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Cedar Point Will Rename Coaster "King James" if/when LeBron Comes Home

By Sam Allard on Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 10:47 am

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      {
        "name": "Ad - NativeInline - Injected",
        "component": "38482495",
        "insertPoint": "3",
        "requiredCountToDisplay": "5"
      },{
        "name": "Real 1 Player (r2) - Inline",
        "component": "38482494",
        "insertPoint": "2/3",
        "requiredCountToDisplay": "9"
      }
    ]

Game, set, match, folks. It's not like LeBron James needs any extra coaxing, but leave it to Cedar Point to lather unnecessary icing on a cake before it's baked.

The Sandusky amusement park just tweeted this out (and promptly disseminated press releases to the four corners of the globe).

Hey @KingJames - come back to the @cavs and we'll rename one of our coasters, "King James!" Ball in your court, sir. RT, #Ohio!
— Cedar Point (@cedarpoint) July 9, 2014

This is a bizarre gesture, but largely in keeping with the preemptive hero worship round these parts.

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