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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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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Check out the Christmas day preview for the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat match-up now…

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Cleveland’s once beloved son Lebron James, who scorned them this summer when he decided to leave as a free agent to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, returns home to play his former team Thursday @ 8pm EST on TNT. Check out video interview of Lebron as he previews his return to Cleveland now…

In quite possibly the most electrifying and definitely the most publicized move in the history of the NBA, Lebron James announced Thursday night that he will be joining Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in South Beach to play for the Miami Heat next season. See replay of Lebron James’ live-televised decision and ESPN analysis with Michael Wilbon and Jon Barry now…

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