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As one of the most prominent athletes of all time, LeBron James seems to always be the target of jokes on social media.Basketball fans and Twitter users find endless ways to poke fun at him no matter the occasion. The latest example was…

The Ohio State football program announced on Tuesday night it will wear custom Nike cleats inspired by NBA superstar LeBron James’ first signature shoe during Saturday’s game against Michigan.The cleats are predominantly black with a…

LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James scored 42 points in a successful return to the Drew League while teaming up with DeMar DeRozan for a 104-102 win in L.A.'s famed pro-am basketball league Saturday.Longtime Drew League commissioner Dino Smiley…

Long ago, before J.D. Vance started doing his best to sound like every other MAGA candidate in the country, he had an ear for a metaphor.Reflecting on how heroin and prescription opioids had ravaged his home state of Ohio, Vance worried…

8:00 PM ETTory BarronESPN Editor CloseTory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports.We'll take…

PHOENIX -- LeBron James created a statistical category all to himself Sunday, becoming the first player in league history to reach the 10,000 plateau in points, rebounds and assists in the Los Angeles Lakers' 140-111 loss to the Phoenix…

Twenty years ago, there was a basketball player in northeast Ohio who was beginning to make some noise. The "Kid" from Akron, as he was known, appeared to be a surefire superstar. Then, in February 2002, the 17-year-old junior for…

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers' season found a new low on Sunday, with a 123-95 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans being met by a chorus of boos from the Crypto.com Arena crowd throughout much of the night.Russell Westbrook, the…

As LeBron James returns to Cleveland for this weekend’s NBA All-Star game, he wants to make sure everyone gets one thing straight.He is from Akron, Ohio, not Cleveland. The Los Angeles Times’ Dan Woike spoke with James…

AKRON, Ohio — It's not clear how much money LeBron James has given back to his hometown of Akron between his personal contributions, the LeBron James Family Foundation and his many business partners, but it's safe to say it's in the…