It's over.

Hallelujah it's over!!!The LeBron James saga is history.Now the rest of us sports fans can go back to living our everyday lives.The NBA superstar is now a member of the Miami Heat. It's official as he joins other recently-signed stars Chris Bosh and Dwane Wade to give Miami (at least on paper), the team predicted to win the next dozen NBA championships or so.The announcement came from James last night before a national television audience.Most fans (excluding Cleveland loyalists) are just glad the entire charade is over. We have been inundated with nothing but LeBron updates and speculation for weeks, long before he became a free agent, as to what team he would sell his enormous talents to.It got so ridiculous that on last night's ABC national news broadcast, Diane Sawyer was reduced to doing a segment where she reported and we learned how tall LeBron is (6 foot 8), how large his wingspan is (7 feet), whether he could jump over a taxi cab (most think he could), plus other meaningless junk about the mega bucks star. All this information came to us while American soldiers were dying in Afghanistan, and the massive oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico stretched into its 80th day.Do you think those out-of-work fishermen along the Gulf Coast give a darn about who LeBron signed with?And speaking of Cleveland. Here is a city of hard core fans who are to be pitied. They embraced James as one of their own when the Cavaliers signed him, as a raw, unfinished talent, right out of high school.It shows you what loyalty means to athletes these days. Not only did James defect from his hometown to Miami, but he announced it in a self-promoted hour long television show he orchestrated for ESPN last night. And he made the announcement in Cleveland."I think it was a slap in the face to this city, who had supported him and been behind him since he was in high school," said a disgusted Cleveland fan. "To go on national TV and spit in our face like that is very, very, very wrong."What's especially hurtful to Cleveland fans is that they are a city of loyal followers who are starved for a championship in football (Browns), baseball (Indians) and the Cavaliers. Looks like they'll have to suffer a lot longer.Let's not forget, when James signed with Cleveland, he promised to deliver a championship to the city. Well, he didn't.In a column by Meghan Barr of the Associated Press, she wrote:"James has given people here something to root for, a modicum of proof that Cleveland can rise above the mess it's found itself in during a very lousy decade. The foreclosure crisis. The economic collapse. The dying auto industry. Through it all, this city has had one thing nobody else could touch: LeBron James, homegrown hero, global superstar."Now that's all over with. And the thing fans can't seem to reconcile is the very public way in which they were unceremoniously dumped.LeBron will no doubt flourish in Miami. Fans there will sell out the arena every night he plays. LeBron James replica jerseys, sneakers and other gear will fly off the shelves of Miami for their new favorite hero.But Miami fans should remember one thing before they start a premature celebration of championships to come.LeBron James has been in the league six years. And he hasn't won anything yet.And for the rest of us. We're just happy the entire episode is over and done with.Bob Urbanrurban@tnonline.com