Possibly inspired by fellow teammate Shaquille O’Neil’s recent television success with “Shaq vs.”, will Lebron be anchoring his own television network after he becomes a free agent this year?
Well according to New York Daily News sports writer Frank Isola, rumor has it the New York Knicks, which are owned by media giant Cablevision, are preparing to give James his own channel as part of a free-agent package to lure him to Madison Square Garden in 2010.
The terms of such a media marketing ploy by the Knicks would circumvent NBA salary cap rules and intrigue King James enough to play in the Big Apple. Isola is pretty confident of this, saying, “As of today, I say there is a 90 percent chance LeBron is coming to New York.”
God bless TMZ, the gossip website got its paws on the much talked about video showing Lebron “King” James getting dunked on by 20-year-old Xavier University baller Jordan Crawford during a pick-up game at James’ Skills Academy camp earlier this month.
Listen to the oohs-and-ahhs as Crawford drives the lane and slams it over James with authority. It was reported that the camp’s sponsor Nike confiscated tapes from people in attendance who may have captured the dunk on tape because Crawford was wearing Adidas apparel – they obviously missed one.
LeBron James was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player today at the tender age of 24 – damn that younger than this scribe. King James averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebound and 7.2 assists per game with seven triple-double during the season.
In what was thought to be a close MVP race with the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade, James ran away with the ballot, collecting 109 out of 121 first place votes.
A humble James credited his teammates for his individual success saying, “Individual accolades come when team success happens. You look at those 14 guys over there; I got the award because of them. They put in the work.”
The 6’8, 250 lb James is the third youngest player to win the award in league history. James is now focused on adding another trophy to his mantel as his Cleveland Cavaliers prep for their second round playoff matchup with the Atlanta Hawks after easily discarding the Detroit Pistons in a four game sweep.
Something tells me this won’t be King James last MVP trophy this year. I guess we’ll have to tune in.
