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LeBron's chalk toss through the years


With this week’s release of NBA 2K14, LeBron James is finally on the cover of a major video game. James celebrated the release by posting a picture of the game’s cover on his Instagram account with this caption:

What y’all been on tonight!?! Cause this what I’m on. I remember playing Bulls vs Blazers and Double Dribble like these are the best(which they were at the time). Crazy to me that I’m on the cover of a video game man! #NBA2K14 #CoverBoy #RealestHoopGame#StriveForGreatness#PowderTossComingBackToAnArenaNearYou

The last of those four hashtags is crucial here: #PowderTossComingBackToAnArenaNearYou.

Since his first season with the Miami Heat, James has largely abandoned the pregame chalk toss that used to be his signature. This is likely because it was seen as a distraction from his focus on winning a championship. Now that he’s won two, a little bit of that pressure is off, and he can afford to have fun again.

Here’s what that chalk toss has looked like since his NBA career began in 2003:

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