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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (218961)	2/5/2003 1:12:22 PM
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LeBron James Ruled Eligible to Play 12 minutes ago Add Top Stories - AP to My Yahoo! By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer AKRON, Ohio - LeBron James received permission Wednesday to resume playing high school ball, when a judge blocked a state ruling that had stripped him of his eligibility. AP Photo Summit County Judge James R. Williams said James could rejoin his team but must serve a two-game suspension. James, a senior at St. Vincent-St. Mary, has already missed one game after the Ohio High School Athletic Association declared him ineligible for accepting free sports jerseys valued at $845 from a store. In a one-hour hearing, Williams listened to arguments from OSHAA attorney Steven Craig and James' attorney, Fred Nance. The judge met with both sides in his chambers for much of the morning before bringing them into the courtroom. Williams ordered the school to inform him by noon Thursday which game James would miss in addition to a game he sat out Sunday. The judge scheduled a preliminary hearing for Feb. 19, when he will decide whether to grant a permanent injunction or go to trial. "Neither side is going to be happy," Williams said. "There are a number of issues the court wants to hear." James, who is expected to be the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft, and his team is next scheduled to play Saturday in Trenton, N.J. James did not attend Wednesday's hearing. Williams said he would not address the game that St. Vincent-St. Mary had to forfeit because of OHSAA commissioner Clair Muscaro's ruling on James' ineligibility. Muscaro attended the hearing, which attracted a media throng, including seven camera crews set up in the back of the courtroom. There was no immediate comment from Muscaro or the lawyers, who were summoned into the judge's chambers following the ruling.