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LeBron James to produce sitcom
ESPN.com ^ | September 3, 2013 | Associated Press

Posted on 09/03/2013 9:11:56 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist

NEW YORK -- After LeBron James won his second NBA championship this year, he talked about the improbability of his journey -- ascending to world fame despite growing up with challenge after challenge in the inner city.

Now James plans to explore that theme as part of "Survivor's Remorse," a new show he's developing with Starz.

While he won't star in the half-hour sitcom, the Miami Heat superstar will be one of the executive producers of the show, which will explore the lives of two men from the streets who attain fame -- one is an NBA star and one is not -- and how they deal with friends and families in the wake of that success.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: basketball; lebronjames; sports
LeBron James is a big Obama supporter, so I'm guessing this show will feature guest appearances by Al Sharpton, Trayvon's mother and Rachel Jeantel.
1 posted on 09/03/2013 9:11:56 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist
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Try as he does, he’ll never be another Michael Jordan. He lacks the charisma. With all the tattoos, he just comes off as a punk thug. When his playing days are over, he’ll be forgotten.


2 posted on 09/03/2013 9:16:04 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Democrats: Robbing Peter to buy Paul's vote.)
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How'd you manage to miss this gem?

LeBron's mom dating 31 year old rapper

3 posted on 09/03/2013 9:16:43 AM PDT by ken5050 (2014 Tea Party Trifecta! Retire Mitch, Lamar, and Lindsey)
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So what if he has tattoos? Tons of white players has them too.

LeBron James is a married family man with kids. He's about as much of a thug as Thomas Sowell is.

4 posted on 09/03/2013 9:27:58 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Governor Sarah Heath Palin for President of the United States in 2016)
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Tons of white players has them too.

Naaaaah.

5 posted on 09/03/2013 9:29:33 AM PDT by dfwgator
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LeBron James is a married family man with kids

IIRC, you're about two weeks early on the "married" part.
6 posted on 09/03/2013 9:32:34 AM PDT by chrisser (Senseless legislation does nothing to solve senseless violence.)
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To: Cowboy Bob
he just comes off as a punk thug.

LeBron has absolutely no criminal record and you never hear tales of him acting thuggish in public. In a league with a fair number of thugs, LeBron is not one of them.

7 posted on 09/03/2013 9:34:09 AM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
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Boy,I bet that’ll be a laugh riot.Good God,unless the guy went absolutely crazy,spending-wise,during his playing days he’s gotta have a net worth of $50 million (plus) today.And endorsements can easily bring him a couple of million a year for the next 20 years.Why a sitcom?????


8 posted on 09/03/2013 9:40:12 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (If Obama Had A City It Would Look Like Detroit)
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Tall as Two-and-a-Half Men

James In Charge

Still Growing Pains

Who’s My Boss?


9 posted on 09/03/2013 9:40:51 AM PDT by mikrofon (B-ball Bounce, er- .. BUMP)
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just Tyler Perry with more expensive bling...


10 posted on 09/03/2013 10:10:20 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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