Lebron James: The Greatest

The captain of Cleveland leaves nothing behind.
Looking for the perfect opportunity.
He doesn’t care who he has to go through.
All he cares about is winning.
You know it’s over when he has the ball in his hand.
LeBron James, Mr. Basketball.

Born in Akron, Ohio in 1984 LeBron Raymoe James is basketball. All of his life has been dedicated to basketball. His first time ever picking up the basketball for real game play was at 6. His parents still have pictures of him every year he played. (Right is LeBron in high school.)

LeBron was first recognized when he was in high school. NBA scouts knew that he would be a top prospect. As he continued in high school his amazing stats made him Ohio’s Mr. Basketball. One of his most amazing stats is his 22 points per game and his 52% shooting percentage. At times he could also rebound for his team averaging about 5 rebounds per game. With possible future teams keeping this in mind they had a tough decision to put him at either point guard or power forward.

Draft Day

LeBron skipped college for the purpose of knowing that it would take away time that he could have in the NBA. Draft day in 2003 came upon him as he was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers. If I had the first pick from the looks of the players I would’ve chosen him to for his potential in the NBA. The Cavaliers made his position a “point forward” otherwise known as a small forward. Not only did he improve his team he was a crowd favorite. He is known as “King James” from all of his fans. Now, one of his favorite game rituals is taking flour in both hands and throwing it up in the air as if he was doing a magic trick.

Career

His first season led him to be the rookie of the year, when the press asked him who he admired most in basketball he replied with Jason Kidd. LeBron always liked the fact that you can make your team better in basketball not yourself, just as Kidd does. In 2004 he was selected to go in the Olympics and he came out with a bronze medal. Again he was selected in this 2008 Olympics and this time came out with a gold medal. So far, he has averaged 27.3 points in his career and can’t stop with the amazing stats, and his dunks never get old.

(LeBron in the 2008 Olympics)

Personal Life

James has two children with his high school sweetheart, Savannah Brinson. James has many contracts and one of his biggest is his shoeline with Nike. You can also see him with Upper Deck (sport cards) and Bubblicous. He has co-hosted the 2007 ESPY awards and he has been seen in many shows including David Letterman, Saturday Night Live. He also likes to show his kids some basketball moves.

The Future

With his previous stats we can only predict that he will keep at it, eventually breaking records one by one. He could also be going global in basketball with rumors saying that if he gets paid $50 million dollars annually by the Greece basketball team/league, he might join. Only time will tell to see how the Greatest will become greater.