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CLEVELAND (AP)—LeBron James(notes) struggled with sudden fame after appearing on Sports Illustrated’s cover as a 17-year-old and admits he smoked marijuana during his junior year in high school.
Those are two of the revelations in a book chronicling James’ rise from Akron, Ohio, hoops prodigy to NBA superstar.
In “Shooting Stars,” written by James and co-author Buzz Bissinger, James said the SI cover and the media attention he and his high school teammates received was difficult to handle.
“We had become big-headed jerks, me in particular,” James said, “and we are to blame for that, but so are adults who treated us that way and then sat back and smugly watched the self-destruction.”
In the book, scheduled for release in September, the NBA’s reigning MVP recounts the media circus that enveloped his final two years at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School following his SI cover appearance. James said he and close friends Dru Joyce, Sian Cotton, Romeo Travis and Willie McGee—nicknamed the Fab Five—became “rock stars” and took advantage of their celebrity.
“I was arrogant, dubbing myself “The Chosen One,” James said. “In hindsight, I should have kept quiet, but I also was what I was, a teenager where every reporter in the world seemed to be rushing toward me at once.”
James also revealed he and his teammates smoked marijuana one night after getting access to a hotel room in Akron.
James feels he was unfairly targeted by the media, which he described as “excited spectators at a car crash” after it was learned that his mother, Gloria, obtained a loan to buy him a $50,000 Hummer for his birthday. He said the scrutiny was humiliating for his mother, who was living with him in a rental-assistance apartment.
“Was the vehicle excessive, with its bank of three televisions? Maybe. Probably. Of course it was,” James said. “So were the BMWs parked in the St. V lot, belonging to fellow students. But nobody ever questioned those.”
James also recounts being suspended by the Ohio High School Athletic Association for accepting two throwback jerseys as gifts from a Cleveland area clothing store. He describes the OHSAA as “ravenous” and is highly critical of former commissioner Clair Muscaro.
James said Muscaro, whose suspension of him was later reduced in court, wanted to put James and his school “in our place. … “this was a witch hunt, one-man posse’s attempt to humiliate me, subject me to ridicule, rip open rumors that I was corrupt and ruin a dream.”
James said the experiences drew he and his friends closer and proved to be valuable life lessons, many of which he attributes to “karma.”
James and Bissinger focus almost entirely on James’ final two years of high school and do not delve into his early career with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Bissinger is best known for “Friday Night Lights,” a bestseller on Texas’ obsession with high school football.
from yahoo sports nbaCavs fans how does it feel like being a fan of a guy who smoked pot?
Well i am starting to lose respect for LeBron James lately.
The past 2 months i have but he is still my second favourite player.
Everyone makes mistakes so its okay lets move on now.
I forgived Kobe Bryant for cheating on his wife( not rape) because it has been proved he did not do anything like that.
Who cares. Smoking pot is better than drinking alcohol or shooting up drugs.
Pot isn't dangerous at all. It doesn't cause accidents and you never hear of any violent pot smokers.
Roughly 95% of Americans have tried pot atleast once in their life time.Cavs fans how does it feel like being a fan of a guy who smoked pot?
dude it's the past,what's done is done,stop criticizing him,no one is perfect
this is one of the stupidest questions i have ever seen!Cavs fans how does it feel like being a fan of a guy who smoked pot?
r u being serious right now? of course he smokes pot! 95% of NBA players smoke pot! remember when josh howard told us about that? he wasn't liein.
I wonder which team your a fan of that doesn't smoke pot!
It doesnt matter everyone has been a teenager in there lives and they do things they are pressured or forced or maby just wanting to do it.
It doesnt matter Lebron did what he did and its over. And pot isnt that dangerous but i guess it was wrong for him to do it. I think hes gonna face a tough crowd this season and i dont think he deserves it.
Hope this helps
Adam
This doesn't sound like LeBron at all.
i'd say it gotta be good when ur 24 year old could be the #2 guy in the league.
dont listen to what everyone says about marijuana. talk with someone who does and see why they do. do the research on what is so bad about marijuana. then look at cigarretes and alcohol. Marijuana keeps cancer patients families smiling again, helps ease the pain for so many diseased individuals, relieves headaches. Seriously Perscription drugs AND EVEN CAFFEINE are worse. Come on man. Not to say its 100% Healthy as some would say but not as harmful as caffeine, cigs, alcohol, perscriptions, none of that.
It seems that this year....
Mr. LeBron James has been demoted from King to Prince ...
and now from Prince to another BUFFOON.!!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffoon
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So he smoked pot. That rates right up there with . talking in class.
dude Melo smoked pot Micheal Phelps smoked pot and a ton others I dont think its a big deal
im a laker fan and any time lebrick does something bad i try to magnify it but smoking pot is nothing. i dont kno where you live but in cali everyone smokes weed im mean everyone....teachers, parents, grandparents, lil kids, cops, EVERYONE! so its not a big deal
we all know wade kobe dwight paul have taken a hit, too. probably almost the whole nba. it isn't a problem. i'd rather hear about a guy smoking pot than another crime.
im not a cavs fans but why r ppl overreacting to this issue its not even a big deal do u kno how many people smoke weed these days
hahhahahaahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahah… nice one man
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