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LeBron James, one win away from a second consecutive NBA title, is refusing to let relentless critics shift him from his goal of earning a place as one of the game's greatest.

That spot in the corner, so full of magic Tuesday night, was where Ray Allen walked again early Wednesday afternoon, roughly 15 hours after his miracle shot from there resuscitated the Heat season.

Every June, LeBron James and the word "legacy" are bonded tighter than someone licking an Alaskan pole after flunking the cinnamon challenge .

LeBron James never forgets. The Miami Heat star can break down any play in any game as it happens, and breakdowns stick with him.

Mike Miller of the Miami Heat reacts after making a three-pointer in the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs during Game 2 of the 2013 NBA Finals on Sunday, June 9, in Miami.

The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs were back at it Saturday. Back at practice at AmericanAirlines Arena, back in front of the media, with the NBA Finals now in the midst of a two-day break before Sunday's Game 2. Heat forward LeBron James on the toll of non-stop basketball for more than two years, when counting the 2012 Olympics and three ... (more)

During halftime of Game 1 I decided I'd check out what was happening on Facebook since well, that's what you do when you've got nothing else to do and feel like wasting 15 minutes of your time.

First, we get the lovely 12-year-old Julia Dale belting out the national anthem for the 23rd straight postseason game.

David Stern, NBA Commissioner, right, and Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner, speak before the start of Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat, Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Miami.

Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs drives around Zach Randolph #50 of the Memphis Grizzlies during Game Two of the Western Conference Finals between the Memphis Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs during the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 21, 2013 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The tightrope is ratcheted high as it can be now, stretched taut across what seems like a ravine far below, or an abyss.

On Monday, per a release from USA Basketball , it was announced that the bruising Marquette forward has been invited to take part in Team USA's training camp for the 2013 World University Games.

Their season, their legacy, their reign atop the NBA was all at stake, and the Miami Heat responded to all of that in a manner befitting champions.

Point guard Jason Kidd, who announced his retirement Monday, two weeks after a disappointing end to his first season with the Knicks, was the most unusual of N.B.A. superstars.

Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have had a quiet Eastern Conference finals. Their MVP teammate has noticed and put the Heat on his back ... just like he did with the Cavaliers.

Back in its heyday, World Championship Wrestling had a wrestler by the name of Dean Malenko.

IAt the famous racetrack some 10 miles west of the basketball arena here, the Indianapolis 500 had barely ended Sunday when more than 200,000 race fans got their priorities straight.

Reaction from NBA veteran Jason Collins' first-person account published in Sports Illustrated, as he came out as the first gay male player in the four major American professional sports: ``If you have learned anything from Jackie Robinson, it is that teammates are always the first to accept.

Call it a moment of clarity, self-actualization, or just putting "it" all together, but there is no denying Miami Heat small forward LeBron James has reached the pinnacle of basketball.