STORY REMOVED: BKN–China-LeBron Diplomacy

HONG KONG (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about LeBron James writing an op-ed for Chinese state media. One of James’ representatives says he made the comments attributed to him during media sessions but that he did not write the op-ed.

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