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"I'd still be famous if I wasn't playing basketball" - LeBron James on Nike using his star power for an Asian marketing campaign after the 2004 incident

LeBron James reflected on his global prominence and a commercial push orchestrated by Nike in Asia following an event in 2004. Addressing the footwear company's reliance on his visibility, the basketball star asserted that his renown would have endured even if he had pursued a career outside of athletics.