Five Things a Championship Will Do for the City of Cleveland

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3. A Better Image

The overall image of the city will become just a little bit glossier in the eyes of the national media. Instead of being tagged as the tortured place where a serial killer existed, three women were held hostage for a decade and controversial police shootings take place, victory celebrations shown on national television will be the order of the day. That’s positive public relations that can’t be bought, and might make some people outside the area a little more willing to see what all the excitement’s all about.

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Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.