One of the league?s biggest stars recently told me the best way for the Cleveland fans to hurt LeBron James is boycott his return. An empty arena, he explained, would hurt more than the aggressive boos and insults that James, quite frankly, already deals with in other arenas. It?s a bit late for the boycott, as 20,000 fans are expected to go hoarse letting the two-time MVP know how disgusted they are with him.

What the people of Cleveland should do is focus on their team and not worry about LeBron James.

The analogy of a jilted girlfriend is often used to explain why Cavs? fans have personalized James? departure. That type of thinking leads to one type of behavior and a set of predictable reactions.

Anyone that has been in a relationship ending in an unfavorable break-up expects the jilted person to trash them to anyone and everyone that will listen. Ultimately it makes them look petty, bitter and incapable of moving forward. They fail to realize that the best way to get back at someone who failed to appreciate their relationship is by showing them what they?ve left behind.

For the people of Cleveland, thunderous chants of ?LET?S GO CAVS,? will go much further than calling James a quitter, queen, bum or anything else that may come to mind. He, like everyone else, knows that?s not what the fans really think. It?s hard to think of a situation where a bad player was booed for leaving a team, especially his hometown team.

Showing James that the city has moved on and the team is bigger than he is, putting thoughts in his head that aren?t easily forgotten. Cheering the Cavs genuinely, also shows the current team that the recent support isn?t out of spite for James, but love for the Cavs.

He?ll leave the arena thinking of the atmosphere he played in during his time with the Cavs, an atmosphere that Miami doesn?t come close to. He?ll leave thinking of how passionate the fans are about the team, regardless of their limited star power.

That?s the only way for the people of Cleveland to beat the six-time All-Star; the other stuff says more about them than it does about James.

Cleveland has a real chance to show the world what they?re about.

Cleveland won?t be the only place James will be heavily booed this season. We seem to have all forgotten about the fans in New York that feel the 25-year-old superstar led them on for three years. There is a nasty reaction waiting for James in the Garden.

As for the two-time MVP, it?s very important for him to enter the arena without fear or doubt.

Leaving Cleveland clearly wasn?t an easy move for James, but his feelings don?t seem to matter because of the unfortunate sports history in Cleveland.

James needs to go through his regular pre-game routines as if he?s playing any other regular season game. That may be easier said than done, but it will go a long way in making people understand that there is no regret in his decision ? the overall decision, not the TV show.

In my opinion, James did nothing wrong by joining the Heat.

He certainly could have announced it in a classier way, but it honestly would have hurt Cavs? fans the same and we would still be in the same place we are now, waiting to see what happens when he takes the floor.

James may have some regrets about the summer, but leaving isn?t one of them. He can show that by throwing the rosin and doing everything else that he usually does before a game. He can?t worry about people talking about him showing up the fans or not showing any remorse for what he?s done ? he hasn?t done anything. If he truly believes that he?ll approach the game with a business as usual attitude.

It?s sad that everything James has done in seven years was so easily forgotten, but that?s harsh world of sports.

In a perfect world James would be received by a mixed crowd that could, at the very least, acknowledge what he?s done for the organization even if they?re not happy with the way things ended.