How is this the "pussy" way out?
The dude is doing exactly what every NBA players goal should be... to help a team win as many championships as possible. Lebron put himself in the best possible position to do so. Just because he isn't leading a team as the clearcut #1 (as opposed to a 1a/1b option), doesnt mean hes pussing out of anything. He didn't have much else to prove in Cleveland. He won 2 MVPs, led them to multiple 60+ win seasons, a Finals appearance, and a number of memorable performances, including probably the most dominant closure to a game the league has ever seen. he did WAYYYY more than anyone else has ever done there, and did it all with a ty ass team around him, that was only going to get worse. Lebron had NO chance of being able to reach GOAT status if he stayed in cleveland, because they are pretty much ed for the future. A bunch of awful and long contracts to mediocre players, no cap space to get anyone better... they were as good as they could get, and would only decline from where they were.
Lebron had a number of different roads to take, but going to Miami was the one that would give him the best chance to win the most. He's smart as for taking it.