LeBron James is an NBA player who currently plays as a small forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers. From 2010 until 2014, he was a member of the Miami Heat. He is one of the most well-known and commercialized basketball players in history.
Lebron James: Profile summary
Name | LeBron Raymone James |
Known as | Lebron James |
Birthplace | Akron, Ohio |
Birthday | 30th December 1984 |
Ethnicity | African-American |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Basketball Player |
Dating/Girlfriend | No |
Married/Wife | Savanna James |
Children | Bryce Maximus James, Zhuri James, Lebron James Jr. |
Parents | Gloria Marie James and Anthony McClelland |
Salary | $35.5 million yearly |
Net worth | est. $500 million |
Lebron James: Biography & Early Life
LeBron Raymone James was born in 1984 on 30th December to a teenager named Gloria Marie James in Akron, Ohio. James refuses to talk about his father. His mother raised James alone on her own. He grew up in poor financial conditions, where he and his mother had to shift between apartments in shady neighbourhoods of Akron, while his mother struggled to get a steady job.
Gloria finally decided to send James to a more stable family and moved him to Frank Walker’s family, a local football coach who taught James how to play basketball. In several interviews, he can be seen thanking the family for his success.
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In his early day, James used to play in AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) for Northeast Ohio Shooting Stars.
LeBron James completed his schooling at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. He actively participated in basketball games and tournaments with his school and colleagues.
LeBron James married Savannah Brinson in 2013. The couple has three children: Zhuri James, Bryce Maximus James, and LeBron James Jr.
Lebron James: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 30 December 1984, LeBron James is 37 years old as of 2022. His height is 2.03 m tall, and his weight is 113 kg.
LeBron James: Personal Life, Relationships and Dating
James has three children with Savannah Brinson, his high school sweetheart: Bronny (b. 2004), Bryce (b. 2007), and Zhuri (b. 2014). James proposed to Brinson on December 31, 2011, and the two were married in San Diego, California, on September 14, 2013.
During his stint with the Heat, James resided in Coconut Grove, where he bought a $9 million three-story mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay. In November 2015, James bought a 9,350 square-foot (870 m2) East Coast-style mansion in Brentwood, Los Angeles, for about $21 million.
James rescued fellow basketball player Carmelo Anthony from the water during a boating excursion in the Bahamas with Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul when Anthony was carried away from the boat by the current. Anthony described the incident in an Instagram Live session in March 2020.
Lebron James: Career
LeBron James started his professional basketball career in the early 2000s while still in college.
2003 he was drafted by the NBA team Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom he played till 2010.
In 2010, he was drafted by Miami Heat. But Cleveland Cavaliers got their star player back in 2014. And since then, he has been playing with them.
In 2008, he became the third male and first black man to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine. He enjoys a highly commercialised sports career, where his face is used to endorse multiple brands.
He is nothing less than a TV personality and has hosted shows like ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘ESPY Awards’. He has also appeared in movies like ‘Trainwreck’.
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Lebron James: Awards & Achievements
He won two Olympic Gold medals in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. He also won a bronze in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He won gold in the 2007 Las Vegas FIBA Americas Championship and a bronze in the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
He has won several titles and honours in his basketball career 3 ‘NBA Champion’, 11 ‘All NBA First Team’, 13 ‘NBA All-Star’, ‘2008 NBA Scoring Champion’, ‘2004 NBA All-Rookie First Team’, ‘2004 NBA Rookie of the Year’, 5 ‘NBA All-Defensive First Team’, 2 ‘All-Time Second Team’, 4x ‘NBA Most Valuable Player’, 2x ‘NBA All-Star Game MVP’, and 3x ‘NBA Finals MVP’ etc. In 2017, LeBron James was also awarded the ‘J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award’.
Lebron James: Net Worth