LeBron James wins Sports Illustrated annual award (Reuters)

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Dec 032012
 

(Reuters) – LeBron James of the Miami Heat was named as Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year for 2012, the U.S. magazine announced on Monday. In an outstanding year, the 27-year-old James won his first NBA championship, his third league Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, was named MVP of the NBA finals and a won gold medal with the United States at the London Olympics. He became just the sixth basketballer to win the award, which began in 1954. The most recent was his team-mate Dwyane Wade in 2006. …

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NBA-James wins Sports Illustrated annual award (Reuters)

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Dec 032012
 

Dec 3 (Reuters) – LeBron James of the Miami Heat was named as Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year for 2012, the U.S. magazine announced on Monday. In an outstanding year, the 27-year-old James won his first NBA championship, his third league Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, was named MVP of the NBA finals and a won gold medal with the United States at the London Olympics. He became just the sixth basketballer to win the award, which began in 1954. The most recent was his team-mate Dwyane Wade in 2006. …

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Spanish players trashed apartments after loss to U.S.

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Oct 112012
 

Spain’s basketball players have been slammed for ‘trashing their apartments’ following their gold-medal loss in the London Olympics to the U.S. Manager Sergio Scariolo’s team racked up more than $14,400 in damages to their two London 2012 rooms after the 107-100 loss, it was revealed Thursday.

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Spainish players trashed apartments after loss to U.S.

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Oct 112012
 

Spain’s basketball players have been slammed for ‘trashing their apartments’ following their gold-medal loss in the London Olympics to the U.S. Manager Sergio Scariolo’s team racked up more than $14,400 in damages to their two London 2012 rooms after the 107-100 loss, it was revealed Thursday.

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Anthony trusts teammates ‘a lot more’ now

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Oct 082012
 


GREENBURGH N.Y. — Did the London Olympics change Carmelo Anthony?

Through one week of training camp, it certainly seems like they did.

We won’t know anything for sure until they roll the balls out on Nov. 1, but, so far, it sounds as if Anthony returned from London with a different perspective on the benefits of playing team basketball.

He said on Monday that his experience at the Olympics has helped him trust his Knicks teammates “a lot more.

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