EXCERPT: ‘And while Derrick Rose took a lot of heat for not going harder in recruiting Wade and LeBron, years later we learned via Ric Bucher that during the Bulls free agency meeting with LeBron, though Reinsdorf seemed hopeful that his Bulls could sign James, he also gave James a piece of advice that Bulls fans were none-too-pleased to hear. “I told him he should stay in Cleveland,” Reinsdorf said. On Twitter, I asked Bucher to clarify whether Reinsdorf spoke in jest. “Jerry told me he believes the league is better served when players stay with their teams,” Bucher wrote back. “It wasn’t said in jest.” ‘
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‘And while Derrick Rose took a lot of heat for not going harder in recruiting Wade and LeBron, years later we learned via Ric Bucher that during the Bulls free agency meeting with LeBron, though Reinsdorf seemed hopeful that his Bulls could sign James, he also gave James a piece of advice that Bulls fans were none-too-pleased to hear.
“I told him he should stay in Cleveland,” Reinsdorf said. On Twitter, I asked Bucher to clarify whether Reinsdorf spoke in jest.
“Jerry told me he believes the league is better served when players stay with their teams,” Bucher wrote back. “It wasn’t said in jest.” ‘