Apparently James has two homes in LA, and multiple businesses. And I think his son is planning to go to school there. IOW, the decision was not primarily about winning another ring, but going somewhere he really wants to live.
Meanwhile, the Warriors picked up DeMarcus Cousins, one of the best big men in the game. They got him cheap, because he still hasn’t recovered from an injury he suffered last year, and it’s not certain that when he does—well after the next season has begun—he will be the same. But this acquisition gives the Warriors an All Star at every starting position, which must be a first in NBA history. If Cousins can play anywhere close to what he did in the past (and avoid the technicals; he and Green and now even Durant are among the league leaders in that), it’s hard to see how any team could match the Warriors.
I read that every player who has finished in the top 5 in MVP voting since 2014-15 is now in the WC. Calls are being intensified to do away with the current playoff seeding system, and just take the sixteen teams with the best records, regardless of conference. Indeed, some are saying they should get rid of the conferences.
One of the worst brawls I’ve ever heard of involving professionals in any sport occurred between Australia and the Philippines in some qualifying basketball tournament. The video is gruesome, with not only really serious punching and shoving, but one guy leaping in the air and kicking another player in the head, like a martial arts move, another guy creaming someone over the head with a chair:
https://sports.yahoo.com/massive-brawl-erupts-australia-philippines-fiba-world-cup-qualifiers-13-players-ejected-video-151702927.html
Thirteen players were ejected, and when the game resumed, the Filipinos, who were already losing by about 30 points, had only three players left. Two of them fouled out, at which point they had to forfeit the game.