Heat Staffer Who Published LeBron YouTube Link Was Trying To Schedule Things Before Vacay

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But even he said he had no idea which direction James was leaning until the two spoke in depth Thursday evening and a final decision was made at 1 a.m. ET on Friday.

Which is why the saga of the poor Heat staffer -- who sources told ESPN had scheduled vacation for this week and was trying to get ahead of work that could come up if James indeed chose the Heat -- was so amusing to Paul and the small group of people James confided in during his process.

"Did anyone really think LeBron was doing a press conference?" said another league source close to the process, pointing out James didn't make his first appearance as a Laker until training camp in the fall of 2018.

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