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LeBron's absence lets others shine this summer

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 6, 2002

LeBron James had the best news conference of any recruit in July, albeit the only one, giving college basketball the most notable 20 minutes of the summer when he addressed a pack of reporters at the adidas-run ABCD camp in Teaneck, N.J. July was supposed to be his month, his goodbye to the summer scene as he contemplates Nike or adidas and what he should wear on draft night 2003 when he's the likely No. 1 pick. Instead, the talk faded from his broken wrist and whether or not he would play an ...

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