NBA Inside scoop: LeBron James' workout tour

By Mike Baldwin, Staff Writer Comments 0
Published: November 1, 2009
Modified: October 31, 2009 at 10:15 pm

→LeBron James took Cavs assistant Chris Jent and assistant athletic trainer Mike Mancias with him on a 16-day, 10-city worldwide promotional shoe and book tour last summer that included stops in China, France and England. "They did a great job finding us facilities (to work out),” James said.

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