Iconic Cleveland Sign Will Be Removed for Republican National Convention
Cleveland residents and visitors won't see King James for the summer.
— -- After the Fourth of July, visitors and residents of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, will no longer see the iconic LeBron James poster that hangs on the Sherwin Williams building across from Quicken Loans Arena.
Though it was just updated to honor the Cavaliers' historic NBA championship win, the poster will be replaced with one that says “This Land is Our Land: 150 Years in Cleveland" in honor of the Republican National Convention that will be held in Cleveland from July 18-21.
The new sign, according to Sherwin-Williams, will go up on July 5 and will appear for 90 days to honor the city’s anniversary and to provide “a warm welcome to summer visitors.” The LeBron James poster will return in the fall, according to the company.
The promise to return the image of King James is not enough for Clevelanders, who have started a Change.org petition requesting that the banner stays up. The banner is a “symbol of persistence, promise and pride” after James lead the team to the city's first major sports title in 52 years, the petition said.
It currently has over 8,500 signatures.