Nearly 10 years after LeBron James announced his decision to play for the Miami Heat on a live show on ESPN titled "The Decision," the network revealed Saturday that the idea for the show actually cam
Nearly 10 years after LeBron James announced his decision to play for the Miami Heat on a live show on ESPN titled "The Decision," the network revealed Saturday that the idea for the show actually came from a fan.
During "The Decision" broadcast, a then-25-year-old James infamously proclaimed, "I'm going to take my talents to South Beach" -- an instant punchline that lives on in sports lore today. In fact, the revelation of Drew from Columbus comes as ESPN prepares to air a look back at "The Decision" on Sunday night.
"That was me," Wagner told ESPN in a phone interview Friday. "I sent that email, it's posted by Simmons, and then seven months later, it's the biggest story in sports." Wagner's initial pitch had suggested a televised show called "Lebron's Choice," while Simmons proposed in his column that it be called "Decision 2010: LeBron's Verdict." Simmons emailed ESPN executives about the idea to televise James' announcement in May of 2010, but did not mention Wagner in that email.
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