MIAMI -- When LeBron James learned he was Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, the Miami Heat star was surprised.
Not
because he thought his achievements in 2012 weren't worthy, but because
he figured what happened in 2010 was still holding him back.
Apparently, that's no longer the case. The magazine announced its
annual choice Monday, with James becoming the first NBA player to win
the award since Heat teammate Dwyane Wade in 2006.
"I remember just like yesterday when I signed here and basically, like
the roof caved in," James told The Associated Press, referring to the
fallout from his infamous "Decision" to leave Cleveland for Miami in
2010. "To see that I and my team and everyone around me was able to
patch that roof up, to come to this point, to come to this point and
receive such a prestigious award, it's huge."
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