Lebron James Biography

Basketball has always been a fan favorite sport. Places around the world have different players, teams, and coaches. Every team has a star player and a great coach. Lebron James has been America’s favorite basketball player since high school. Everyone knew who he was and how he plays basketball, basketball fans are all amazed by how great he does each game.

Everyone loves Lebron because he’s a great athlete and he’s just a great person overall.(Abbey,2010)

Lebron grew up without a father, his mother had him when she was only 16.

He got very close to her boyfriend Eddie Jackson who lived with them for several years. Although Lebron had no father he didn’t let that bother him while attending high school because he still became great at basketball and academics. Lebron loves his mother because she raised him well and she is thankful to have an amazing son like Lebron to make her proud and happy. Lebron loved the sport of basketball he also played football Although he’s playing basketball now he always loved to play football. He was great at playing football but his basketball skills were even better. He had everything to play basketball he had great size, strength, and ball-handling skills. He was a freshman who averaged 18 points per game, 6.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 3.8 steals a game. He became the first sophomore to ever get Mr. Basketball in Ohio.(Abbey,2010)

Lebron was 19 when he got drafted to the NBA. He joined the Cleveland Cavaliers also he signed a contract with nike becoming the youngest man to do so. His first year playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers he averaged 20.9 points a game, 5.5 rebounds per game, 5.9 assist, and 1.65 steals a game. Towards the end of his new season he was hoping to make his team to the playoffs. but they were one game short. Their overall record was 35-47, although they didn’t make the playoffs he got rookie of the year.(Abbey,2010)

While playing for Cleveland Lebron got many awards. He got NBA all-star MVP in 2006 and 2008, NBA mvp in 2009 and 2010, he also won a BET sportsman of the year award in 2010. Lebron was always improving he scored more than 15,000 points and became the youngest player to reach that mark. He also went to the olympics and got gold medal and bronze. (Arbor, 2017)

Lebron left Cleveland when his contract expired, he decided to join Miami Heat and went side by side with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. Altogether they went 2-2 in championship they beat the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder. The city of Miami lovedk y]ug the energy Lebron brought with the players and hoped he stayed there longer, But after the Miami contract expired he decided to join Cleveland again. When Lebron was back in Cleveland he went back to the finals and faced the Golden State Warriors, they lost that year, but in the next year they were down 3-1 and became the first to comeback from a 3-1 lead to capture the first title in franchise history and end a 52 year drought for cleveland. He won mvp and shocked everyone from how he played.(Abbey,2010)

Lebron has two kids Lebron James Jr, Bryce Maximus James, and Zhuri James. His wife is Savannah Brinson, and they’ve been together since high school. When he has free time he’s always with his family doing something fun. (Abbey,2010)

Lebron has been a big impact on basketball, he’s changed the game from how he’s been playing. Many people have been saying that he’s one of the greatest of all-time to play. Lebron James will always be remembered from how he played. He was committed to playing basketball, and nothing is going to stop him from becoming the greatest. (Abbey,2010)

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