Breaking news: the New York Knicks want to sign LeBron James(notes) to a lucrative contract to play basketball for them this summer. However, they're not the only teams gunning for his services. This is completely new information.
But guess who isn't too sure the Knicks will sign "King James?" You read the title, it's someone from the New York Knicks. In particular, Al Harrington(notes).
Here's what he told the New York Post:
"A lot of teams would love to have him and the Knicks are one of them," Harrington told The Post in the visiting locker room at Quicken Loans Arena Monday night.
"But if he's as loyal as he says, I would think it's very hard for him to leave, especially because he's home.
"If it was a different city, maybe not as much a connection, but at the end of the day, he generates every single thing for this whole state. It would be tough for him to make that decision to leave."
Exactly right. For all intents and purposes, LeBron James is Cleveland. He has to be pretty aware of the fact that, if he leaves, he'll devastate a lot of people. Not to mention he'll be leaving a lot of money on the table.
So let's give a hand to Al Harrington. He said what everybody's feeling. And even though he might not be in New York next year, at least he's trying to protect the fans in the likely event that LeBron James signs elsewhere. Pretty nice of him.
