The Akron Hammer

Never heard of that nickname for LeBron before? Well, then you're not watching Sportsnation. Michelle Beadle created the nickname for The King and it was their self-proclaimed biggest story of 2009. Personally, it's pretty freaking lame, but with a Facebook group of over 6,000 members, 23,400 Google search results, and endless banter on Twitter, I might be in the minority (but I don't think so).

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Vince Grzegorek

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.
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