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Hardwood Paroxysm summer reading recommendations

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Jun 27, 2014; Independence, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers first round pick Andrew Wiggins speaks to the media at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 27, 2014; Independence, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers first round pick Andrew Wiggins speaks to the media at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 15, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) shoots against San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (2) in game five of the 2014 NBA Finals at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 15, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) shoots against San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (2) in game five of the 2014 NBA Finals at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports /

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, Recommended for LeBron James

By Dane Carbaugh (@danecarbaugh)

LeBron James has gone home again, after a long and perilous journey south that he believes has turned him into a man. As he once again dons the wine and gold in Ohio, he should dig deep into All the Pretty Horses.

Significant peril forced him to seek out a new life in South Beach, and James found solace from his difficult move after winning two championship rings. Like the tale of John Grady Cole and Lacey Rawlins, it was friendship that helped solidify the adventure south as James & Co. sought gold, love and the serenity of the heat.

After some success, things soon fell apart. Dwyane Wade was turned a fool by age much in the manner of Jimmy Blevins, his execution on the floor of the Finals signaling the end of things to come for the young men exploring the New Old (Key) West. The Heat found themselves in the prison that was the series with the San Antonio Spurs last season, and the only logical move was to agree to the terms of the land, splitting up for good as James went back the way he came.

Now, James is alone. His only source for retribution is to reclaim the horses that stand for everything his friends stood for, everything his country stands for and everything that he has in this world that is not cold and unforgiving and burned in the yellowed streetlamps of Northeastern Ohio. Then and only then can he be the man he has always longed to be. Un vaquero victorioso.

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