The reporter called James: It is easiest to come to New York to enter the finals. There has been a championship drought here for more than 50 years.

Today, New York journalist Alan Hahn talked about the trade rumors about Lakers forward James when participating in the ESPN program "Get Up".

When asked about the most likely path for LeBron to win the championship, Hahn said: "I looked back at the statement from Ritchie Paul, saying that LeBron wants to fight for the championship and be on the team. His contract is only one year now, so it may be a retirement tour. Taking all the facts above, you think about what is the fastest and easiest path to get LeBron James into the Finals? It's the place where he has been avoiding his whole career - yes, it's here in New York!

"I want to shout to him, if you really believe every word you said in that statement, you know you can only go to one place. All you need to do is to say it out loud and sing it out, New York, New York, New York. If he did that, it would be a sensational public opinion, and he liked that. They all like to be the main characters in the news. And you can say that if he comes here, there is a path to the finals.

"Let me remind everyone that the Knicks team has missed the championship for more than half a century. He currently has four titles. He can't catch up with Jordan's six titles. But many people think that if you can win one here, it's worth two. If you want the best story, LeBron's trip to New York is the best story."