A: Because no athlete these days, especially with Tiger Woods down and Tim Tebow out, has the ability to dominate the sports cycle (and generate clicks and ratings) like LeBron. I just find this bizarre on so many levels. First, this is the same player who turned his back on Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh ostensibly because of what instead could have going forward with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. Now there is the uncertainty with Bosh and you'd have to wonder about LeBron's famous lack of patience when it comes to an Hassan Whiteside. Then there was the homecoming and family element of the equation when James left, which would require relocating yet again. Beyond that there were those final days of the way it went down with Pat Riley. It's one thing for Dan Gilbert to sell his soul and credibility to agree to cater to every whim by LeBron. It would be another for Riley to be cut down once and then gloss it all over. In fact, the end of these playoffs showed a completely different Riley, as someone who could express satisfaction in the pursuit of a title, without staking everything to a championship. Beyond that, there is the Erik Spoelstra element of the equation and those difficult final days in the 2014 NBA Finals against the Spurs. And yet, LeBron's decisions have so often come out of left field that who knows. This would be the kind of thing one would expect to immediately be shot down in the midst of a champion chase. Instead, the speculation is allowed to take on a life of its own.