INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- With the Cleveland Cavaliers set to raise the first championship banner in franchise history Tuesday, there also appears to be a final burying of the hatchet between principal owner Dan Gilbert and LeBron James. Darwin Thompson Super Bowl Jersey .Gilbert, appearing Tuesday on the Really Big Show with Tony Rizzo and JeRod Cherry on ESPN 850 WKNR in Cleveland, said he and James have come a long way in the six years since James decided to bolt for Miami and Gilbert responded with a scathing letter on the teams website.I think everybody learns every day in the decisions they make and the things they do, Gilbert said. It was just a whole different feeling from Day 1 [when James came back in 2014]. Keep in mind that we just had one bad night in five years that we were here with LeBron -- remember the first two [years James played in Cleveland], Gordon Gund ran and owned the team.But we never had a bad day until the way it ended. And as bad as it was, it was one day, it was one night and everybody is a grown man and obviously we focused on the job here. And sometimes things happen for a reason, right? You just never know it at the time.Gilbert added that he and James would meet in the coming weeks to discuss the direction of the franchise as the Cavs attempt to defend their title.We go deep and talk about stuff and figure out where we need to go as a partnership, Gilbert said of his meetings with James, which often also include James representative, Rich Paul, as well as Cavs minority owners Jeff Cohen and Nate Forbes. Its really a partnership when you think about it.James said the partnership extends to off-court projects as well.We both have two common goals in mind, and thats to continue to build this city, continue to put things up, create jobs and have a winning franchise, James said after shootaround Tuesday before the Cavs season opener against the New York Knicks. And for me as a player, make me impact not only in the community but on this team. And hes doing the same.Gilbert revealed the Cavs had a company-wide meeting Monday, and the agenda was based around making sure everyone was focused on a back-to-back championship rather than let complacency kick in after the team won the first title in Cleveland pro sports in 52 years.Theres only one direction you can go when youre on top, so you might as well stay there, right? Gilbert said. So we have to repeat. Thats the only way to get out of it. I think everybody, after that banner goes up, will be back to business and focus on the job at hand.After paying $54 million in luxury taxes last season on top of a payroll that was already north of $100 million, Gilbert said his ownership is committed to spending big money to keep the Cavs in contention.Not even a thought, Gilbert said. Lets picture this: A little cash in the bank or a championship ring -- what would you take? Not even close. I think it was my grandfather who told me that anybody that dies with money in the bank is a failure. Where are you going to take it? So you might as well invest it in the right things and try to positively impact the world as much as you can. So thats what we believe.The Cavs current roster will cost ownership about $130 million with an escalating repeater tax that could add another $100 million-plus to the total bill.Even with the costly roster construct, Gilbert and his ownership group have committed to offering more than 1,000 championship rings to full- and part-time team employees who work for the Cavs and their facilities at Quicken Loans Arena and Cleveland Clinic Courts. The rings figure to cost more than $1 million all told.It wasnt even a discussion, Gilbert said of the expenditure. It was really probably the fastest decision we ever made because every single person in this franchise works their tails off and -- in some way, shape or form -- they affect the outcome. I mean, its hard to really measure or quantify, but when that crowd is energized and passionate, that takes a lot to get that in there for 41 games and the playoffs. So everybody is playing their part in some way, shape or form and it eventually gets its way onto the court and we certainly saw that last year and I think everybody deserves it.As excited as I am to see the players get their rings, Im just as excited to see the guy selling hot dogs or the maintenance crew getting theirs. Its something that, you know, words dont really describe that feeling.Just as its hard to describe how Gilbert and James relationship has repaired itself to this point.We had that whole thing planned out, Gilbert joked about his contentious past with James. You know that, right? Dorian ODaniel Super Bowl Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Mitchell Schwartz Super Bowl Jersey . 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Russell Domingo, South Africas coach, is hopeful administrators will either give players a wide berth or crack down completely when applying Law 42 - fair and unfair play - because he believes the application of artificial substances to the ball, especially in the form of edibles, occurs often.Domingo spoke to reporters about an hour before his captain Faf du Plessis hearing to face ball-tampering charges took place at the Adelaide Oval and could not comment on the specifics of the case but hinted that one of South Africas defenses could be that everybody else does it too.You see it daily with those types of instances taking place on the field. I dont want to talk about the [Faf] incident too much but it seems to be a daily occurrence on the field of play so they [the administrators] might need to re-look at that should they feel its not within the spirit of the game, Domingo said.Du Plessis was only charged when television footage of him shining the ball with saliva - while also having a sweet or mint in his mouth - was circulated the day after the Hobart Test. By then, the time for the match officials to report an alleged offence had lapsed and the ICC investigated the visuals of their own volition, after being alerted by widespread media reports. After two similar incidents in the last three years (Dubai in 2013 and Galle in 2014), in which broadcasters were also involved in bringing to light South African offences, Domingo said they feel singled out.There are other teams that have maybe done similar things and weve maybe looked at one or two instances that they have done those things and they havent been highlighted. I wouldnt say weve been targeted but weve definitely been highlighted, Domingo said. Its definitely been brought to the attention of the world and its definitely been brought to the attention of the ICC and its definitely been brought to our attention. Although it seemed pretty insignificant at the start of it, quite a lot has been made of it.Lolly-line or Mint-gate as it has been dubbed, has been on the front and back pages in the Australian press. And the South African squad have had several run-ins with the Australian television reporters which culminated in an airport scuffle on their arrival in Adelaide. Journalists were trying to get a comment out of du Plessis, who was shielded by the security officer, and has not spoken to the media since the Hobart win. LeSean McCoy Super Bowl Jersey. Despite the possibility of a one-match ban, Domingo said du Plessis was holding up well.Its never pleasant when everybody has got an opinion on you and people have judged you before rulings have been made. Thats the nature of the world at the moment, everybody has got an opinion and can air it. When you are constantly seeing yourself in newspapers and have things written about you, I suppose it does weigh you down at times, Domingo said. He is a tough and resilient man and the team really supported him and surrounded him to lessen the load on him.South Africas entire squad stood alongside Hashim Amla at the MCG when he called the ball-tampering allegations a joke, last Friday and said South Africa believed their captain had done, absolutely nothing wrong. Amlas address took place before du Plessis was charged, but even in hindsight, Domingo does not think they would have handled it differently.We are a unified team. We stand by our captain. We stand by the decisions weve made. They might not have always come across as the ideal way to do things but at that time and space we thought those were the right things to do, he said.Perhaps surprisingly, South Africa have been buoyed by this fight, even though it has marred their preparation for their first pink-ball Test. Two days ahead of the day-night game, they were not sure whether their captain would be able to take the field with them or whether they would be allowed sweets, when they step on the park. But they were very sure theyre in it together.Hopefully these incidents do galvanise the team a bit more. Theres definitely a feeling of togetherness and unity in the group and a lot of support for the current captain, Domingo said. Its been an interesting few days. Weve had a wonderful tour here, its been great, weve played great cricket. Weve had long discussions and our focus now is purely on cricket. It hasnt been ideal preparation. I would be lying if I say its been spectacular preparation but our focus is totally on the cricket. ' ' '