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Lakers' LeBron James returning to city where he made a dazzling debut

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Sacramento Kings at Arco Arena on Oct. 29, 2003, in Sacramento, California.

LOS ANGELES — When LeBron James suits up for the Lakers on Sunday for the game against the Kings, it will mark the 20th anniversary of James' NBA debut, and it will be in the same city of Sacramento that he lived up to all the hype.

The kid from Akron, Ohio, who had appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated while in high school and who had nicknames such as "The King" and "The

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