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The Alabama effect: LeBron James only wins NBA titles in years Tide wins national championship

What does the Alabama football team and LeBron James have in common? Championships – and notably in the same year as each other.

As was pointed out Monday on Reddit, James has never won an NBA title when the Crimson Tide didn’t win a national championship in football that same year.

Here’s the rundown of how things have looked in those years:

2011-2012: Alabama wins title, LeBron wins title

2012-2013: Alabama wins title, LeBron wins title

2013-2014: Alabama loses Sugar Bowl, LeBron loses Finals

2014-2015: Alabama loses College Football Playoff semifinals, LeBron loses Finals

2015-2016: Alabama wins title, LeBron wins Finals

2016-2017: Alabama loses title game, LeBron?