LeBron Raymone James Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
LeBron Raymone James (/l??br?n/; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and weighing 250 lb (113 kg), he has started at the small forward and power forward positions. James has won two NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, two NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, an NBA scoring title, and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He has also been selected to ten NBA All-Star teams, ten All-NBA teams, and six All-Defensive teams, and is the Cavaliers' all-time leading scorer.James played high school basketball at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, where he was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar. After graduating, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cavaliers. James led Cleveland to the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2007, losing to the San Antonio Spurs in a sweep. In 2010, he left the Cavaliers for the Miami Heat in a highly publicized free agency period. In his first season in Miami, the Heat reached the Finals but lost to the Dallas Mavericks. James won his first championship in 2012 when Miami defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2013, he led the Heat on a 27-game winning streak, the second longest in league history. Miami also won their second consecutive title that year. In 2014, the Heat reached the Finals for the fourth consecutive year, eventually losing to the Spurs. Following Miami's defeat, James opted out of his contract with the Heat and rejoined the Cavaliers.Off the court, James has accumulated considerable wealth and fame as a result of numerous endorsement deals. His public life has been the subject of much scrutiny and he has been ranked as one of America's most influential and popular athletes. He has been featured in books, documentaries, and television commercials, and has even hosted the ESPY Awards and Saturday Night Live.
Zhuri James, Bryce Maximus James, LeBron James Jr.
Parents
Gloria Marie James
Awards
NBA Most Valuable Player Award, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Best NBA Player ESPY Award, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, NBA All-Defensive Team, All-NBA Team, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, NBA All-Rookie Team, Best Mal...
Nominations
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year, Best Play ESPY Award, Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year, Teen Choice Award for Choice Social Media King, Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year, Shorty Award for Best in Sports, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding...
TV Shows
The LeBrons, Guys Choice, ESPY Awards 2007, The 2012 NBA Finals
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Trademark
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Unlike other NBA players, wears a mouth guard during games.
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Pregame ritual: dusting at the scorers table
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Quote
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[on becoming the first player in NBA history to achieve 27,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and 7,000 assists during the course of his career ]I really don't know, I don't know what to say.I've played with two great organizations that I've been able to do what I do. They've allowed me to be the player that I want to be. It just shows that's the triple threat of me, to rebound, to pass, to put the ball in the hole a little bit. I'm just honored, just blessed and I just try to continue to give it to my teammates, give it to my fans, give it to this organization every single night that I go out there.[December 2016]
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[on the teammates his played with thus far] I've always [taken] a lot of pride, and I get more of a rush seeing my teammates succeed more than myself. And that's what an assist is all about. I was taught the game the right way, and seeing my teammates succeed has always been something that I've cared about more than anything, and that's what it's all about
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[on why he's not joining the 2018 Olympic USA basketball team] I could use the rest.
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Fact
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Became the first player in NBA history to 27,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and 7,000 assists.[December 2016].
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Sports Illustrated name him Sportsperson of the Year for the second time.[December 2016].
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Wore a safety pin on the cover of Sports Illustrated to symbolize a message of support of safety, and protection to minorities, women, immigrants and others who may feel threatened by the election of Donald Trump.[December 2016].
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Writes and eats with left hand but shoots with his right hand.
Won Olympic Gold Medal for USA in 2012 (Basketball).
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In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year to be $27 million.
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Is an only child.
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Children, with fiancée and high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson James: sons LeBron James Jr. (b. October 6, 2004) and Bryce James (aka Bryce Maximus James) (b. June 14, 2007 at 8 lb. 6 oz. & 21 in. long).
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On Forbes' 2006 Richest Young Celebrities List, it is reported he earned $22.5 million in 2005. He was the top earner on the list at age 21.
Won Olympic Bronze Medal for USA in 2004 (Basketball)
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While he was in high school at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, NBA superstars, such as Shaquille O'Neal, were in attendance for his games. A few of his games were even televised nationally on ESPN2.
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His mother used her son's future earning power to get a bank loan to buy an $80,000 Hummer H2 for his 18th birthday, prompting an investigation by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Under the OHSAA guidelines, no amateur may accept any gift valued over $100 as a reward for athletic performance. When James later accepted two jerseys from a Cleveland sports store worth $845 in exchange for him posing for pictures to be displayed on its walls, the OHSAA stripped him of his eligibility. James appealed, and a judge blocked the ruling, reducing the penalty to a two-game suspension, allowing the phenom to play the remainder of the season (February 2003)
#1 overall pick in the NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers out of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. At a 31 March press conference, James had verbally committed to play college basketball at Maryland. (26 June 2003)
$13 Million
