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LeBron James To Develop Furniture Line

We've seen some unusual celebs take to furniture design over the years (Pharrell's unique chair anyone?) but the latest unlikely designer is megastar basketball star LeBron James. Our sister blog ShelterPop reported that James will develop a furniture line with furniture company American Signature. His brand manager LRMR Marketing and his longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson will also be part of the team. Brinson and James were high school sweethearts and she is the mother of his two children. The pair have been spotted at fashion shows and other designcentric events and she is known for her work administering the LeBron James foundation. Why LeBron James? While sneakers and apparel might be a natural brand tie-in for an athlete furniture is a bit of a stretch but American Signature is sold on both his popularity and reputation as someone who embodies certain wholesome values like teamwork and leadership. The collection will be launched this summer at Value City and American Signature stores and is American Signature's first license. No details on the products and design have been revealed.

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A Big Birthday Present For LeBron James

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Sports

LeBron James might have had the most fabulous 25th birthday ever. LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers took on the Atlanta Hawks and were victorious with LeBron clocking in an amazing 48 points. The game was a bit of a squeaker with Anderson Varejao making his first career three-pointer with 17.2 seconds left to give Cleveland a 106-101 victory. In the photo above Lebron James is being presented with a seat cushion in lieu of a present.

The night just got better for the basketball phenom who celebrated with a party at a nightclub with all attendees required to dress in black clothing. After the game, he also got an amazing gift from teammate Shaquille O'Neal, a white Rolls-Royce. This isn't the first time Trump has given this gift, Shaq also gave Donald Trump a white Rolls-Royce for his 2005 wedding present.

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LeBron James Part Of Sun Valley Billionaire Confab

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Filed under: Sports, Wealth

As the LA Times points out, Kobe Bryant may won the NBA championship but it's Cleveland Cavaliers player LeBron James who the billionaires want to talk to in Sun Valley this week. The young player who is building his basketball and financial empire is part of this year's annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. The five-day conference includes many of the world's richest people including Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Sumner Redstone, Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg and Diane von Furstenberg. Another attendee likely to be in demand will be Twitter co-founder Evan Williams.

The conference takes over the area with private jets filling the local airport and hotel rooms selling out as both attendees and media flock to the event. While the event is supposed to be a hush-hush affair the press often gets the rare chance to spot the wealthy in casual clothes relaxing and enjoying Sun Valley's beautiful scenery. Meanwhile, behind closed doors the future of media itself and how to best monetize the digital world will be one of the topics of conversation.

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LeBron James Charity Cuts Staff

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Filed under: Charity, Sports

LeBron James may make millions but his nonprofit organization isn't so lucky. The LeBron James Family Foundation launched by the Cleveland Cavaliers star is cutting its staff and some of its charitable work. The foundation will still do their annual June bikeathon but will use consultants instead of staff. James has said that the foundation is being streamlined to make better use of money. The foundation may end up only having a board of directors. Charities all over are cutting back. The major draw for sports star charities is of course the name of the player. Over the past few years having a foundation has become pretty much mandatory for players of note in a variety of sports but these charities also depend on community and corporate support which may be lacking in the current economic climate.

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LeBron James Plans A Massive Home

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

The word "massive" really has its work cut out when it comes to describing the new house basketball player LeBron James is building himself and plans to move into next summer. In addition to absolutely "massive" living spaces like a two-story walk-in closet off the master suite, and not only a huge "great room" but an even bigger "grand room" as well, James really outdoes himself (and the rest of the neighborhood) with a casino, a bowling alley, and a barbershop included in the over 35,000 sq feet of house plans.

Throw in a Starbucks and a gas station and he can upgrade from "massive home" to "small town."

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