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How 'The Decision' helped LeBron James eventually rule the sports world

LeBron James looked fidgety and nervous sitting on an elevated dais facing Jim Gray on a July evening 10 years ago.

And while Gray was a handpicked selection to guide James through his dramatic “Decision,” James might as well have been staring down the athletic establishment, knowing a seismic change was coming.

It didn’t matter James helped raise $2 million for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America through the ambitious venture in Greenwich, Connecticut, on July 8, 2010. What mattered more than anything were a few words that eliminated the narrative of what could control an athlete and created a new paradigm for athlete empowerment.