Before LeBron James took his talents to South Beach and signed with the Miami Heat during the 2010 offseason, he reportedly had a real interest in joining the New York Knicks. According to The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, the stars were aligned for James to go to the Knicks and possibly set up years of winning. Simmons said Monday the Knicks “couldn’t stay out of their own way.”DINWIDDIE, JORDAN HAVE CORONAVIRUS, MAY NOT RETURN WITH NETS“From everyone that I’ve talked to in the know since then, it’s clear that the Knicks were the first choice. But it was basically the Knicks’ to lose, and they just couldn’t stay out of their own way. James declined to give the Knicks a second meeting and eventually signed with the Heat, joining Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and eventually winning two championships.

Source: Fox News June 30, 2020 13:07 UTC