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LeBron James begins tour of China

July 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press

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LeBron James

BEIJING (AP) — LeBron James began his tour of China on Monday by exchanging gifts with another former child prodigy.

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ star was greeted by pianist Lang Lang at the Wukesong Sports Center in Beijing in front of hundreds of basketball fans.

The two exchanged gifts, with Lang Lang receiving a pair of basketball shoes and James getting an album of Lang Lang’s music and a CD with the FIFA Brazil World Cup music.

The two stars also played the piano together — a “piano dunk” as Lang Lang called it.

“Every time I come here, the game of basketball grows more and more,’’ James told the crowd. “It’s been great all the way from before I came to 2008 Beijing Olympics and all the way now for me to come back in 2014. The game continues to rise and I think that’s amazing.’’

The five-day trip is being sponsored by Nike. James will also be visiting Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and two cities in Taiwan _ Kaohsiung and Taipei.

“I am very blessed and the game of basketball has given me everything and more than I can dream of to my family, myself and my friends,’’ James said. “And that’s why for me, I always give everything I can to the game, when I am on the basketball floor, both on and off court, because it has given me so much things that I never dreamed about. I always dreamed about being in the NBA and wearing an NBA uniform. But being known all over the world, I have never dreamed about that, but basketball has given me that and I don’t take it for granted.’’

Earlier this month, James left the Miami Heat after four seasons and four trips to the NBA Finals and re-signed with the Cavaliers, where his career began. (end)

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, Beijing Olympics, China, Hong Kong, Lang Lang, Miami Heat, NBA, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1

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