Word has it that hip hop mogul Jay-Z and the coach (Avery Johnson) and owner (Mikhail Prokhorov) of the New Jersey Nets basketball team is looking to swoon Lebron James to their team. They made a presentation with the intent to woo him into wanting to join them. The pitch lasted 90 minutes and consisted of a variety of other team officials.
Lebron James, a two-time NBA MVP, became a free agent at midnight on July 1st. There has been a lot of speculation regarding which team he will choose. Rumors have spread, saying that he is trying to team up with Dwayne Wade and Ray Allen on Miami Heat. Everyone has their views on where they would like to see Lebron James and other free agents end up this summer, but in the end it will all be up to free agents.
“Prokhorov left with a few members of the Nets’ entourage at 12:43 p.m. Lagging a few minutes behind them was Jay-Z , a close friend of James, who was sitting in the back seat of a black sedan leaving the garage as the Knicks’ motorcade – 2 sedans and 2 SUVs – pulled in,” the AP wrote.
There are some rumors that Jay-Z has a meeting with Lebron James and supposedly went well.
“I think it went well,” New York coach Mike D’Antoni told The Associated Press. “But obviously everyone that gets the chance to talk to him will probably say same the same thing.”