By HOOPmag.com

On Friday the Heat officially welcomed their new trio of stars with a welcome party fit for WWE stars. Which is to say there was plenty of video montages, loud music, flashing strobe lights, smoke and of course the requisite raised platform entrance. No Cleveland fan should click the embedded vid below as it might be more painful that MJ's shot over Ehlo to bear. It's curious to see the villainous into music and the somewhat—even given the potential of the three—boastful claims of LeBron. I mean, sure, if the team fills out the roster properly and stays healthy, championships are a given, but six, seven? Now I know these things are filled with hyperbole to juice up the new fan base, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Just a few days ago LeBron was a Cav and still proclaiming his loyalty to Akron, Cleveland and Ohio. Now he's South Beach through and through. It just seems a bit too much, too fast. Well, at least they've started taking down the giant "Witness" mural in downtown Cleveland.