LeBron James Mural Painted Over at Rucker Park

A sprawling mural of LeBron James in a New York Knicks blue jersey has been removed from the world-famous Rucker Park in Harlem. The basketball mecca, which is legendary in sports history, has removed the memory of LeBron James possibly joining the struggling franchise. Covering up murals, burning jerseys, death threats and a tongue-lashing from…

A sprawling mural of LeBron James in a New York Knicks blue jersey has been removed from the world-famous Rucker Park in Harlem. The basketball mecca, which is legendary in sports history, has removed the memory of LeBron James possibly joining the struggling franchise. Covering up murals, burning jerseys, death threats and a tongue-lashing from the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers. All of this over basketball? Where is this fervor over child care costs or student-loan interest rates? We're just saying.

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