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LeBron James will send two of the hottest NBA rookies back to their hometowns to coach the young talent and develop the teams. New York native and the first rookie ever to win the NBA 2004-2005 Sixth Man Award, Ben Gordon will return home from his first successful season playing for the Chicago Bulls to coach the New York squad. After thriving in his first season playing for the Philadelphia 76'ers, Illinois native Andre Iguodala will lead the Chicago team. The series will follow each team from the earliest selection process until the final match-up. Episodes of Nike Battlegrounds will highlight the team as it takes shape through practices, the cities they represent, and the courts they grew up on, before the players meet in a bragging rights battle to see which city is really king of the court.
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LeBron James' King's Academy is a summer basketball camp for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 18. In its second year, King's Academy will take place at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, from June 20-24, 2007. Attendees have access to modern, indoor facilities and are instructed in the basic fundamentals of basketball. For more information, visit www.lebronjameskingsacademy.com
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Lebron is a pro basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He's been called "King James" and "The Chosen One", the Akron, Ohio-born James was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA star while still in high school, and was named Ohio's "Mr. Basketball" three times. At the age of 18, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cavaliers and signed an unprecedented US$90 million shoe contract with Nike before his NBA debut.
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"I am very excited for the third season of the King's Academy summer camp," said LeBron. "The camp is committed to teaching kids how to improve their basketball skills and increase their knowledge of the game. Another goal is to get them to understand that what they do off the court, in their schools and communities, is just as important as having a good jump shot. Everyone is going to learn a lot and have a great time."
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After the ABCD camp, a rumor-floated in The New York Times and helped along a little by LeBron-surfaced that he was thinking of declaring himself eligible for the NBA draft after his junior season at SVSM. While he eventually denied the claim, it contributed to the growing legend of "King James." After running a feature on the 16-year-old, SLAM recruited him to pen a regular column for the hip-hop hoops magazine.
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There was certainly a lot going on the other night during LeBron's trip to Madison Square Garden. Besides his historic performance and speaking with Jay-Z during a break in the action, a crazed fan just had to meet the King near the end of the game, and ran onto the court to do so. The punishment for such an act? About four hours in the slammer, and a court appearance scheduled for April 3rd.
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