"In 2010, LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers. That same year, Jason Lloyd began to cover the team for the Akron Beacon Journal, LeBron's hometown newspaper. The story he uncovered started as a tragedy but ended in incredible triumph. Back in 2010, starting in the days, weeks, and months after LeBron left, the Cavs hatched a plan to get LeBron back. The plan was daring, audacious, and spectacularly successful. It incorporated several losing...

Written by a native Clevelander and long-beloved "Esquire" writer, "The Whore of Akron" is a thoughtful, in-depth look at the undeniably fascinating LeBron James. Portraying him as both hero and villain, it offers a uniquely intimate view of an increasingly remote--and notoriously self-reverential--icon.