An Akron native has started a crowdsourcing campaign to give the city a life-sized tribute to LeBron James. Aaron Carey is hoping to.
At Monday's shootaround, James said he appreciates the gesture, but had not thought about a pose.
"I mean, I don鈥檛 know. I don鈥檛 have a particular pose in mind but, like I said, I just think it鈥檚 the thought that counts. It鈥檚 pretty cool.鈥�
Carey says James鈥� comments give him hope he will be able to raise the money for the statue.
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Carey is hopeful
鈥淛ust hearing those words coming out of the King鈥檚 mouth himself, that鈥檚 all I can ask for, that he鈥檚 happy with just the plan.鈥�
Carey says he鈥檚 in touch with , who has created works celebrating Michael Jordan and Shaquille O鈥橬eal, among others.
