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LeBron on recruiting during 1st stint with Cavs: 'Nobody wanted to play with me'

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

LeBron James's game continues to improve both on and off the court.

After leaving the Miami Heat in the offseason for a reunion with the team that drafted him – the Cleveland Cavaliers – a number of players started flooding to Ohio to join James, including Shawn Marion and Mike Miller.

That wasn't the case during his first stint with the Cavaliers, as James said he failed to recruit Michael Redd, Joe Johnson and Chris Bosh.

"I recruited (before) I left here, but I just didn't win nothing so nobody wanted to play with me," James said, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

The 10-time All-Star has since won a pair of titles and reached the Finals in four consecutive seasons with the Heat.

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