Like a bad rash, the talk about LeBron James bolting from the Cavalers simply won’t go away, and if anything else, it’s going to heat up again this week. The reason why is the fact the Cavs will be playing in the media capital of the world on Tuesday night – that being New York City, as they take on the New York Knicks, a team that would do just about anything to add James to their roster in 2010.

Another reason that the talk will heat up is the deal the Knicks made this week, moving both Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford, a move that eliminates $27 mil in salary cap space just for that summer of 2010, already being declared the “Summer of LeBron.” The minute the deal was made, the talk was not about the Knicks in the 08 or 09 seasons, but about what could be in 2010.

So how did LeBron take the news that the media in NYC were talking about him again after the deal? “I figured that would happen,” James said with a chuckle. “2010 is a big summer, really big summer.”

James handles the talk in stride, and already is ready to talk about it again when he heads up to the Big Apple on Tuesday. He’ll deal with it like he always deals with it – in stride and with a clam, cool attitude, saying much about nothing other than – “we’ll see what happens.”

“It doesn’t bother me,” LeBron said. “If it bothered me, I couldn’t go out there and perform like I do every night. It’s funny, but at the same time people need things to write about. I’m okay with it, it’s not a problem.”

And so far it for sure has not bothered him. He’s the leading scorer in the league for a team that is off to its best start in 20 years, and on a nightly basis is making plays that usually lead the NBA highlights on SportsCenter.

When asked if he finds all the talk about what may happen in two years funny, he brushed it off as just that – a lot of talk about an event that all he can do is sit back and wait for. “It’s two years away, but time goes fast,” James said. “We’ll see what happens, you laugh at it, you see what’s going on, and we’ll see what happens.” And for Cavs fans and the rest of the NBA, waiting to see what happens is all anyone can do for the time being.