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As a humongous basketball fan, the day the 2014-15 NBA schedule was released, I circled December 11th and eagerly awaited that date to arrive. The 11th was going to be a very special day because that's when the Thunder were slated to play the Cavaliers, or in other words: KD vs. LeBron. That very match up feared to be in jeopardy when the Thunder announced Kevin Durant would miss some time with an injury to his foot, but when the reigning MVP returned in early December, it appeared we would get to see the two best players in the world square off after all. That was until LeBron James decided to give the proverbial middle finger to the Oklahoma City community when he announced he would sit out of the game due to "knee soreness." 

I'm a HUMONGOUS LeBron fan. If you don't believe me check my blog post from Monday where I describe LeBron as the Santa Clause of the league. But what he pulled yesterday by sitting out of the 103-94 loss to the Thunder, was extremely disappointing. LeBron is one of the more aware athletes of all-time, he knows exactly how big the game was, and what the match up meant for NBA fans and more importantly Thunder fans.  

Yes, Thunder fans are happy their team won, but it's not everyday that the best athlete in the planet comes to your hometown. The way the NBA schedule is structured, an Eastern Conference team like the Cavaliers only makes one visit to each Western Conference arena per season. The Cavs and Thunder will indeed play again this season, but unless the two teams square off in the finals, LeBron won't be making a trip to OKC until next year. Just like the many Kobe Bryant fans of this world, people from any nook and cranny are "King James" fans who worship the once in a lifetime talent. Kids and adults of all ages stand in line to buy his shoes, they wear his jerseys and even obsess over his social media accounts. Some Thunder fans probably even asked for tickets to see LeBron play as their Christmas gift, or set aside enough money to buy tickets for the opportunity. LeBron knows his impact, and he knows the excitement he brings to every NBA city he visits. Arenas that are normally halfway filled, sell out completely when the King rolls into town. Not to mention the 

I'm not questioning LeBron's toughness, but when "knee soreness" is the excuse for not squaring off against Durant I start to smell something a little fishy. LeBron hasn't missed a single game all season, but right as the Cavs are in the midst of an eight game win-streak and headed to OKC for the match up of the season thus far this soreness suddenly appears? C'mon man! People have started to speculate that Durant has been making that push over the last year to supplant LeBron's as the best player in the league, but most experts like to pump the brakes when that topic arises. The showdown that never happened on Thursday night could have been a stepping stone for Durant to get closer to that elite level and I personally feel that LeBron sensed that. I don't think LeBron was afraid, I just think that he may have felt something was a little off with his knee, and didn't want to square off with KD if he wasn't 100%. In doing so, he shorted every NBA fan a chance to see a great show. Injuries happen, I get that. I would never want to see a player such as LeBron hurt himself further just to play in a regular season game, but it isn't like this was a serious injury. As a heroic figure and the most influential player in the NBA, it's LeBron's responsibility to play in a game of that magnitude. 

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Revere is now a star in Philadelphia, and is proud of it. He is one of kind when it comes to personality as well. Frequently active on Social Media, Revere takes time to interact with fans and share moments about his daily life. Being someone who was lucky enough to meet him, I can personally he’s extremely nice. He doesn’t ignore fans and was nice enough to give me an autograph and a picture. Also later in the evening I tweeted at him and he responded and gave me a retweet which showed me sincerity. Ben Revere also has taken part of the Make A Wish foundation and takes his own time to go meet kids who are ill, just to give them a reason to forget about everything and just enjoy a moment with him. Sources and friends of Ben have also revealed that he is religious and has a very close relationship with God. This world has all kinds, but only has one Ben Revere. Revere has stated that he has been playing baseball since he was 2 years old. He said he started off in the backyard of his Atlanta Home, and then took things to little league. Revere then worked things up to a starting position at Lexington Catholic High-School. From there at the age of 19 Revere was drafted to the Minnesota Twins in 2007. Bouncing from Triple A, to the Majors, he always gave it his full effort and played his heart out. It wasn’t until 2010, that he was finally pulled up for a starting position in right field. Progressively improving his baseball skills, we would find Revere moving to Center field and Denard Span moving to right. One single year and the young athlete has an entire outfield on lock down, which to most is just astonishing. What’s next? Just finishing his season with 184 hits, Tied for most hits in the National League with Denard Span, and 49 stolen bases, Revere will be going under an ankle surgery very soon. His right ankle will be having Two screws taken out of it, from his last surgery back in July. Revere will be wearing a boot for Two weeks prior to the surgery. "I've had a pretty good year all things considered," Revere said. "I look forward to seeing what I can do without it bothering me." At such a young age people can only assume this young star is just getting started with his career, and has many years of excellence to show. Being one of the fastest in the league and also one of the most consistent, he has priorities to maintain along with the thousands looking up to him.

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Merging into the MLB in 2010, he has already made a name for himself. Ben Revere a former Minnesota Twin, now playing for the Philadelphia Phillies is one of the players who is well known for making incredible catches. He leaves people asking “Does he have a baseball magnet in his hand?”. Fielding isn’t his only strong suit either, the young 26 year old athlete, has the highest count for stolen bases in a single season, and hits a .291 batting average. He’s also capable of getting on base from bunting, which isn’t easy to do, seeing as I am a former baseball player. In the summer of 2010, his first official year, he made a catch that is still being talked about. In a game against the Baltimore Oriels in the bottom of the 7th inning is when the young star made his first spark. MLB slugger Vladimir Guerrero belted a ball across Target Field, as the ball went soaring into the stands, Revere starting running. It was that moment when Ben Revere decided to climb the wall of Target Field and catch the ball in his glove, leaving the packed stadium in a mixture of awe and cheers. During that same year Minnesota fans also got to see the revolution of the term “Rev Run”, after seeing Ben do a full somersault while rounding second base and running to third. Making it to third base it was still a classic moment watching your favorite player lose his balance and barrel roll onto third base. The crowd was in laughter, the team was in shock, and coach Ron Gardenhire had the look of relief and irritation written all over his face, and Ben had a smile from ear to ear on his face as he looked up at his Dad and Brother who were sitting in the front row. Holding many records for a single team, he also holds a record for the MLB in general. He set the record for having 1,410 career at bats without hitting a single homerun. He did hit an out of the park homerun until the Summer of 2014, and an In the Park homerun back in 2012. Critics can say that’s embarrassing, but to Ben Revere, a records a record, and that one wont be broken for a very long time. While playing for the Minnesota Twins, Ben got to play alongside some really great players; Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Jim Thome, and Denard Span. It has been said by numerous sources that Ben brought positive energy to the team and enjoyed playing for the Minnesota twins a lot, but that was until the Winter of 2012 when he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Vance Worley. The Twins had this absurd vision that First round draft pick Aaron Hicks was going to be a replacement for Revere, how wrong they were, how terribly wrong they were.

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