“You get to make this choice: LeBron can be cloned and his clone can only be signed by the Cavs. The process requires LeBron to take next season off for the procedure and recovery, and for LeBron’s clone to also be unavailable for next season. They will both be available to the Cavs for the 2018-19 season. Do you clone LeBron? Feel free to ask any clarifying questions.”
Is the purpose of the clones to extend Lebron's career potentially indefinitely? Or is the purpose so that Lebron can play alongside Lebron? Do stats for the clones get recorded separately? Do the clones have any special connection or is it just weird for Lebron to talk to himself and hang out with himself? Is Lebron the only person in the world getting cloned or that can ever be cloned?
“I should clarify, there’s only one clone of LeBron. The procedure will work, but it’s deemed too unsafe to try again. Also, he’s cloned from where he is in life right now. So I don’t think that’s the purpose. Yes, the LeBron clone would play alongside LeBron. Or, that is to say, on the same team. Maybe “Coach” Lue will have the clone spell original LeBron so that there’s always a LeBron on the floor. Stats get recorded separately, but the LeBrons are tricksters so sometimes they like to switch things around so that people don’t know which one is the original and which one is the clone. No, they cannot communicate telepathically, nor do they have any special connection. LeBron is not necessarily the only person in the world getting cloned, nor is he the only person that can ever be cloned. That said, nobody is getting cloned by this method in the recent future.”
So, in short, no, I wouldn't clone Lebron. Earlier in his career maybe, but the tough reality is that his best years are behind him so missing one from this point onward is impactful. But that's not the primary factory. I wouldn't want to clone Lebron because he's already the best athlete I've ever seen, already provided me with more entertainment than perhaps any other single person, and I don't need a clone to amplify that and I don't want a clone to muddy those waters. Also of note, who am I to make such an impactful decision for him. That seems like something he and his family should decide. However, being able to be in two places at once might do wonders for his acting career.