LeBron is good, but not that good

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Some people will believe anything. We’re talking about the fun Powerade spot in which LeBron James hits four consecutive insanely long full-court shots. Enough people thought the footage might be real that the Urban Legends Reference Pages Web site gave the spot its own page, which clarifies: “Lebron James is a incredibly gifted athlete with amazing skills on the basketball court, but if he could sink 80-foot shots as consistently and effortlessly as depicted in this Powerade spot, he’d be shattering NBA scoring records left and right.”

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