Cleveland Cavaliers fans hold up signs after Game 7 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 19, 2016. The Cavaliers won 93-89. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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June 20, 2016

In 2010, The (Cleveland, Ohio) Plain Dealer marked LeBron James’ departure from the city and the Cleveland Cavaliers with a pretty simple front page:

gone

In 2014, the newspaper celebrated James’ return with another striking and simple front:

Monday’s front page from the Plain Dealer offered the latest chapter to the story with the Cavaliers’ NBA Finals win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.

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Kristen Hare
Kristen Hare teaches local journalists the critical skills they need to serve and cover their communities as Poynter's local news faculty member. Before joining faculty…
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