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Dan Gilbert

Cleveland Cavaliers owner

"This shocking act of disloyalty ... sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn." — July 8, 2010

"I told him how sorry I was, expressed regret for how that night went and how I let all the emotion and passion for the situation carry me away." — to Yahoo Sports, July 11, 2014

Bill Livingston

Plain Dealer sports columnist

"He was the fabulous curiosity, the bearded lady, the dancing bear." — July 8, 2010

"This is not the day to hold onto old grudges as if they were our toxic legacy or to try to settle old scores, now that the return has occurred and the fatted calf is on the spit." — July 11, 2014

Cleveland Magazine

regional lifestyle magazine

"In short, we played along, and then we got played." — Jim Vickers, Sept. 2010

"Hey @KingJames, we've been hanging on to this for a special occasion. It's all yours. #cavs #lebroncomeshome" — via Twitter, July 11, 2014