With the Browns in first place, is anyone in Cleveland really caught up about the Cavs right now, even with LeBron back?
This is my personal take on things: anything that brings people into Cleveland to spend money is good. All residents know to play nice with the conventioneers, people at sports events, other tourists. That sales tax on what they spend adds up. There's a city income tax on those silly pro athlete salaries. So, I think it's part buying into the "LeBron coming home" hype (he isn't from Cleveland), especially in the black community. It's also part "great...lots of money is being spent".
The real story is the Browns. The Browns QB, Hoyer, went to HS at St Ignatius, a Cleveland athletic powerhouse. I think his is the real local boy comes home story.