Coach K Backs LeBron, D-Wade in Decisions

NEW YORK –– If LeBron James and the Cavaliers lose Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal on Thursday in Boston, the next man who coaches King James won’t be Mike Brown or even Mike D’Antoni.

LeBron’s next coach will be Mike Krzyzewski, the head coach of Duke and the USA Basketball team that will compete this summer in the World Championship.

So, does Coach K have any insight on where LeBron is headed in this summer of free agency?

“You know, I really don’t,” Krzyzewski said Wednesday at the New York Athletic Club, where he will be honored with the Winged Foot Award. “Whenever I talk or communicate with any of those guys, I never try to talk about their future. I just talk [about] how they’re doing right now.”

Right now LeBron is on LeBrink.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.