Recently, Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin made headlines when he predicted that LeBron James would choose the New York Knicks over either Los Angeles team in free agency next summer.

“Honestly, I don’t see him coming to L.A., period. Listen, again, I have no idea. I think something is brewing with him and his group of guys. I don’t know what’s going to happen, but something’s brewing. And I think they’re going to try to make that work,” the outspoken Griffin explained on the “View From The Cheap Seats” podcast last week. 

He continued, “I could see him going to New York before L.A. … I still think, when you go to the Garden, it’s a completely different feeling. The energy — there seems like there’s just a continual buzz the entire game.”

In Los Angeles on Monday, James was spotted by a TMZ photographer who asked him about Griffin’s comments. LeBron replied, "I don't even know what you're talking about, shawty” before hopping in his car and leaving, thus dismissing the conversation and any more related questions.

Next summer, LeBron can become an unrestricted free agent along with his famous banana boat buddies Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade. Carmelo Anthony still will have another year remaining on his current deal and since he has a full no-trade clause, he could very well still be in New York when his trio of friends enter the market. While all three would likely have to take some sort of a pay cut to join Melo in the Big Apple, the possibility exists.

In 2014, LeBron announced his return to Cleveland in a Sports Illustrated exclusive with Lee Jenkins. The article, entitled “I’m Coming Home” included the following paragraph:

“I always believed that I’d return to Cleveland and finish my career there. I just didn’t know when. After the season, free agency wasn’t even a thought. But I have two boys and my wife, Savannah, is pregnant with a girl. I started thinking about what it would be like to raise my family in my hometown. I looked at other teams, but I wasn’t going to leave Miami for anywhere except Cleveland. The more time passed, the more it felt right. This is what makes me happy.”

At that point, he felt as though he’d be finishing his career in Cleveland. After winning the city's first-ever NBA title, perhaps that mentality has changed, as the job was done. Multiple reports and rumors this offseason have claimed that he’s likely to leave town again next summer, but until we hear from him directly on this topic, it will be difficult to read his mind and presume where he’s coming from.