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Basketball Experiences Extreme Youth Movement

Stakes are high for basketball player LeBron James, an Ohio high school athlete who's expected to go directly to pro ball in the next NBA draft. It doesn't stop there. Scouts are in the stands for junior high games. Hear Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis and NPR's Tom Goldman.

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Tom Goldman is NPR's sports correspondent. His reports can be heard throughout NPR's news programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and on NPR.org.
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