In a move that many thought should have been made months ago, the King, LeBron James, has finally put the kibosh on all talk related to his impending free-agency in 2010.
"This free agent talk is getting old. It's getting old and I think I'm going to stop. Tonight will be the last time I answer any more free agent questions until the offseason," James said.
"I think I owe it to myself, and I owe it to my teammates. It's just getting old. I'm focusing on this season, and this is going to be a really good season for us. I don't want anymore distractions for my teammates, for my organization, for my family. This will be the last time I answer a free agent question for the rest of the year."
This stunning breath of sanity came on the heals of a Cleveland Cavaliers beatdown of the Orlando Magic 102-93 Wednesday night.
This declaration also came on the heals of comments made by Miami's Dwayne Wade earlier that day that he and good friend LeBron have had discussions about playing together. But as soon as that fire got set, Wade set out to cool it down a bit.
"It's a long shot, no question about it, it's a long shot," Wade told reporters in Miami. "I mean, I'm in Miami, he's in Cleveland. He's been put in a position in Cleveland where he has the opportunity to compete for a championship now.”
"And I'm in Miami, where I've won a championship and this is where I love to be. So it's not like we're both looking over our shoulders, saying, 'I want to get out of here.' It's a long shot, but, at the end of the day, it is a shot."
But take note that while he put it in perspective, he didn't rule it out.
