LeBron James is out ... and now the City of Cleveland has announced they're replacing the legendary banner with a new icon ... a Guardian!!!
No, not Groot. Or Rocket. Or even Mantis ... it's the Guardian of Traffic!
ALL HAIL THE TRAFFIC GOD!!
It's true -- the greatest athlete in the history of the city (maybe the world) is being subbed out for an image of the statue that overlooks traffic on the Hope Memorial Bridge.
City officials proposed the idea a meeting early Friday morning -- claiming the statue is one of the "iconic landmarks" in town .