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James and ESPN teamed up for him to announce his next team live on television and called the special, “The Decision.” The superstar famously told the world he was going to “take his talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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