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LeBron James thrills hometown fans with dunk at Cavaliers scrimmage

The fans came out to see their hometown hero dunk.

They finally got their wish with 36 seconds left in the fourth quarter when LeBron James took flight, threw down a vicious dunk, jumped over a cameraman and ran right out of James A. Rhodes Arena.

It was one of the highlights of the Cleveland Cavaliers' Wine and Gold Scrimmage at the University of Akron on Saturday. James had 15 points and five rebounds to help the Wine to a 71-64 victory.

``It's always special (to play in Akron),'' James said. ``It's like a home court to me. I'm happy that the fans came out and supported us like that.''

James didn't score in the first half. He finally got on the scoreboard with a free throw with nine minutes left in the third quarter. He followed that with a high-arcing 3-pointer. Once he got rolling, he was hard to stop.

``He's a guy who's capable of getting hot in the matter of a minute,'' Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. ``Once he gets hot, he's extremely hard to stop.''

Brown has been sitting James on and off throughout training camp, trying to keep him fresh for the regular season. James played most of the summer for Team USA in the world championships.

Fans got their first glimpse of rookie guard Shannon Brown. Competing for minutes in a crowded backcourt, he played some point guard in the scrimmage and was able to handle the duty.

The Michigan State product soared through the lane for a dunk for his first points. He finished with 12 points for the Wine.

Forward Donyell Marshall led all scorers with 20 points and nine rebounds for the Wine. Drew Gooden paced the Gold with 14 points and 10 rebounds.




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