Lebron James was born on December 30, 1984 in Ohio, home of Cleveland Cavaliers. At his early age, he showed great talent for basketball in high school, and gained reputations all over. When he was only a freshman, he averaged 18 points per game, which is pretty high for that age. Just shortly, people started spreading his heightened skills and compared him to legends like Michael Jordan. While he had obstacles that kept him busy from education, he still managed to complete it at St.Vincent-St.Mary high school.
With his impressive records of 2,657 points, 892 rebounds and 523 assists, James of course was the first player picked for the NBA draft of 2003. The Cavaliers signed him as powerful forward. After a year of NBA experience, big companies like Nike made endorsement deals with him; 90 million. That year, James made history. The first person ever in the Cavaliers to win NBA Rookie of The Year. Also being the youngest, people already started perceiving that he'll be better than the great MJ by the time he is his age. LeBron's outstanding skills later pushed him to the 2004 Olympics, which were held in Athens, Greece, representing the United States.
Outside of his basketball career, James went through a lot of changes over time with his personal life. He became a father his Olympics year, when him and his girlfriend welcomed their son, Lebron Jr. James is known for helping others. He established the LeBron James Family Foundation, his mom being the top dog of the organization since the athlete is busy with basketball. They would even throw-out bike-a-thon annually and help the economically disadvantaged families.
When James became a free agent. He announced that he will be joining the Miami Heat for the 2010-2011 season. Later that year, most of the fans of cavaliers labeled him as "selfish," "heartless," and "betrayal." James realized that he made a very risky choice, and the year after that, helped the Heat win the championship. At the age of 28, James beat another tremendous record. He became the youngest NBA star to score 20,000 points. Today, LeBron is known as one of the best basketball players, King James.
When James became a free agent. He announced that he will be joining the Miami Heat for the 2010-2011 season. Later that year, most of the fans of cavaliers labeled him as "selfish," "heartless," and "betrayal." James realized that he made a very risky choice, and the year after that, helped the Heat win the championship. At the age of 28, James beat another tremendous record. He became the youngest NBA star to score 20,000 points. Today, LeBron is known as one of the best basketball players, King James.
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He has his ups and downs but still is one of the best.
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