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Article: He's not MJ, but LeBron is King James
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2007
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The new Michael Jordan -- King James edition -- returned to Salt
Lake, Wednesday, and it's not hard to guess how that went. A lot the
way it did when MJ used to come to town. A lot of hype. A lot of
hope. Down-to-the-wire drama.
And a disproportionate number of hometown fans wearing the
visiting team's uniform.
That's life when royalty pays a visit.
Thus, when Cleveland's LeBron James was introduced at
EnergySolutions Arena, he received an ovation not quite fit for a
king, but it was still on the friendly side. There was a smattering
of boos but a similar rally of cheers. They had come to see if he
was really as good as he looks on TV, many of them wearing rust-and-
white jerseys with James' ...