LeBron James didnt waste any time signing his new contract.A day after agreeing to a deal that can pay him $100 million over the next three seasons, the Cavaliers superstar signed it Friday and will make $31 million next season.James, who can become a free agent in the third season, will make $33 million in 2017-18, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. James 2018-19 option is worth $36 million, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because financial terms were not disclosed.In his third season back in Cleveland, James led the Cavs to the title, the first for one of the citys three professional sports teams since the Browns won the NFL championship in 1964.We are very fortunate to have a championship group together, Cavs general manager David Griffin said. One that has grown organically to trust, and sacrifice for one another -- on and off the floor. At the core of that group is LeBron. His leadership, passion and tireless commitment are the hallmarks of our success and have inspired our entire franchise.His connection and dedication to his community and this fan base are absolute. We share his determination to win at the highest level and cant wait to get back to work, together to defend our title.The Cavs rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the finals to stun Golden State, winning Game 7 on the road. Late in that game, James raced back to block a shot by Andre Iguodala, a rejection that has become the signature play of the three-time champions career.James, who has spent most of his time since winning his third title in Los Angeles, posted a photo of him signing the deal on his Instagram account with the caption Committed!! Hes seated next to agent and close friend, Rich Paul.A four-time MVP and 12-time All-Star, James averaged 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists last season. 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Details of what was said were scarce but on the heels of Monday nights embarrassing 14-5 loss to the Dodgers, you need not be a brain surgeon to figure out some of the likely topics covered. One could bet the house words like pride, intensity and focus came up and often. "Understanding that this game is a privilege to play in, and not taking anything for granted, and go out and having fun," said closer Casey Janssen. "Not think of the record, and all the other things. Just go out there and do your job and try to get a win." "I dont think it can be a bad thing," said manager John Gibbons of the meeting. "Its actually quite common in the game." "Whether they help or whether they dont help, I dont know," said Anthopoulos. "I mean, all the ones that Ive seen, you never really know because theyre players-only meetings and rarely do things come out of them in terms of people other than players finding out whats really said. I think thats the point of it. I think what good comes of it is the fact that players care enough to talk amongst themselves and theres an accountability there amongst the players to try to hash it out amongst themselves." After Josh Johnson authored another horrendous outing, failing to record an out in the third inning, the Blue Jays made five errors. Some were purely physical, forgivable misplays which happen over the course of a long season. Others, like Dustin McGowans misfire on a would-be double play comebacker and Adam Linds whiff on an Andre Ethier ground ball, left one to wonder whether the collective cranium was lodged in the collective posterior.dddddddddddd "We dont have any real margin for error," said Janssen. "We need to play good ball, and just see what we can make of this thing. Hopefully we go on a run and have some meaningful games in September and try and sneak in there." Accoring to Janssen, a handful of players remained in the clubhouse long after Mondays game ended. They were "talking shop," some grievances were aired and it was decided a broader group discussion would be beneficial. "If people listen, maybe theres some good to come out of it," said Janssen. "If it doesnt, I guess were not worse off than we were before. Hopefully we come together, hopefully everyone realizes that we have each others backs and that we havent quit. There are guys in this room that genuinely care about the season, care about each other, if nothing else for the most part, were kind of tired of seeing the product that were seeing on the field." Getting the focus back on the field would be a good start. Case in point: J.P. Arencibia. Its been a trying season, in which the catcher has regressed both offensively and defensively. Off the field, Arencibia has complained about criticism hes received from broadcast analysts, first publicly and then to Blue Jays president Paul Beeston. On Tuesday morning, Arencibia shut down his Twitter account but not before tweeting the reason why. Saying he was fed up with negative feedback, Arencibia thanked his supporters and offered to pray for his "haters" before signing off. The ball club doesnt need bad publicity when its avoidable and player-created. A symptom of a season gone so, so wrong. "You only have players-only meetings when youre not playing well," said Anthopoulos. ' ' '
