UPDATE: A Nike spokesman has announced the below shoe is a fake and not a Nike product. It is available on ebay if anyone wants to bid on the now infamous "LeBron Hoax Air Max."

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/reason_for_hope_TicvKV1in1vflgouey...

Another tease for Knicks' fans or an indicator about LeBron's immediate future?

The new shoe from LeBron James -- the Nike Air Max LeBron VII Hardwood Classic edition -- are New York's colors and inscribed with tantalizing clues from Nike and James.

"[T]he newest, yet-to-be released kicks are not only a bright orange and blue - the colors of the New York Knicks - but turning over the shoes also reveals an I "LOVE" NY message on the outsole, and inside on the insole is an L23 styled question mark," writes The Cleveland Leader. "There's no doubt about the message that these shoes are sending." Indeed, the message itself seems to be doubt.

In any event, James has a new sneaker that is likely to cause another stir and more marketing buzz for Nike.

Cleveland.com says "LeBron's latest move will sound the New York alarm again. The new Nike Air Max LeBron VII Low will be released soon."

You think? Of course it will, it's basically a Knick shoe! Has a player ever flirted this much with another city?