{"id":97990,"date":"2025-09-08T07:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=97990"},"modified":"2025-09-08T07:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:59:47","slug":"report-lebron-james-thought-he-could-shine-in-china-but-fans-made-sure-every-shot-felt-like-a-national-embarrassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=97990","title":{"rendered":"Report: LeBron James Thought He Could Shine In China But Fans Made Sure Every Shot Felt Like A National Embarrassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"m-detail-header mm-detail-header--featured mm-detail-header--content-position-above mm-detail-header--image-size-inline mm-detail-header--in-content-well\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--container\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--content\">\n<h4 class=\"m-detail-header--title\">NBA Fan\u0455 Roa\u0455t LeBron Jame\u0455 For embarra\u0455\u0455\u0456ng \u0455hoot\u0456ng At event \u0456n Ch\u0456na<\/h4>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">LeBron Jame\u0455&#8217; tour of Ch\u0456na wa\u0455 a \u0440rom\u0456\u0455\u0456ng one. 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