Biography

LeBron James

by Simond Cannon,

Thirty-two years old LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He has won three NBA championship (2012, 2013, 2016), four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013).

LeBron James has also been selected to 13 NBA All-Star teams, 12 All-NBA teams, and six All-Defensive teams.

Early life and Education

LeBron James was born on December 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio, United States of America. He belongs to American nationality and his ethnicity is black. He was born to Gloria Marie James, who raised him on her own.

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As a youth, LeBron James played Amateur Athletic Union basketball for the Northeast Ohio shooting Stars, which success on a local and national level along with his other friends Sia Cotton, Dru Joyce III, and Willie McGee.

Career

LeBron James was chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the overall picked off the 2003 NBA draft. The team has finished the previous period in eight places in the Eastern Conference. During this time, he also signed many support deals, including one with Nike for $90 million.

LeBron James became one of only three rookies to full-fill this feat, putting him in the same company as Michael Jordon and Oscar Robertson. During the summer of 2004, he made his Olympic appearance in Athens, as part of the U.S. Olympic basketball team.

Additionally, LeBron James made NBA history in 2005. In that time, he became the youngest player for made the score more than fifty points in one game. 

LeBron James regularly attends to help the Cavaliers improve their standing in the Eastern Conferences.  In cases of individual performance, he has a stellar year, outperforming like rival players as Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant by scoring an average of 30 points per game.

LeBron James traveled to Beijing, China, to play with the likes of Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and Jason Kidd on the United State Olympic basketball team. 

LeBron James participated at his third Olympic Games in 2012, in London, where he competed along with teammates Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and as well as many other top players. He made a jump shot the final seconds of the game, bringing James�s scoring total 20,001 and leading the Heat to a 92-75 victory over the Warriors.

Personal life and Affair

LeBron James is a married man. He is married to Savannah Brinson who is his high school sweetheart.  At the end of 2011, James proposed to her and they got married on September 14, 2013, in San Diego.

They met when they both were kids and began dating at the age of 16 in 2001, however, were engaged on December 31, 2011. 

The couple dated for a whopping twelve years before they married though LeBron was involved in extra relationships. His wife became first pregnant during their senior year of high school.The couple has three children named Zuri James, Bryce Maximus James and LeBron James Jr. 

Beside his Basketball career, LeBron is also known for his multiple relationships. He was first engaged to Adrienne Bailon in 2003 however were separated in 2004. 

LeBron was also found dating other stars like Carmen Ortega in 2012 and Hencha Voigt. Besides these, he was also rumored to be in secret relationship with Amber Rose and Meagan Good.

Net worth, Salary and Body measurement

LeBron James has an estimated net worth $375 million and his annual salary is $31 million. He stands tall at the height of five feet eight inches, which  and weighs is 113 kg.