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[andrew_jorgensen]

Not only is the cause of LeBron James's pulled left pectoral curious, so is his language:

Afterward, reporters were trying to gauge the seriousness of his injury. Asked whether he was 75 percent, James said, "I'm nowhere near close to playing live basketball right now."

Live basketball: it's not only a retronym as yet untracked by William Safire, it's another celebrity endorsement for the Xbox 360.

Comments

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm sure he's much more ready for his game box and tape-delay basketball seasons. Maybe on TiVo he can just cut out the parts he's going to miss.

[zargon10.livejournal.com]

So live basketballs grow in the live basketball patch where he can wait for the Great Basketball to visit? Or he meant he's appearing in the Spike Movie in undead basketball? Or he wants the taped-before-a-live-studio-audience-with-the-do-overs-basketball?

I'm usually silly when I haven't had enough sleep and I'm running out the door in a few minutes.....