Back in November, LeBron James threw out the idea of changing his number to 6 in order to honor the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan. Like many other people, my first reaction was “Yeah, so what?” Whether he’s wearing number 23 or number 6, TheBron is TheBron. He’s still the best player in the NBA. And he’s still the best player in the world.
So why am I even bothering to write this up as big Cavaliers news? Let me tell you.
Following Cleveland’s royal beat down of the Knicks on Monday night, New York Daily News columnist Mitch Lawrence asked LeChosen One, “LeBron, when the Knicks made that deal last week for Tracy (McGrady), that gives them the ability to get way under the cap and get two max salary slots for this summer. Would that impact your thinking at all if they target you that you would be able to go out and get Chris Bosh to play with you in New York?” LeBron’s response was simple: “Uh, I stopped answering—I don’t know if you’ve been around or what you’ve been doing—I stopped answering free agent questions a long time ago so let’s move on.” First of all, burn.
A few minutes later, LeKing began talking about his recent submission of paperwork to change his jersey number to numero 6. But it’s the relationship between these two statements that is most intriguing.
If LeBron had any intentions of leaving Cleveland this summer, would there really be any need for him to file paperwork to change his jersey number? He’d be wearing an entirely different jersey. So without directly answering Mr. Lawrence’s question last night, it is quite possible that LeAkron Hammer gave him a bit of a clue.
Coincidence? You tell me.