The details of "The Decision," LeBron James hour-long special on ESPN Thursday night where he will announce which team he will be playing for, were sketchy as of last night.
Information has trickled in throughout Wednesday, including the location of the announcement. According to Alan Hahn of Newsday, James will be making the announcement from Greenwich, Connecticut; ESPN has since confirmed the report, adding that it will be from the Boys & Girls Club. James left Akron today after hosting his Nike camp.
Now, I don't plan on being a geography major, but I do know that Akron is a significant distance from Greenwich. Moreover, Greenwich is only 25 miles away from Manhattan, home of the New York Knicks and near New Jersey, home of the Nets. Whether that means James is going to be a member of either team next season, I don't know. Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley has sources telling him that James is going to be a Knick, but we'll see. Players certainly have connections, but James' camp has reportedly been keeping his decision close to the vest.
It does seem significant that James would decide to make his announcement outside of the state of Ohio, where Cleveland Cavaliers fans worship him. If he were indeed going to remain a Cavalier, wouldn't he want to make the announcement in Ohio?
As for the actual show, it will be hosted by Stuart Scott from Bristol, with Mike Wilbon and Jon Barry on hand. Jim Gray, as requested by James' representatives, will get the first interview with James from Greenwich in what is every reporter's dream. Congratulations to Gray, a solid reporter who has been somewhat shut out of the NBA scene since his days with ESPN in the mid-2000s. ESPN reporters will be in all the important locations, ready to either congratulate an executive or lead the figurative eulogy.
"The Decision" can be seen on Thursday, 9pm EST on ESPN and espn3.com, as well as heard on ESPN Radio. Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be one wild ride.
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