LeBron James says his new Nike sneaker was inspired by African-American women

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What a week for Nike.

LeBron James has revealed his newest Nike collaboration, inspired by his belief that “African-American women are some of the strongest people on earth.” And it is stunning.

Celebrating the power of “some amazingly strong women” including his mother, wife and daughter, James’ HFR x LeBron 16 was unveiled at the Harlem Fashion Row Showcase Gala on Tuesday.

“As someone who has a platform, because of what I do, I thought it was important to lend that platform to a group of people that I believe are under-recognized,” said James in a press statement. Read more…

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Thousands of people petition to have LeBron James replace Betsy DeVos as secretary of education

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The people have spoken — and they want King James.

As of Thursday morning, more than 10,000 people have signed a petition demanding that LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers replace Betsy DeVos as the U.S. Secretary of Education. The numbers grow by the hour.

Here’s how the Care2 petition explains the differences between the two candidates:

James recently opened his I Promise school, which will serve predominantly low-income students in Akron, Ohio. The school provides job placement services for their parents as well as free college tuition for graduates.  Read more…

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LeBron James expertly trolls Fox News with the title of his Showtime series

“Shut Up and Dribble.”
That’s what Fox News host Laura Ingraham told LeBron James in February, part of a racially charged rant in which she claimed the NBA superstar wasn’t “educated” enough to engage with politics. Now, James is turning the insult i…

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Trump lashed out at LeBron James and Don Lemon. Social media called it racist.

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LeBron James is one of the greatest pro basketball players in history. He’s also using his tremendous success and wealth to help at-risk children in his hometown. And yet, in Donald Trump’s eyes, he’s “dumb.”

Trump resorted to childish name-calling in a Friday evening tweet in which he slammed the intelligence of both James and CNN anchor Don Lemon. The attack was responding to an interview in which James had some mildly critical things to say about the thin-skinned U.S. president.

“What I’ve noticed over the past few months [is] he’s kinda used sports to kinda divide us, and that’s something that I can’t relate to,” James said during the interview.  “I can’t sit back and say nothing.” Read more…

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‘Saturday Night Live’ Cleveland Cavaliers sketch was pretty much the truth

While Donald Glover was hosting Saturday Night Live on, well, Saturday night, LeBron James was busy doing what it is LeBron James does: hitting buzzer-beating game-winners in the playoffs.
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LeBron fires back at Laura Ingraham after she told him to ‘Shut up and dribble’

As America veers toward a Constitutional crisis, Fox News host Laura Ingraham is placing the blame not on Donald Trump but on … LeBron James?
On Thursday, Ingraham dedicated a whole segment of her show to James, enjoining the player to “shut up and…

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Nothing gets in the way of LeBron James finding candy for his daughter

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Regardless of your GOAT status, sometimes you just have to listen to the three year-old in your life. 

LeBron James learned this on Thursday during a break amidst the Cleveland Cavaliers game against the Chicago Bulls. James, who happened to be mic’d up, spotted his daughter on the sidelines asking for candy and quickly obliged. 

@kingjames mic’d up… daddy duties continue mid game! #ThisIsWhyWePlay

A post shared by NBA (@nba) on Dec 21, 2017 at 5:18pm PST

“Hi momma!” the Cavaliers star exclaimed to his daughter. “You want candy?”  Read more…

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