Jordan Thinks LeBron Should Stay In Cleveland

Hooped Up | June 13, 2009

Michael Jordan, the ultimate Knick killer, threw a wrinkle in the die-hards’ wishful thinking Friday afternoon, essentially saying don’t hold your breath – or think LeBron James can make the Knicks instant contenders. “He’s made his mark in Cleveland. I know New York fans would love to have him, but you need a lot more components than just one player,” Jordan said after playing in a celebrity golf tournament at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, L.I., leading up to next week’s U.S. Open there. “He’s done a heck of a job in Cleveland and they deserve to have him there. He’s from that area. “In terms of the game itself, small markets can benefit from it a lot more than the big markets can. That’s not a discredit to New York at all.”