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LeBron the Butt of ESPY Jokesters

Seth Myers gets in on the act, too

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2010 9:56 AM CDT

(Newser) – In a way, LeBron James was the star of last night's ESPY awards. No, he didn’t actually win anything, but he was on the receiving end of the most jokes, Time reports. In addition to the Steve Carell and Paul Rudd spoof above—in... More »

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