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LeBron James and his Summit Lake Hornets Basketball Team Exclusive Photos »

Last year a new LeBron theme emerged – Summit Lake Hornets. It’s a homage to James’ middle school days, a celebration to his first experiences with this sport. The Summit Lake Hornets was his basketball team included in children’s recreational league where King James first played. That’s right… back in 1992… before his glory days at SVSM, LBJ had been dropping buckets left and right sporting Purple and Aqua team jerseys, which were inspired by the Charlotte Hornets uniforms at the time being. SLH’s core group – who remain friends till this day – would later go on to attend St. Vincent – St. Mary High School.

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The Use of the Word DUNKMAN. Nike Zoom Soldier III Mean Green. »

When LeBron James took off for his first unforgettable dunk in the league we all witnessed a moment of greatness. Now, as he leads his squad to his fourth playoff run, Nike celebrates that moment and the great moments to come with the Zoom LeBron Soldier III Mean Green edition. This special edition Soldier III features a white and reflective 3M grey upper and toe-cap. The signature scream green highlights the inner lining, the L23 logo and the translucent outsole. Even the accent stitching on the double white straps and upper get a flash. The Dunkman logo, commemorating LeBron’s very first dunk in the league, is boldly emblazoned on the top strap.

The description above and couple new pics below come from Nike Basketball website. The thing that struck me most was the use of the word Dunkman. It doesn’t appear in the name, but somewhere on the bottom… almost hidden. Also, they mentioned a limited number of pairs available at House of Hoops locations. But, what about two online drops that did occur? In general, the Dunkman started off as an underground term and sort of took off. It’s just another proof that Nike is listening to us… sneakerheads. Read on to find out more about it.

Source: nikebasketball.com | From Nike Zoom LeB…

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Anderson Varejao Gets Tattooed As “Chosen 2″. Does the Chalk too. »

Earlier this week we dug up this picture via Shaver Sports Blog and thought it was far too funny not to pass on to you guys. Every King has to have a Joker right? Or at least a right hand man. Well in LeBron “King” James case, that joker seems to be teammate Anderson Varejao. He is well known for his wild and crazy hair, right? Well now for his tattoo’s as well. Apparently Varejao has a pretty good sense of humor as he showed up at practice with this fake tattoo on his back to tease LeBron. King James has a big tattoo across his upper back that says “Chosen 1″, so Andy takes off his shirt at practice to reveal his ‘new’ tattoo on his upper back, similar to LeBron’s that says “Chosen 2″. Well that’s not the end of it. You know how Cleveland sat LeBron for the last game of the season to give him some break before the Playoffs, right? Well… Cavs had a chance to tie the 1985-86 Boston Celtics’ all-time home record of 40-1. However with yesterday’s loss, Cleveland finished 39-2 at home and tied the NBA record for most wins in one arena in a single-season. LeBron didn’t play, but someone had to do the CHALK thing… guess who it was :D… or see it after the jump.