As LeBron James reaffirmed Monday night at Staples Center, Madison Square Garden has always held a special grip on his heart. Not the Knicks, mind you, but the arena on 33rd Street, sandwiched between 7th and 8th avenues.
In a private conversation with Dwyane Wade after they played against each other for the final time, James chirped on court: “Here or the Garden, that’s it. That’s the only places we could have ended it at, man.”
Now it is Knicks coach David Fizdale’s job to get free-agent stars to want to make the Garden their full-time workplace — not just a snazzy one-night stand.