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Before he had a ring, before he’d been to Miami and before he was leading the Lakers at point guard, LeBron James was just LeBron James.
Well, he was also The King, The Chosen One and the reigning MVP.
Yup, LeBron was already on but to be the man in the league’s eyes he had to go through the defending champs.
photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty ImagesHeading into LaLa Land to take on Kobe and the championship Lakers, LeBron led the Cavs to victory in his Nike Air Max LeBron 7 “Christmas” sneakers on December 25, 2009. His shoes and his stats were on point, putting up 26 points, nine assists and four boards.
Celebrating ten years, the Christmas LeBron 7s are about to come back.
See the King in action in Staples in his OGs in this Kicks On Court Classic below.
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