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Via CNN.com:

And you thought LeBron James Watch 2010 was out of control already?

Now, it’s moved to Twitter.

The NBA’s most coveted free agent signed up for the microblogging site on Tuesday, a close friend and his agent have confirmed.

Chris Paul, a fellow NBA free agent, posted on his own Twitter account that he’d talked the Cleveland Cavaliers (for now) power forward into signing up.

“… Couldn’t convince him to tell me which team he’s goin to but convinced him to join twitter lol … my brother from another mother @kingjames,” Paul wrote about noon ET on Tuesday.

By 2:45 p.m., the account, which had no posts, no profile picture and a link to James’ official website, had nearly 66,000 followers.

Sports Illustrated was reporting that James’ agent, Keith Estabrook, confirmed that the account indeed belongs to James.

Since the NBA season ended, fans and reporters have eyed James’ every move for possible hints about his plans. The New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers and New Jersey Nets are considered among the front-runners, unless he stays in Cleveland, which is also a possibility.

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