James Stimulates Miami Economy as Heat Start Play
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LeBron James will be helping more than South Beach when he plays his first game for the Miami Heat tonight.
James, the National Basketball Association’s reigning two-time Most Valuable Player, said he was “taking my talents to South Beach” -- a glitzy strip of nightclubs, hotels and restaurants -- when the 25-year-old announced in July that he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers and joining the Heat to play with fellow All-Star free agents Dwyane Wade, 28, and Chris Bosh, 26.