\u2014 Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n When users followed the link on YouTube, the stream was offline but the chat was active \u2014\u00a0with many confused users posting about the potential signing.<\/p>\n James, the NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer and a four-time champion, currently remains a free agent after leaving the Los Angeles Lakers last month.<\/p>\n He has yet to decide which team he will join for the 2026-27 season, though rumours have emerged that the Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors are among the top potential destinations.<\/p>\n If James does return to Miami \u2014 he played four seasons for the Heat, from 2010-14<\/a> \u2014 he would join Giannis Antetokounmpo, who arrived in South Florida earlier this off-season after a blockbuster trade with the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n However, James\u2019 agent, Rich Paul, has stated that even he doesn\u2019t know which way the greatest NBA player of his generation is leaning.<\/p>\n \u201cThese people don\u2019t know anything,\u201d Paul said. \u201cI don\u2019t even know when his choice is going to be made, but it could be 48 seconds (from now), it could be 48 minutes. I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cAgain, you can\u2019t make somebody know something that they don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n Kawhi Leonard Watch: NBA commissioner says decision could take all summer<\/p>\n <\/a> Which prospects could earn Raptors roster spots after Summer League?<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The NBA also reportedly is waiting on James\u2019 decision before announcing the league\u2019s 2026-27 regular-season schedule.<\/p>\n How bad was this \u2018mistake\u2019 by the Heat?<\/p>\n According to the Miami Herald\u2018s Anthony Chiang, the team explained that it \u201cwas a mistake by the Heat\u2019s social media department while preparing for the possibility of LeBron picking the Heat and there \u201cis no validity to it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n An explanation on the “LeBron James Introductory Press Conference” video that has taken over X …<\/p>\n It was a mistake by the Heat’s social media department while preparing for the possibility of LeBron picking the Heat. But there is no validity to it right now.<\/p>\n \u2014 Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n There apparently were some consequences to this \u201cmistake\u201d with reports that the Heat fired a member of its social media team.<\/p>\n![\"NBA](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0716-adam-silver-kawhi-leonard.jpg\")
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