Miami Heat guard LeBron James accepted the highly coveted NBA MVP award for the third time in four seasons on Saturday, making him the eighth player in league history to win that many. Unlike James, the others — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Moses Malone — all have won NBA titles. James numbers this season — 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game on 53 percent shooting.

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Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant led the Western Conference over their Eastern Conference counterparts 152-149 in the 2012 NBA All-Star game at the Amway Center in Orlando. Durant finished with 39 points and was named the All-Star Game MVP, while Bryant scored 27 points to pass Michael Jordan as the career scoring leader in the All-Star game. Check out complete game highlights from the 2012 NBA All-Star Game now…

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King James and his royal subjects of the Miami Heat take on Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks in a repeat of the 2006 NBA Finals match-up. Game 1 tipoff begins Tuesday night at 9pm ET on ABC & ESPN Radio. See preview of the 2011 NBA Finals match-up now…

Dwyane Wade scored 34 points, while LeBron James added 33 as the Miami Heat rallied in the fourth for a 97-87 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 5, advancing them to the East Conference finals. See highlights from Game 5 now…

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Kobe Bryant‘s 37-points led the West over their Eastern Conference counterparts 148-143 in the 2011 NBA All-Star game, earning him MVP honors for the night. LeBron James led the East in a losing effort with 29 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists, putting him in the company of Michael Jordan as the only other player in the history of the All-Star game to tally a triple-double. See complete highlights from the 2011 NBA All-Star game now…

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