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The big AOLsports LeBron interview (linkage provided for the mentally deficient) was more startling in its lack of substance that we assumed it would be. We figured that was just a glitch in the ALL-NEW America Online, but an anonymous emailer gives us a different story:

As for LeBron’s Lighting Lemonade, the Bubblicious folks declined AOL’s request to make LeKing available for an SBL radio interview and opted for an “AIM Chat” instead. And instead of LeBron actually being on the computer for the interview like Tommy Lee and other superstars of sport and entertainment before him, he was in his car on a cell phone with the Bubblicious PR lady who was on the phone with an AOL Sports programmer… AND the whole thing lasted about five minutes before he said peace the fork out.

We obviously can’t give up an anonymous source (it’s Emilio Estevez), but we will put the level of legitimacy of this at 99.99%.

It’s disappointing to know that the blame may lie indirectly at the feet of King James, although the interviewer didn’t do themselves any favors by pulling out the “Freestyle a bit for us and I’ll be your best friend.” Just what answer were they fishing for there?