oh yeah its real kinda like wrestling which is real as well. i mean those shot by lebron without using too much effort much be skills and wrestlers punching and kicking another wrestler will hurt as well.
its a 100% fake guys, it was a promo for a company (nike or something i think). that company did other ads where it looks like amazing stuff is happening but is just clever computer imagery.
i mean seriously, bron is barely flicking his wrist to hit those 80 footers, its impossible...
Sam Newman did a take-off of it on Any Given Sunday last year...just to show how easy it is to do with SFX etc. From memory I think he was handballing footballs through a basketball ring from about 80ft!!