Posted by April MacIntyre Jul 9, 2010, 7:44 GMT
Pat Riley is a smooth operator.
Photo made from television screen showing LaBron James, NBA's reigning two-time MVP, as he ends months of speculation and announces 08 July 2010 on ESPN 'The Decision' in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA, that he will go to the Miami Heat where he will play basketball next 2010-11 season. James said his decision was based on the fact that he wanted to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. EPA/ESPN
The one-time Los Angeles Laker star turned coach has always had courtside style, but he is a brilliant poacher of talent, and has managed to lure LeBron James to Miami, Florida.
It doesn't hurt that Florida has a slew of benefits for those who earn big LeBron sized bucks either:
WallStreetJournal
"Florida, long a favorite retirement spot, has no state or local individual income tax and no state estate or inheritance tax either. This year, Florida became even more appealing for many wealthy investors: It eliminated its "intangibles" tax, an annual levy imposed on the fair-market value of certain stocks and other assets. State officials said the demise of this tax would benefit an estimated 300,000 people." Time to tell Donatella Versace to fire up the jacuzzi at Casa Casuarina and bang a gong on Ocean Avenue, LeBron James is Miami bound!
James is flying to Miami tonight to begin celebrating his decision to join the Miami Heat.
He should land at Opa-Locka Executive Airport just before 2 a.m. according to Us Weekly.
Folks at the W Hotel South Beach are awaiting his arrival. That's where he has rented six cabanas for the weekend to party, Us exclusively reported Thursday afternoon.
James, 25, announced his decision to join the Miami Heat at a press conference Thursday night
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