He's no longer the player he once was because his game is going to have to change to fit in with Wade. He's no longer the captain or alpha-dog on the team. He's no longer beloved by his hometown (and his image took a hit across the country, possibly the world). With any big life decision there are regrets and wonderings. I don't doubt he wishes he could re-think this.
As a Cleveland fan, I cannot forgive:
1. The way he ended his playing here in Cleveland. Game 5 in Cleveland versus Boston was inexcusable and is indefensible. That is on him. That is his last Cleveland home game where he shoulders being a big part of the worst home playoff loss in team history. For someone who cares about championships, that right there is an enormous contradiction.
2. The way he left. We've gone back and forth as a board for weeks about "The Decision." I don't think I need to reiterate how classless and how much of a cheapshot that was to the Cavs. I'm sorry, but in many other lines of work, you give your bosses a think like notice before you leave - it's just professional courtesy. Five minutes before you go public isn't good enough especially to someone who wiped your ass for 5 years. Also as a fan, don't lie to me regarding something as monumental as your decision. Don't bring God or your mother in on something as a rationalization for a pact you made with your buddies.
3. And perhaps most damning, the way he's turned into LeBron the Recruiter. That's the ultimate slap in the face. That right there is the biggest reason why I do not want him back. To go from not recruiting at all in Cleveland to doing kickstands and dragging out the pom-poms mere days (probably even before - Mike Miller) after the announcement. That's a low blow, especially given if he had been a little more active, there could have been possible other changes to this lineup that would have left us in a little bit better situation than we are now. Again, this goes back to professionalism.
He's not worth the baggage or the drama. He has changed and I find it highly unlikely, given who he surrounds himself with and how much his arrogance continues to grow (he was almost not allowed to play in the 2008 Bejing Olympics for Christ's sake) that he'll honest-to-God become "humbled." He is so completely aloof and nonchalant about the "fans that he won the MVP before." He has not addressed Cleveland fans and showed no sign of emotion when his jerseys were burned in front of him. The coddling and defense of a star who doesn't care about anything other than himself is a waste of time.
Barkley (especially Barkley), Jordan, and Magic are all correct. This is not how someone who labels himself a competitor and alpha dog behaves. Getting together with the other best players in the NBA is something you do during the All-Star Game, the Olympics, or during your personal life. He did this for all the wrong reasons, and I don't care how many rings he may win, they will all come with an asterisk next to them. There will also be a bookmark in the chapter of his career where he failed in Cleveland. I will not give him a chance to come back and "make things right" because it'd only be for selfish reasons.