“When LeBron was here, I would triple my staff,” she said.



Instead, the Corner Alley has cut staff for Cavs games this season because Sullivan says the fans aren't interested in the team, which currently sits near the bottom of the NBA standings.



"Sometimes you talk about the Cavs and fans would go, ‘Do they play tonight? Are they at home? Are they away?’ They aren’t really paying attention now that he is gone,” she said.



Sullivan says it affects far more than just the Corner Alley



“You have to think about the people who park the cars outside, who valet, who work at the hotels, who depended on people to fly in all over the country to come watch LeBron play,” Sullivan said.



Alison Plant says you can feel difference in downtown around The Q now that James is gone. She says the "LeBron Effect" is real



"Now that he is gone, it's just super quiet,” she said. “You can't really tell if it's an event if the Cavs aren’t in town anymore."