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Cavs star James urges calm as Cleveland rocked by verdict

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LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, seen on the bench during Game Two of their Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 22, 2015

Los Angeles (AFP) - Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James hopes the team's playoff run can be a rallying point for a city divided by the acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting of an unarmed black couple.

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The verdict, which triggered minor protests, comes amid widespread tensions in the United States over police treatment of blacks following the deaths of a number of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement.