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Sports Illustrated
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Daniel Chavkin

LeBron James Wants Everyone to Know That Akron, Not Cleveland, Is His Hometown.

As LeBron James returns to Cleveland for this weekend’s NBA All-Star game, he wants to make sure everyone gets one thing straight.

He is from Akron, Ohio, not Cleveland.

The Los Angeles Times’ Dan Woike spoke with James about what Akron means to him and why that is such an important distinction.

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