Take a back seat, Celtics, despite being on the cusp of another trip to the NBA finals. Same for you, defending champ Lakers. The Magic and Suns, well, they're basketball afterthoughts right now as well.
Unless you're in Los Angeles, Boston, Orlando or Phoenix, the NBA's final four might almost be like a forgotten four.
Welcome to LeBron Watch 2010, simultaneously going on alongside D-Wade Watch, Bosh Watch ... oh, yeah, and sweeps month in the NBA playoffs. The calendar still says May, the finals start in June, yet with the Celtics and Lakers up 2-0 in the conference finals and three of the previous four series ending in sweeps, there seems to be more interest in waiting for the free-agency window to open.
"It's the biggest story I can remember since I've been in the league," said Rivers, the Celtics' coach.
Indeed, it overshadows all right now, and even NBA commissioner David Stern isn't downplaying the significance of what looms at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, when some of the game's biggest stars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will have their cell phones ringing like mad with potential suitors on the other end of the line - (AP)
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