For baseball, the first pitch is at bat. The initial "LeBron James to the New York Knicks" rumor surfaced during the NBA offseason.
With James' agent Rich Paul officially designating the current Los Angeles Laker as "a free agent,
the 2023–24 NBA season may begin without a hitch, even though there are still at least six games remaining on the schedule.
Both Stephen A. Smith and Nick Wright, an apologist for James, have already made their pitches, and the heated debate will continue until a new deal is inked.
With his recent public admission of mortality, James' next "decision" has multiple hidden layers: he will probably sign his last contract after this one.
His son Bronny is an early entry into the 2024 NBA Draft, and one of his last dreams is to play on the court with him.
The local speculation about a possible royal visit is heating up: reports of Paul holding peace conferences with Knicks president Leon Rose should stoke the flames of James's ire even more, and, of course
his fondness for playing at Madison Square Garden goes without saying.