LeBron James was the biggest trophy of his career, when the Miami Heat won the NBA championship. The hardware race for the title offset somewhat "over the Espy Awards.
James has won a leading three individual titles, including male athlete of the year, and another shared in the annual exhibition that celebrates the 20 best sports moments and athletes of the year.
It was not on hand to accept, because I was in Vegas with the rest of the U.S. national team preparing for the next Olympics in London.
James beat Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, the pitcher Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers fans to vote for the victory of the male athletes. He also won the league and NBA player performance categories, while sharing the prize for best team, with Juwan Howard and Mike Miller to accept for the Heat.
"He had a magnifying glass on it since I was 17 years ago and I think it went very well," said James Miller backstage. "The teammate's father Incredible, incredible, so these are the most important things. 'S a good guy. It's a great basketball player to boot."
Baylor basketball star Brittney Grin won two trophies, including the female athlete of the year by defeating the champion of the French Open, Maria Xarapova, skier Lindsay Vonn and soccer player Abby Wambach.
The quarterback Robert Griffin III, who played the role of Grin at Baylor, won male athlete of the honors college. Grin women have the honors of the college athletes who lead the Lady Bears to a 40-0 record and the NCAA championship.
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