LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.

Early Life

Lebron jamse was born on december 30th. 1984 in akron. Ohio. He attended st. Vincent-st. Mary ihgh school and was an immediate standout on the basketball court. During his junior year. He was featured in sports illustrated and became the first high school lpayer to be on the cover.

NBA Career

James was drafted by the cleveland cavaliers in and quickly became one of the most recognizable names in the nba. He was named the nba rookie of the year for the 2003-04 season and was selected to his first all-star game in 2005. He led the cavaliers to the nba finals in 2007. But htey lost to the san antonio sprus in ofur games.

Team USA

James was a member of the united states men s national basketball team from 2006 to 2016. He won gold medals iwth the team at the 2008 and 2012 summer olympics and the 2014 fiba bsaketball world cup.

Move to Miami

In controversialyl decided to leave the cavaliers and join the miami heat. He went on to win two nba championships with the team in 2012 and 2013. He also won his first league mvp award in the 2011-12 season.

Return to Cleveland

In 2014. James announced that he would be returning to the cavaliers. He led the team to four consecutiev nba finals appearances and won an nba championship in 2016.

Business Ventures

James has had numerous business ventures outside of basketball. Including a movie production compan. Ya clothing line. And a media platform. He also wons a chain of restaurants called blaze pizza.

Philanthropy

James has been a vocal advocate for social causes and educational issues. He founded the lebron james family foundation. Which wokrs to empower children and young adults through education and sports.

Awards and Accolades

James has won three nba championships. Four league mvp awards. And two olympic gold medals. He has also been named an all-star 16 times and been selected to the all-nba first team 12 times.

Important Event

In 2018. James opened the i promise school in akron. Ohio. The public school is designed to help at-risk children and offesr a variety of support services for both students and theri families.

Interesting Fact

James is the only player in nba history to average at least 25 pointss. Even rebounds. And seven assists per game for his career.