LeBron has been so focused on the playoffs that he’s been staying aways from social media (no twitter activity since April). Â He’s been spotted in the past couple weeks reading The Hunger Games and Catching Fire as he prepares for the games. Â Today he was spotted reading something different…definitely not surprised tho. Â Check it out…
Decoded by Jay-Z:
SOURCE: T/Y BSO
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FROM  Jeff Zillgitt at USA TODAY:
Today’s Miami Heat Book Club update: Forward LeBron James is finished with The Hunger Gamestrilogy (Mockingjay was the last installment) and has moved on to Jay-Z’s book, Decoded.
James began devouring books at the beginning of the playoffs, starting with Hall of Famer Jerry West’s autobiography West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life.
Since then, he has read The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream; The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference; The Hunger Games,Catching Fire and Mockingjay.
“For me, it’s relaxing honestly,” James said early Tuesday afternoon, hours before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. “You spend so much preparation for the games, sometimes you just need to get away from it for a little bit. The reading has helped me get away from the game a little bit, and I’m able zero in once I’m done and get ready for the games.”
The increased reading has coincided with James’ vacation from Twitter and less TV.
“I wanted to try something new in this postseason honestly. I’m not watching much TV so I’m reading a little bit more,” he said.
James said he asked longtime friend and business manager Maverick Carter to select books for him. Since then, “People have seen me walking around with them (and) they’ve been given lists of books to read.”
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, a self-confessed hoops junkie, has taken a similar route – less TV and he said has stopped reading Heat-related stories. He told USA TODAY Sports Tuesday he encouraged his players to find a diversion from what he calls “outside noise.”
It wasn’t easy for Spoelstra, who regularly visits NBA-related websites and receives a collection of clips daily from the Heat’s public relations staff. While watching playoff games, Spoelstra watched with the volume muted to avoid hearing what is being said about his team.
