LeBron 'Knick' shoes reportedly a fake and did Shaq really give James a Rolls Royce for his birthday?

shoelbj.jpgA Nike spokesperson told The New York Post that these shoes were a fake.

New York's drooling over LeBron James officially kicked off at the stroke of midnight, as the New York Post published a story with the headline, "

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The column makes reference to those supposed LeBron 'Knick' shoes that made the rounds on the web yesterday. Talking about the LeBron James free-agent hysteria in New York, columnist Marc Berman writes,

Meanwhile in other LeBron news, there is still no independent confirmation that Shaquille O'Neal was actually serious when he told reporters

Phantom for his birthday on Wednesday.

Take a look at the video and decide for yourself if Shaq was just messing with everybody.

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