It looks like LeBron James is really happy to be in Shanghai for the NBA China Games 2007. In a China Daily photo in Wednesday’s paper, it looks as though King James is gripping his royal jewels. While James’ Cleveland Cavaliers are in town for a preseason game Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic, he has taken centerstage in Shanghai this week. As the China Daily reports, James launched a new sneaker in China this week called the Nike Zoom LBJ V China Colorway, which might just be the most ridiculous name for a shoe in the history of shoes. “LBJ” is not an homage to America’s 36th president Lyndon Baines Johnson, but rather refers to LeBron’s initials. Nike has also sponsored the LBJ Museum in Shanghai which displays all different types of LeBron memorabilia. On Monday, for the opening ceremony, 2,000 Chinese fans showed up to honor the NBA star. As quoted in the China Daily, James told fans, “I want to share with you my style of playing basketball and I hope what I do in the NBA inspires Chinese young players to have more passion for the sport.” As one who plays pickup games on the weekends, I hope Chinese young players don’t look at this photo and mimic his style. At least not while they’re guarding me.

•China Daily: China Goes Crazy for ‘King’ James

Trackback this Post | Feed on comments to this Post