The New York Daily News reports that after James met with the Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls on Saturday night, his business manager and agent met with the Madison Square Garden president a senior Knicks official. James and the Knicks had met on Thursday.
LeBron James (left) and his friend Randy Mims (driving) leave the IMG building on Thursday, the day James met with the Nets and Knicks. Observers thought the meetings were done after LeBron James talked with the Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Frank Isola reports for the New York Daily News, though, that Madison Square Garden president Scott O'Neil and Knicks senior Vice President of Basketball Operations Glen Grunwald met later Saturday with James' representatives -- likely James' business manager, Maverick Carter, and his agent, Leon Rose.
Isola reports it is "unclear if James was in the meeting," and writes:
The timing of the meeting is interesting since it came one day after the Knicks received a verbal commitment from All Star power forward Amar'e Stoudemire. The Knicks wanted to relay to James that the organization is committed to doing everything in its power to surround him with talent.
The sense the Knicks get is that James will likely re-sign with the Cavs. In fact, as recently as Thursday, one Knicks source said it was "very doubtful" that James would sign with New York.
The Plain Dealer's Brian Windhorst tweeted James was not at the meeting, but was having dinner with friends in Akron.
James met with Knicks owner Jim Dolan, coach Mike D'Antoni and other Knicks officials on Thursday.