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LeBron James Pays His Respects To Soccer Writer Grant Wahl

Wahl, who died Friday while covering World Cup in Qatar, wrote the first national story on LeBron
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LeBron James Pays His Respects To Soccer Writer Grant Wahl
LeBron James Pays His Respects To Soccer Writer Grant Wahl

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In his NBA career, LeBron James has been the subject of several national media stories. 

The first was in 2002 when he was the subject of a cover story as a junior in high school for Sports Illustrated. The write of the article was Grant Wahl, the famed soccer reporter who died Friday while covering the World Cup in Qatar. He was 48. 

James, who led the Miami Heat to NBA titles in 2012 and 2013, paid his respects Saturday morning on Twitter. 

"You had a huge impact on me and my family and I’m so appreciative of you," James posted. "A great person and journalist. Rest In Paradise Grant Wahl." 

After years of covering basketball, Wahl became one of the world's best soccer writers. The cause of his death has yet to be determined. Reports say he collapsed while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match.

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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