Published 9/10/2008
by Scott Miles
at Bleacher Report - NBA
Everyone knows about LeBron James' struggles at the free throw line and his inconsistent jump shot. Now you can add one more weakness to the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar's game: the art of the trick shot.
James went head-to-head with former Capital University men's basketball player David Kalb in two games of "H-O-R-S-E", the game that requires a player to match his or her opponent's shots from a certain part of the court.
Not only did Kalb take down the recent Olympic gold medalist in the first game, he accepted LeBron's challenge to a rematch and proceeded to shut him out, giving LeBron all five letters without accruing one himself.
"I really believed I had a chance to beat him," Kalb said.
With a dizzying variety of shots from behind the basket, around and through the basket, the transplanted Bucyrus, Ohio native - he now resides in California where the games were played - earned his way into the spotlight on ESPN, being featured on SportsCenter's "Top 10 Plays" and getting discussed on ...
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