Whenever a larger-than-life superstar like LeBron James is set to become a player in free agency, there will be teams lining up from Los Angeles to Charlotte, Toronto to Dallas, that will want their services. Yet, when it comes to the Houston Rockets, a team that’s been rumored to have interest in James and a great chance at stealing him away from Cleveland if James should choose to leave his kingdom again, there’s a hesitancy on their part about adding a talent like James.
Quote from Sports Illustrated’s Lee Jenkins transcribed by HoopsHype:
“I asked a couple people in Houston about it [LeBron James potentially joining the Rockets in free agency] and there was sort of a like a look of, ‘Why would we break this up right now?