King LeBron James. (photo: Tomi Walker)
08 July 14
The article below is satire. Andy Borowitz is an American comedian and New York Times-bestselling author who satirizes the news for his column, "The Borowitz Report."
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superstar LeBron James said Tuesday morning that he would announce the
name of the team that he is signing with on Thursday at a special
session of the United Nations General Assembly to be convened especially
for that purpose.
“This decision affects everyone on the planet,” James said. “I want to let all the nations on Earth know at the same time.”
An emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on
Tuesday was deadlocked on the issue, with seven members wanting James to
remain in Miami, seven others hoping for a return to Cleveland, and
Lithuania abstaining.
The Miami Heat president, Pat Riley, and the Cleveland
Cavaliers owner, Dan Gilbert, both confirmed that they would be in the
audience at the United Nations to hear James announce his decision. “I’m
not going to lie: I wish he’d tell me in advance,” Riley said. “But I
guess I’ll have to wait to hear along with Russia, China, Ecuador, and
everybody else. That’s the way LeBron wants it.”
To help him with his decision, the N.B.A. star has
assembled an esteemed circle of advisers, including Archbishop Desmond
Tutu, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the scientist
Stephen Hawking, all of whom are expected to be in attendance for the
United Nations announcement.
The U.N. General Secretary, Ban Ki-moon, acknowledged
on Tuesday that the world body had many other issues on its plate,
including conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, but added, “It’s
really hard to focus on anything until we know where LeBron is going.”
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