The New York Knicks may be hoping LeBron James comes to the Big Apple in 2010, but NBA Commissioner David Stern doesn’t.
In an interview with reelsportsfan.com shown above, Stern said he hopes King James finishes his career in Cleveland.
“He hasn’t won anything yet, but he may be the best player ever to descend to this planet,” Stern said of James. “He’s a great kid and a great player.”
He added: “Michael [Jordan] might dispute that, but he’s got a lot of canvas yet on which to paint. And I have no doubt the picture is going to be beautiful.”
When asked if he had any idea where James might finish out his career, Stern said, “None whatsoever — although I hope it’s in Cleveland.”
**Also, Charles Barkley tells Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe that he wants to be an NBA GM.
“It’s time for me to be a general manager,’’ said Barkley, who has been at TNT for eight years. “I think everybody around me knows it’s time for me to take a different challenge.
“I always want to keep going as a person. I love my job. I love the people I work with. But now it’s time for me to take on another challenge as a man. I need to grow as a person and it’s time for me.
“And certainly I can do a better job than some of these guys have been doing.’’
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