didn't he donate the money from that one hour special to charity? definitely wasn't about the money. dude just wanted to make a spectacle of himself. people with big ego's tend to like doing stupid shit like that.
fact is, ledouche knew way ahead of time that he wasn't going back to the cavs. instead of letting them know, like every other super star player does. he let them think he might come back. so instead of the cavs going out and looking to bring in new talent to replace him. they put their bets on him resigning. prick move, plain and simple.
carmelo anthony let denver know he wasn't resigning. so they were able to put together a trade and it worked out great for them. both parties end up happy.