Not since Kobe Bryant had a high school phenom captured the imagination of the hoops scene like LeBron James. A dunking and passing dynamo who lived up to all of the hype, LeBron is a monster with the ball and a master of the game. The franchise player for the Cleveland Cavs, hometown boy LeBron completed turned the fortunes of the team around the day he stepped onto the court. LeBron possesses a combination of marketing appeal and elite skills not seen in the league since Michael Jordan. 2006 was a breakout year for LeBron he was named the 2006 All-Star Game MVP. He led the Cavaliers to the playoffs for the first time in 8 years, and was the runner-up for the 2006 NBA MVP award. James was also selected to the All-NBA First Team. Being one of the most explosive dunkers in the league LeBron was selected to the All-Dunkadelic First Team for second straight season.
First thing's first. The round of speculation that has LeBron James possibly signing with the Heat next summer is only the current direction this discussion is going. Next week it'll be different. The week after that it'll change again, and so on until the 2010 free agency period actually arrives, by which time every possibility will have been discussed at least once, including the idea of ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:05:32 GMTLeBron James will remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Ian Thomsen wrote for Sports Illustrated's SI.com. Thomsen analyzes the reasons, including the loyalty the home-grown James has for the area.
Publ.Date : Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:12:27 GMTThe free-agent-to-be has kept his options open for a reason -- to position himself to win a title. If not with the Cavaliers, then possibly with the Knicks . . . or any of 28 other NBA teams. Prince of the City without even living there, LeBron James returned to New York last week for the Knicks' last annual LeBron-a-Thon.
Publ.Date : Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:11:49 GMT
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In addition to having posters of
Iverson,
McGrady, Magic and
Kobe on his wall of his home before being drafted, LeBron also had one of himself.
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