Fans show their sentiments regarding NBA basketball free agent LeBron James before his arrival for a television interview at Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich in Greenwich, Conn., on Thursday, July 8.

Knicks fan Stephen Florival of Queens waits for a decision by NBA player LeBron James in Times Square in New York. Five cities anxiously awaited his decision, with Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Cleveland and Miami as possible contenders.

Chicago Bulls fans Marianne Gilligan, Ann Deignan and Ed Gilligan react to LeBron James announcing on television that he will play for the Miami Heat, at Harry Caray's restaurant in Chicago.

Cleveland Cavaliers fans at a Buffalo WIld Wings sports bar in Strongsville, a suburb of Cleveland, react to the ESPN broadcast as LeBron James announces his free decision to leave Cleveland for Miami.

Miami Heat fans celebrate at the American Airlines Arena in Miami after LeBron James announced he will join the Miami Heat.

The front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Friday, July 9, reads "Gone. 7 years, $62 million, no rings."