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Tuesday 29 May 2018

BIRD WATCHIN’

Cleveland Cavaliers forward
LeBron James reacts to a
play during the second half
in Game 7 of the NBA bas-
ketball Eastern Conference
finals against the Boston Celt-
ics, Sunday, May 27, 2018, in
Boston.
Associated Press

Another NBA

Finals brings

another huge

challenge for

LeBron

By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer
BOSTON (AP) — LeBron
James will get a couple
days to catch his breath,
then make his annual June
journey to Golden State or
down to Houston to face a
team far better than his.
His eighth straight NBA
Finals sets up as one of his
most difficult, flanked by
a largely unheralded set
of teammates who force
him to do much more at
33 than most other players
are ever asked. Astros ace Justin Verlander
But James keeps showing
he can do it, and he can’t
wait for his chance to win blasts through Yankees’ big bats
another ring.
Dare count him out?
“At the end of the day, the New York Yankees’ Greg Bird watches his solo home run
game is won in between during the seventh inning of a baseball game against
the lines, and we have an the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium, Monday, May 28,
opportunity to play for a
championship,” he said 2018, in New York.
after Sunday’s 87-79 victory Associated Press
over Boston. “That’s all that
matters.” Page 21

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