Paul George and LeBron James are expected to be the first two major dominos to fall in NBA free agency. The two could choose to play together in Los Angeles for the Lakers, as L.A. has max cap space for both, one or both could stay with their current teams in the Cavs and Thunder, or either could stun everyone and choosing a third option like Philadelphia.
In any case, as July 1 approaches in mere hours, the focus of the NBA world is where those two superstars will go and whether the balance of power in the league will shift along with them once again. There has been rampant speculation from some and well sourced inferences from others, but no one truly knows where either will be.
That is, unless you believe @ScissorhandsOKC, the owner of FadeNUp barbershop in Oklahoma City, where his client list includes some major names in the world of sports as they pass through OKC. Among those is apparently Paul George, as evidenced by a May photo where he picked George up from the airport.
Had the opportunity to pick up and drop off @Yg_Trece at the airport pic.twitter.com/Js994u1cjJ
— Scissorhands (@ScissorhandsOKC) May 3, 2018
On his Twitter feed, he’s been claiming to know the decisions of both LeBron and George, noting on Friday that the King would be headed to L.A., which caused him to fear George would go with him.
Damn just found out @KingJames is really going to La and that’s not good for my @okcthunder you found out the truth up in @FadeNup barber shop
— Scissorhands (@ScissorhandsOKC) June 29, 2018
However, on Saturday he hinted that “great news” was coming for Thunder fans, which would seem to indicate he believes George will be staying.
Thunder fans get ready for some GREAT NEWS #ThunderUp
— Scissorhands (@ScissorhandsOKC) June 30, 2018
You may be asking whether this constitutes as news, but a barber to the stars figures to be as plugged in (if not more) than most anyone to these athletes, so while it’s important to take this with more than a grain of salt, it is possible that he does know some things — although I’m far more inclined to believe he has an idea on George rather than LeBron if either of these are correct. Also, people tracked LeBron from Anguilla to Los Angeles and met him at the airport, so in the NBA’s silly season, nothing is too stupid to possibly be real.
(h/t @World_Wide_Wob)
