LeBron James, born LeBron Raymone James, is a professional basketball player born on December 30, 2000, in Akron, Ohio. He currently plays for NBA. Selected first overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron plays as a short forward and long forward. He began his professional career in 2003 and has played for Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers. He has won four NBA Championships and four MVP awards, establishing himself as one of the most dominant players in history. He remains active in NBA competition and is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He stands 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall and weighs 113 kg (249 lb).

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LeBron James, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, has accumulated over 50,000 points, 12,000 assists and 12,000 rebounds in his career. He has won four NBA Championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player awards, four NBA Finals MVP awards, three Olympic gold medals, one NBA scoring title, one NBA assist title and the NBA Rookie of the Year award. He has also been selected to the NBA All-Star team 21 times, holding the record for the most All-Star selections in history.

LeBron grew up in difficult circumstances in Akron. He was raised by his mother, Gloria James, and discovered his passion for basketball at an early age. His outstanding performance at Saint Vincent-St. Mary High School drew widespread on attention, leading to his selection first overall in the 2003 NBA Draft. Even during high school, he received frequent place in national media. Over his high school career, LeBron scored a total of 2,657 points, grabbed 892 rebounds and recorded 523 assists. Yet signed a $90 million endorsement deal with Nike before even entering the professional league.

LeBron James was selected first overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by Cleveland Cavaliers, launching his professional career with step. In the 2003–04 season, he became the first player in together Cavaliers history to win the Rookie of the Year award. He posted impressive stats of 20.9 points, 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game during his rookie season and became the youngest player to reach 1,000 points in a season.

In his third season with Cavaliers, he helped the team return to the Playoffs after a nine-year absence. The following year, during the 2006–07 Playoffs, he led the Cavaliers past Washington Wizards and the New Jersey Nets to reach the NBA East Conference Finals, where they eliminated Detroit Pistons to advance to the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers were defeated by Tim Duncan and Tony Parker’s San Antonio Spurs in the Finals.

The 2007–08 season was one of LeBron James’s most significant. He won his first and only NBA scoring title that year. In the following 2008–09 season, he led the Cavaliers to a franchise-record 66 wins and earned his first MVP (Most Valuable Player) award. Although he maintained his high level of play and won his second MVP award in the 2009–10 season, he left Cavaliers without winning a championship.

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In 2010, after his contract with Cleveland Cavaliers expired, LeBron James became a free agent and announced his transfer to Miami Heat in a highly publicized duration. He continued his elite performance with the Heat, helping the team reach the NBA Finals in his first season. They were defeated by Dirk Nowitzki’s Dallas Mavericks in the Finals. In the 2011–12 season, in his second year with the team, LeBron led the Heat to a 4–1 series victory over Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, winning his first championship and earning both the season MVP and Finals MVP awards. This was LeBron James’s first championship title. He dominated the league alongside Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh at Miami Heat.

The 2012–13 season was one of LeBron James’s finest. He averaged 26.8 points, 7.3 assists and a career-high 8.0 rebounds per game. He won his fourth MVP award and defeated San Antonio Spurs in a 4–3 series to win the championship with Miami Heat. In the 2014 March matchup against Charlotte Bobcats, he set a new career record with 61 points. After winning back-to-back championships, Miami returned to the Finals in 2013–14 but lost to San Antonio Spurs, marking LeBron’s second championship loss to the same team.

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In 2014, LeBron James terminated his contract with Miami Heat and signed with his former team, Cleveland Cavaliers. In the 2014–15 season, averaging 25.3 points per game alongside Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, he led the Cavaliers to the Cleveland NBA Finals. They lost to Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors in six games, continuing their championship drought. In the 2015–16 season, he delivered another outstanding performance. Cavaliers, NBA reached the Finals and faced Warriors, who had set a league record with 73 wins in the regular season. LeBron James avenged the previous season’s loss by winning the seven-game series and was named Finals MVP. In doing so, he brought Cleveland Cavaliers its first championship in history.

In the 2016–17 season, LeBron set career highs with 8.7 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game, while also averaging 26.4 points. With this performance, he led Cavaliers to their third consecutive NBA Finals appearance, where they faced Golden State Warriors. The side won the series and became champions. In the 2017–18 season, James played every regular-season game for the first time in his career. Cavaliers For the fourth straight year, he reached the NBA Finals, facing Golden State Warriors. With a superior roster led by Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, Warriors swept the series 4–0 like to claim the title.

In the 2018–19 season, after becoming a free agent, LeBron James signed a four-year, $154 million contract with Los Angeles Lakers. During a difficult season with Lakers, he missed 17 consecutive games due to a groin injury. Los appears that "Los Angeles Lakers" is already in English and does not require translation. It refers to the professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. The name remains unchanged in English-language encyclopedic contexts., affected by injuries, failed to qualify for the Playoffs, marking LeBron’s first absence from the postseason since 2005. Before the season, Lakers agreed to hire Frank Vogel as the new head coach and acquired Anthony Davis in a trade with the Pelicans. Although Lakers started the 2019–20 season strongly, the league was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Upon its resumption, Lakers maintained its momentum, advanced through the Playoffs and reached the NBA Finals. LeBron faced his former team Miami Heat and, after winning the series 4–2, earned the NBA Finals MVP award. With Lakers defeating Miami to win the championship, LeBron James secured his fourth career title.

In the 2021–22 season, LeBron became the first and only player in NBA history to record 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists. In the 2022–23 season, he achieved one of the most significant milestones of his career. On 7 February 2023, in a game against Oklahoma City Thunder, he scored his 38,388th career point, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record to become the NBA all-time leading scorer in history. In the 2024–25 season, LeBron James’s son, Bronny James, was drafted by the Lakers. On 23 October 2024, LeBron James and his son Bronny James became the first NBA father-son duo in father history to play together in a game against son.

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In addition to his achievements in NBA, LeBron James has earned numerous accolades with the USA National Basketball Team. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. After finishing first in the 2012 Olympics, he did not play for the national team until returning in 2024 to win another gold medal at the Paris Olympics. He helped the team defeat Spain in the finals in both 2008 and 2012, and defeated France in the 2024 final to claim gold.

• 4× NBA Champion: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020
• 4× NBA Finals MVP: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020
• 4× NBA MVP: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
• 21× NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2006, 2008, 2018
• 13× All-NBA First Team: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
• 5× All-Defensive First Team: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
• NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2004
• NBA Scoring Champion: 2008
• NBA Assists Leader: 2020

• 4× Olympic medal:
• • Gold: 2008, 2012, 2024
  • Bronze: 2004
• 2× FIBA Americas Championship medal:
• • Gold: 2007
• 1× FIBA Basketball World Cup medal:
• • Bronze: 2006
• 2024 Paris Olympics MVP
• 2024 Paris Olympics All-Star Five

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