when did the cavs win their first championship
Cleveland Cavaliers In 2014, James returned to the Cavaliers after four seasons in Miami. While the Heat had a 224–88 record during James' four-year tenure and won NBA titles in 2012 and 2013, the Cavaliers went 97–215 and missed the playoffs each season.[11] The Cavaliers made several moves to build a championship-contender around James, most notably acquiring power forward Kevin Love from the Minnesota Timberwolves, which created what many fans and media referred to a "Big Three" with James, Love, and Irving. The Lebron-led Cavaliers made four consecutive finals appearances in from 2015 to 2018, all against the Golden State Warriors, winning in 2016. The 2016 NBA Championship marked the Cavaliers' first title in franchise history, as they became the first team to come back from a 3–1 deficit to win the Finals. It was also Cleveland's first championship in major professional sports since the 1964 Browns, signaling the end of the so-called Cleveland sports curse.
LeBron James James played basketball at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, where he was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar. After high school, he entered the 2003 NBA draft and was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick. After entering the NBA, James quickly rose to superstar status which was met with lofty championship goals from media and fans alike. In 2010, he left the Cavaliers as a free agent for the Miami Heat that was announced in an ESPN special titled The Decision. This was one of the most controversial free agent decisions in all of American sports history. James would eventually win his first NBA championship in 2012 and then won another in 2013. In 2014, James opted out of his contract after four seasons with the Heat and signed back with the Cavaliers. In 2016, James and the Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors to win Cleveland's first NBA championship and end the city's 52-year professional sports title drought.