LeBron James
When it comes to modern basketball, it’s tough to get any bigger than LeBron James.
After bursting onto the scene in high school, LeBron entered the 2003 NBA Draft. In a move that seemed straight out of a fairy tale, he ed his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the first overall pick. He quickly lived up to the hype and emerged as a legitimate star.
In July 2010, though, everything changed. During an ESPN special dubbed The Decision, King James infamously announced that he was taking his talents to South Beach. He would win two NBA championships with the Miami Heat before returning to Cleveland. He’d add another ring in 2016, finally bringing a title to Ohio, and secured a fourth in 2020 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
While LeBron can be a divisive player, there’s no arguing with his raw talent and overall resume. He’s won four championships, four NBA Finals MVPs, and four regular-season MVP crowns across 19 professional campaigns and has deservedly become one of the faces of the Association.
- Current team: Los Angeles Lakers
- Former teams: Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat
- Position: Forward
- Drafted: No. 1 overall in 2003 by the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Shooting hand: Right
- Nicknames: King James, LBJ
Read the latest about LeBron James’ playing career and history:
We’re just over two weeks into the postseason and some players have faded while others have risen. What better way to cap off the first round of the NBA Playoffs than to see which players have been the best through the first round. It’s a new dawn in the NBA. Players like Anthony Edwards, Shai […]
Following the Los Angeles Lakers’ series-ending loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, there has been rampant speculation about the future of LeBron James. Will the 40-year-old star retire? See what ESPN’s Shams Charania said about the James retirement rumors. Shams Charania Talks LeBron James’ Future "There's no expectation for LeBron James to retire.. My understanding is […]
One of the biggest questions heading into the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first-round series versus the Los Angeles Lakers was how Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle could keep up as shot creators against Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves. On the surface, the Lakers have a pretty clear advantage there. James and Doncic are two all-time […]
Luka Doncic and Rudy Gobert are very familiar with one another. One of the most iconic moments of the 2024 NBA Playoffs came during Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals when Doncic nailed a dagger 3-pointer over Gobert, who had switched out to try to contain him on the perimeter. So when the Doncic’s […]
This matchup has everything you’d want in an NBA playoff series. Luka Doncic against the team he eliminated in last year’s Western Conference Finals, except he’s playing or a different team with a new cast alongside him. Instead of Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington, LeBron James and Austin Reaves are Doncic’s trusty sidekicks this time. […]
There has been plenty of discussion lately about the media that surrounds the NBA and the negative light that they often cover the sport in. You can now add Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas to the list of pundits, as he questioned LeBron James and his professionalism during a broadcast on NBA TV. Isiah Thomas […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo appreciates LeBron James suggesting on The Pat McAfee Show that he would score 250 points in a game in the 1970s but disagrees. He did start with a sarcastic response when first answering, though. “I think it’s a wrong take, I don’t know, I think if I played in the ’70s it’d probably be more […]
Anthony Davis says his relationship with LeBron James has not changed, at least from his side. After the superstar big man was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, speculation ran amok that LeBron James knew of the trade and ed it. NBA Twitter and the like made it seem as though James and Davis were at […]
All eyes have been on the LeBron James vs. Stephen A. Smith feud that has been brewing over the past few weeks. Things came to a head when James appeared on the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday, and the two have continued their back and forth through the media in the hours and days since. […]
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James sat down for an interview with Pat McAfee on Wednesday’s episode of The Pat McAfee Show. Here were the three biggest takeaways. LeBron James Shares What He Thinks About Stephen A. Smith & Brian Windhorst “Stephen A Smith is on a Taylor Swift tour run right now 😂😂 He completely […]
