LeBron James on Knicks' return to relevance: NBA 'simply better off' when they're winning

LeBron James is no stranger to the value of big NBA markets. The Los Angeles Lakers spent half a decade floundering before he decided to join them in 2018, and the results have been beneficial for all parties involved. James is once again an NBA champion, and one of the league's biggest markets once again has a marquee team, which has financial benefits for the rest of the league. But Los Angeles isn't the only major market that had been hurting. New York has struggled for years as the Knicks have been out of the playoffs since 2013.