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November 6, 2009

Does LeBron Need New York and the Knicks?

Howard Beck, New York Times

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If LeBron James were to scrawl his career goals on, say, a New York deli napkin, the list might look something like this:

¶Win Most Valuable Player award

¶Win Olympic gold medal

¶Win N.B.A. championship

¶Become global icon

These are not modest aspirations, but then James, the Cleveland Cavaliers star who answers to the nickname King, is no modest figure. He secured a gold medal in 2008 and the M.V.P. award last spring. An N.B.A. title has eluded him, but he is doing O.K. on the global-icon front, with strong jersey sales in Europe and China.

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