Stretching and taking practice shots are mere pedestrian acts of exercise. A King needs to warm up in style. LeBron James, known to fans as King James, has an elaborate pre-game routine known as “the Ritual.” Although his full routine involves a complex sequence of actions ranging from putting on his mouth guard to giving out handshakes, the most visually prominent part of the Ritual is when James tosses moisture-absorbing chalk into the air, giving himself a pre-game baptism of willowy white powder.