There have been rumors upon rumors about which superstars will end up together during the 2014 NBA Free Agency period. Will LeBron James team up with Carmelo Anthony? Or will James try his hand at playing with Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles? No matter what the speculation, the Miami Heat superstar's thoughts are geared in another direction, according to ESPN.com.
"I owe it to myself, I owe it my teammates and I owe it to the Miami Heat to stay focused," the reigning league MVP said. "As a leader, I'm not even going to let that side of the business get me unfocused on what I'm trying to do and that's trying to win another championship.
"I'm going to try to (stop talking about free agency), but you always have reporters who are going to always bring it up. They're going to change the question and make it sound like something else. But it will get to a point, if I continue to hear it, where I will say, 'Hey guys, I've answered the question and out of respect, let's talk about this after the season."'
In his interview with the website, James also said that anything is possible. He referenced the 90s-era Bulls as an example of a team he thought would never split.
“If you'd of told me as a kid that (Michael) Jordan and (Scottie) Pippen wouldn't play together for the rest of their lives, I'd have looked at you crazy,” James said.
"I would love to spend the rest of my career in Miami with this great team and great organization as we continue to compete for championships,” he said. “That's ideal. But we don't know what may happen from now to the end of the season. That's the nature of the business. It's the nature of not knowing what tomorrow brings.”
There are a few questions heading into next season for the Miami Heat:
Will Dwyane Wade stay healthy and avoid another sub par playoff performance?
Will Greg Oden finally live up to the potential he had coming out of Ohio State?
Who will replace Mike Miller's occasional spark of the bench?
