LeBron and The Big Apple

Let the mourning in the city of Cleveland begin. There is still hope that Lebron James and his current Cavaliers can win the NBA title in the next couple of years. If they don't, Kleenex will make a killing.

There have been rumors that LeBron James was going to be a Knick in 2010 for some time now. LeBron was very open about his liking of US Olympic and Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni. The Knicks did their part by trading Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph this past week. These two trades now give the Knicks more than $27 million of cap space for the summer of 2010. While other players like Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, and Steve Nash will be available, LeBron James is the big fish. These trades give the Knicks thoughts of not only LBJ, but also the ability to sign another marquee free agent in 2010 to pair him with. Would another player take a little less to play in NY with the best player in the game? The Knicks sure hope so.

It just so happened that LeBron and his Cleveland Cavaliers headed to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday to play the Knicks. While the crowd chanted "We want LeBron", LBJ did his own part by breaking out his new shoe appropriately called "The Big Apple Shoes". Here is a look at them:


Where these shoes a signal to the city of New York that LeBron may soon be coming? I think so. Why else would Nike and LBJ go through with the promotion? Either LBJ and Nike is playing the city for fools or they must think the public is stupid. I don't think that is the case. New York provides LBJ an opportunity to become a global icon. Also, there are rumors that just by playing for a team in LA or NY, Nike will give LeBron a bonus of $50 million. Looks like an easy decision to me. The city of New York should get ready for the inevitable...LeBron James in a Knicks jersey.