Cavaliers Draw Heavy Vegas Wagering as James Ponders NBA Future
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are drawing more interest from Las Vegas bettors than any other National Basketball Association team as speculation swirls LeBron James could return to the city in which he started his career.
The sports book at the MGM Mirage has dropped the Cavaliers’ odds of winning next season’s NBA Finals to 10-1 from 40-1. Should James -- who opted to become a free agent after leading the Miami Heat to two championships and four straight trips to the NBA Finals -- rejoin Cleveland, those odds would be about 5-1, said MGM sports book director Jay Rood.