Courting LeBron

A couple of things happened yesterday on the LeBron James front. First, fellow free agent Dwyane Wade (who really should fix the spelling of his first name already) told a Chicago Tribune reporter that he wants to talk to LeBron and Joe Johnson of the Hawks before he decides where to sign. It's highly unlikely that all three could possibly play for the same team next year, but two of them potentially could. If they do, that team is not going to be the Cavaliers, because the Cavs don't have the flexibility under the salary cap to sign a big-name free agent other than LeBron.

Of course, this having run in a Chicago newspaper, the questioning came around to the possibility of those free agents winding up with the Bulls, and Wade said some stuff about the impersonality of the organization, and how Jordan and Pippen are no longer involved in any capacity, blah blah blah. OK, so it sounds like he's not ga-ga for the Bulls. That doesn't mean he and/or LeBron won't sign there.

Second — and be forewarned, this is almost totally irrelevant — a group of L.A. Clippers fans rallied outside the Staples Center yesterday in support of LeBron coming there. This actually made SportsCenter, on a day when the Lakers won game five of their playoff series against the Suns in the same building. Did these poor misguided souls actually think their little rally would have any effect on what LeBron does this off-season? I guess there are people with too much time on their hands anywhere you go.

On a personal note, I'm going camping with my family this weekend and probably won't be posting anything for a few days, so I'd like to wish you all a safe and effective Memorial Day weekend. ... Wait, safe and happy. Sorry, I edit medical-related magazines and see a lot of FDA reports.