The Decision is now up there with the Shot and the Drive.

Cleveland is used to pain. But not one like this. This is too close to home.

LeBron James was Ohio’s own creation. Drafted out of high school by the Cavs. He was the savior of Cleveland Sports. Anything in the past forgotten and healed by the money shot of James someday holding the Larry O’Brien trophy. And not just once by the way. No this was a one man dynasty who had the potential to go down as the greatest player in NBA history. And h

Except that never happened. And in a made for TV moment, James channeled his inner bachelor and spurned the Cavs like Jake dumped Vienna.

It was cruel. It was mean spirited. It was outrageous.

James as it turns out was not Luke Skywalker. He was not the chosen one who was to bring order to the Force. As Obi mistook a young Anaken Skywalker, Cleveland mistook James.

And now just as Darth Vader become public enemy number 1 to the Jedi, James is now instant bad guy in Cleveland.

Now I dare say, there will be a time when most of the sports world forgets this crazy week. Over time, they’ll see James in a good light again. Sure he came off as selfish, self-serving, and egotistic but then again in this day in age, who hasn’t? Tiger Woods cheated on his wife like it was his job and he’s still cheered, not jeered when he steps to tee off.

Furthermore, I’m not sure if I buy that every great player stuck it out with one team. Anyone remember when Shaq bolted from Orlando and cashed in with the Lakers? No one was calling him selfish the night he led LA to a title in 2000.

But there is something different to James and his decision to leave the Cavs. You see in the eyes of Cleveland fans, he wasn’t just turning his back on the team. He was turned his back on the whole darned state of Ohio. This is like Hulk Hogan joining forces with the Outsiders to form the NWO. Lebron has gone rougue.

While the world will eventually return to its normal axis, I don’t think Lebron will ever be looked at the same way. How can anyone tells me a humble man buys an hour of TV time to explain his future career plans.

This past week showed us what would happen if college recruiting trips were unregulated by the NCAA. We would have celebrities giving shoutouts and offering hookups. We would have made just-for-them cartoons featuring inside jokes. (The Cavs got help from the producers of “Family Guy,“ to make a 5 minute clip featuring locker room ha-ha’s)

LeBron is called the King and clearly, he views the NBA as his loyal subjects. It was like his was the Pharaoh in the Michael Jackson, “Remember the Time” music video. But instead of taking off their heads, he took out their hearts.

But here’s the worst part. Not once did I see LeBron feel any remorse. This decision was all about him and just him. He forgot about who helped him get to the top.

Cleveland helped shape the legacy of Lebron. And now, they’ll have to watch him fulfill his destiny with someone else.