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BARELY A MONTH into his first season with the Miami Heat, LeBron James' supernova trajectory, from the No. 1 pick in 2003 to a Cinderella run to the 2007 Finals to two NBA MVPs, had stalled.
The Heat were hovering around .500, a far cry from the juggernaut James had infamously promised when he rattled off the bevy of titles they would win in announcing his and Chris Bosh's arrival, forming a Big Three with Dwyane Wade that was supposed to turn the league on its axis.
But he wasn't just losing.