Friday, June 22, 2012

LeBron James

  • Three quick thoughts after the Heat defeated the Thunder 121-106 in Game 5 on Thursday to win their second championship and the first for LeBron James • Crown King James.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • Wade went to bed at 4 a.m. By 8, he was on the phone with LeBron James.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • MIAMI — LeBron James was in no hurry as he walked off the court in the final minutes, raising his right arm in triumph. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were not far behind, the Miami Heat trio hugging teammates and coaches along the sideline.
  • (Boston Herald)
  • They did it in four straight. Shrugging off talk of a tight seven-game series, LeBron James led Miami to a 15-point Game 5 blowout of Oklahoma City to seize King James's first—and the Heat's second—NBA title. And that's it.
  • (Daily Beast)
  • League MVP LeBron James scored 26 points, and had 11 rebounds and 13 assists for Miami. Chris Bosh scored 24 points and Dwyane Wade 20 for the Heat. Oklahoma Citys Kevin Durant led all scorers with 32 points.
  • (CNN (blog))
  • MIAMI — Magic Johnson is convinced. Even before the final ticks of the NBA Finals, the former Los Angeles Lakers star guard said Miami Heat forward LeBron James has put together a postseason for the ages.
  • (Sun Sentinel)
  • MIAMI (USA TODAY) — LeBron James cradled the Larry OBrien Championship trophy as if holding an infant.
  • (Courier-Journal)
  • MIAMI – Kevin Durant walked off the court and into his moms arms. He stood there, all 6-foot-whatever of him seemingly folded in half, sobbing in the embrace of his parents as the Miami Heats championship celebration thundered down the tunnel behind them.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Some of the greatest NBA players ever have already offered their seats. If being the best of the best really matters to LeBron James, hell have to elbow the rest out of the way. One championship gets him in the door.
  • (Shreveport Times)

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