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Sorry Knicks And Nets Fans, But LeBron James Is NOT Coming To New York.....EVER!

Well, to be more accurate, he will be coming to New York to play AGAINST the Knicks or the Nets, just not for them, ever, seriously.

There is something pathetic about New York's obsession with LeBron James, who is very likely to spurn the city, its suburbs and its overanxious basketball fans in about six months.

There he was again Saturday at the Meadowlands, making one of his three visits this season to the metropolitan area, and of course everybody was slavering for so much as a tiny hint of his future intentions. James wasn't going to satisfy anyone except on the court, which is really his job.

He scored 28 points, with nine rebounds and seven assists during a 94-86 victory over the Nets. Everything he did out there was spectacular - from the tomahawk slam to the no-look, full-flight pass to the sky-high rejection on Chris Douglas-Roberts. But he wouldn't talk at all before the game. And afterward, as is his custom lately, James was mute on the matter of his free agency.

"Not right now," he said. "I'm too focused on winning an NBA championship."

It would be best over the next few months if New York just ignores LeBron, treats him like any other visiting superstar who will never wear a Knick or Net uniform. James loves the attention. But he also is a mama's boy at heart. The nurturing Midwest claimed him long ago. The latest crazy NBA gunplay tale seems distant and irrelevant to him.

"I live in Akron, Ohio," James said. "It's my hometown. I don't need security. I don't travel with security. The one thing I do is continue to make sure my family is always safe."

Let's get real: He'd be crazy to leave Cleveland for the Garden, and all the hassles. Surely we all know and understand that on some level. On the court, he'd likely lift the woeful Knicks or Nets no higher than upper-middle-class mediocrity, where they would remain for the bulk of his career.

It took the Cavs this long to build a formidable cast around James, and they seem to have succeeded at last. Cleveland dropped its first two games this season, which was supposed to be some kind of terrible slump. Since then, the Cavs are 27-6, having won their last seven games and 12 of their last 13.

This is a different team than the one that lost to Orlando last year in the playoffs. James and Anderson Varejao have developed potent chemistry on the run. Shaquille O'Neal has the bulk and presence to hold off Dwight Howard, or anyone else.

"There's not a team out there now we don't feel we can match up with," coach Mike Brown said.

Still, the rumors about James won't cease. There was a report out of Cleveland he soon would introduce a Knick-colored Nike shoe, along with an inscription on the sole about how much he loves New York.

Sorry, not true.

New York had their chance to get LeBron, among others, and they blew it.

They won just enough games in 2003 to wreck their chances in that critical, stocked draft that saw names such as Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. They didn't get James. They picked ninth overall and chose Michael Sweetney.

Who? Exactly.

Now, they are forced to be pitiful beggars and vultures.

I know some New Yorkers might find this hard to believe, but the world doesn't revolve around you, and not everyone wants to live in New York—especially as a highly-paid member on a perennial loser.

After this season, it is entirely possible—very likely in fact—that someone will come to New York in free-agency for the money, but it WON'T be LeBron James.


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Portions of this article originally appeared in the NY Daily News

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