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James Takes Parting Shot at Critics

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The decision. The championships that he called for not one, not two, not three, … The mounting pressure to perform big on the NBA’s biggest stage.

Now that this season is over and he still can’t put a ring on it, LeBron James(notes) says he doesn’t care nor is he affected by any of that.

But after the Miami Heat were eliminated from the NBA Finals on their home floor in Game 6 by the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night, it was evident that James did care judging by his harsh words for his detractors. About the only thing missing was Cee-Lo’s “Forget You” song playing in the background, which the Heat played during the Mavs’ Game 1 introductions.

“All the people that was rooting on me to fail, at the end of the...

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