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Ironically the more balance team beat the one man show.
In a backwards way it once again strengthens the argument that Lebron made the right “Decision” in signing with the South Beach NWO. With that being said there is one thing this summer has shown us.
Kevin Durant has a chance to be not just a star or a Superstar, but a Megastar. The lockout isn’t good for anyone, but Durant has used the opportunity to become a bigger star and get his name in the mind of casual basketball fans all across the country just by playing great summer league ball.
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With the NBA mired in a bitter labor dispute, some of the league’s biggest stars descended on Morgan State University in Baltimore to play an exhibition game Tuesday night. Kevin Durant, representing the Washington D.C.-based Goodman League, scored a game-high 59 points, but his team lost 149-141 to Carmelo Anthony’s Baltimore-based Melo League squad, which included Anthony, LeBron James and Chris Paul.
James scored 32 and Anthony finished with 27. Paul added 16 and several jaw-dropping assists.
Durant and James went at each other for most of the game, with Durant getting past James for a baseline dunk in the first half. But James scored 13 in the third quarter, including six straight at one point, to help the Melo League team take control in front of roughly 4,000 fans at the near-capacity Hill Field House.
“I think it’s great, you know, got a high school feel to it,” James told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols. “… KD is a great player and we’re just out here having fun.”
The real winners were the fans who got an opportunity to see some of the biggest NBA Stars on the planet. Now if we can get Kobe, Bron, Wade, KD, Melo and CP3 on the court at one time.
I can dream right?