Usually we see LeBron and other players listening to music before a game. Â Yesterday LeBron James was doing something different, reading.
Before James gave a thumbs-up performance by playing with the steely focus of a gladiator for the Miami Heat on Sunday, he sat in front of his locker to read …
The Hunger Games.
The book, published in 2008 by television writerSuzanne Collins, centers on a post-apocalyptic world in which people are pitted against one another in a last-man-standing competition.
Oh, the oft-criticized James played as if he was hungry — perhaps even famished — as he seeks his first NBA championship in nine seasons. On the brink of going down 3-1 on the road, he showed that edge and urgency the Heat needed as they drew even at 2-2 with Sunday’s 101-93 victory vs. the Indiana Pacers.
James posted playoff bests 40 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists. The other half of the dynamic duo, Dwayne Wade, added 30 points.
WRITTEN BY J. Michael Falgoust, USA TODAYÂ & FULL STORY HERE
