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NEW YORK -- What could have been walked into Madison Square Garden early Friday evening, said hello to a few reporters and asked if we were ready for a wild night. Oh, yes. LeBron James was eager to put on a show.
He didn't walk across a tightrope or tame any lions, but beyond that James sure did live up to his word. The circus came to town and it was some show: James had his second triple-double of the season, the Miami Heat won their 11th straight game and the sold-out crowd was reminded of a painful lesson perfected years ago by Reggie Miller. Nasty taunts invigorate James. Boos revitalize him. Hostility elevates him.
"This is a great building. Certain buildings in this league that you just thrive on and you're excited about, and this being the Mecca of basketball as a kid you always envision not only playing in the NBA but also having a chance to play in Madison Square Garden," James said after his Heat swatted the Knicks, 113-91.
So much for that silly chatter about how James is afraid of the big city's bright lights. He was said to be wary of the voracious New York media, unnerved by the fans' unrealistic demands. This, we were told, were two of the reasons he didn't take his prodigious talents to the Knicks, and the more the locals repeated the myths, the more it became clear they needed to be assured only a fool wouldn't want to play for the great city of New York.
Source: http://lisa-olson.fanhouse.com/2010/12/17/lebron-james-glad-hes-not-a-part-of-it-new-york-new-york/
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