LeBron To Announce Decision In One-Hour ESPN Special

Of course, LeBron James can't announce where he'll sign with a regular ol' press conference—he has to make a one-hour special on ESPN at 9 p.m. tomorrow. According to ESPN—which didn't even get the scoop (ESPN The Magazine did)—"ESPN would only confirm that active discussions for the special are ongoing. But sources tell Broussard that representatives for James contacted the network, proposing that James makes his announcement during a 9 p.m. ET special."

Also: "Those sources said that James' representatives requested they be allowed to sell sponsorship for the one-hour special, with the proceeds going to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and that ESPN agreed to the proposal but had not been told what James has decided." The Daily News seems to be getting tired: "James' self-importance reached new levels of absurdity Tuesday night when ESPN confirmed [the special]," but adding, "The location had not been revealed, and that's a crucial piece of information since it is unlikely that James would announce he's leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers while standing at a podium somewhere in the state of Ohio."

The Post says, "There was speculation James originally was going to announce his decision at his Akron high school skills camp, which concludes today. The change to ESPN could be a better sign for the Knicks and Nets, but a source said James won’t be in the New York or Bristol, Conn., studios."

Sources are now claiming that Chris Bosh will join Dwayne Wade and play for the Miami Heat, which makes a LeBron-to-Miami scenario a little less likely. Then again, who knows?

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By Jen Chung in News on July 7, 2010 8:54 AM

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theevilone

I think the average NY sports fan stopped caring about the Knicks about 5-7 years ago. Dolan has run the franchise into the ground and lost the fans. The only reason they can still put any butts in the seats is because they give the tickets away.

imperialnetwork

Not so much. The Knicks had the 4th highest attendance in the league last year at the league's 2nd highest average ticket price:

http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance

http://teammarketing.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/Fan%20Cost%20Index/NBA/NBA_FCI_08-09.pdf

bashmentgirl

I never thought I would say this again after watching half an episode of "Meet the Browns" but television has hit a new new low.

Mookie Wilson

Smart money is on the Harlem Globetrotters. The Knicks were never featured in a Scooby Doo episode.

Angelheaded Hipster

he seems just enough of a simpleton to actually choose to go to another city besides new york

and i have been to cleveland and its chilling, its like a twilight zone episode

kafkask

Y A W N

freddynyc

If he has any brains behind all that brawn, he would avoid the Knicks like the plague...

Gotham Extremist

I really hope the bobcats or the thunder or the bucks or the sonics get him, really.

theevilone

OKC doesn't have the salary cap for him, nor do they need him. They are young and very good, one good player away from a championship and with Durant and Green there, they don't even need an LBJ level talent.

Manitoba

The Sonics don't exist anymore, do they? I thought they moved to New Orleans or Oklahoma and changed their name to the Thunder or Dander or something...

freddynyc

Whatever happened to Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton and Detlef Schrempf - I remember dem guys like it was yesterday....

Manitoba

Shawn Kemp became a cokehead, Gary Payton tried to join the Lakers in a failed attempt to win a ring, and Detlef is either a becnchwarmer for the German World Cup soccer team, or he morphed into Andrei Kirilenko (or both).

By the way, Rip Van Winkle, it's no longer 1989.

esskinna

correct, the sonics are now the OKC thunder

Jackie Curtis

Can this "king" save St. Vincent's Hospital with his magic powers?

paulie

I hope the Barclays Center collapses on top of this clown.

Mordicai

I don't know anything about basketball-- is he actually that good? Like, worth all the fuss?

airtech1

He hasn't won anything. Period. That should tell you something.

With the one-hour special, Lebron proves that bball is the furthest thing from his mind. He wants to be an entertainer, an "icon," and make lots of money. He should go to China.

imperialnetwork

It does tell me something, that his supporting cast is atrocious. If the Lakers played the Cavs in the Finals, there is a good argument that the Lakers have four of the top five players in the series. ARod hadn't "won anything" until last season-- did that mean he wasn't any good? No. He was clearly the best (maybe top 2 with Pujols) player in the league for most of his career, he just never had a supporting cast/got unlucky in the postseason (particularly with Seattle).