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I never wanted to leave Cleveland. My heart will always be in that area - in a perfect world I would have loved to stay.

LeBron James

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LeBron James
Age: 39
Born: 1984
Born: December 30
Basketball Player
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Akron
Ohio
LeBron Raymone James Sr.
King James
LBJ
LeBron James Sr.
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Cleveland
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