Tuesday Night Tip-Dunk: LeBron James Debuts The Big Apple in the Big Apple

Cleveland Cavaliers 119, at New York Knicks 101 The stars flocked to Madison Square Garden to see LeBron James debut his new Nikes, The Big Apple.  Its no secret the New York Knicks are courting King James, and there was a reciprocal buzz as ‘Bron acted out his chalk-tossing ritual before the game. Jay-Z and Beyonce oohed as James swatted a layup back to half court in the opening minutes.  Julia Styles and Senator Bill Bradley awed as LeBron hit back-to-back threes.  The NBA's sweetest-speaking announcer, Clyde Frasier, tried to reminisce about a player as big, strong, and athletic as James—but drew a blank. It's hard to determine if Knicks fans were more smitten with James, or if he was more elated to be in New York.  Either way, we are still over a year away from the Knicks even being able to negotiate with LeBron. The money is there, and the jerseys would sell—but aside from being Madison Avenue’s dream, is LeBron James really the right fit ... (link)