He is one of the N.B.A's best player active today. He has been called a variety of names like ''The chosen one'', ''King James'', and they even say he might be the next Michael Jordan. He over came obstacles to get to were he is here today. Many basketball players like him, yet many fear him. Many kids want to be like him yet some want to be even better. He has impressed the whole world with his magical skills of basketball. If you don't know who I'm talking about don't just keep reading. If you do know who I'm talking about still read because you might find out even more about this future hall of famer.
The great Lebron James was born on Dec.30 1984, in a small place called Akron,Ohio. He lived a pretty hard childhood because he was an only child and his parents had been divorced for quite some time. He knew that sports was the only thing he could have done to stay out of trouble and it did. So his main sports were basketball and football. When he was in his little league teams everybody knew that he was going to be something great. And Lebron had very much confidence in himself and toke manners into his own hands.
When his high school years came Lebron was magical to all the people. In his sophmore year Lebron averaged 25.2 points,7.2 rebounds,5.8 assists,3.8 steals,and was named Ohio's ''Mr.basketball'',and was all so in the USA today all-star team. For his junior year Lebron improved his statistics to 29.0 points,8.3 rebounds,5.7 assists,,3.3 rebounds,and was named Ohio's ''Mr.Basketball'' for the 2nd straight year! In his senior year he averaged 31.6 points,9.6 rebounds,4.6 assists,3.4 steals,was named Ohio's ''Mr.Basketball'' for the third time in his high school career. At the end of his high school career Lebron James was selected to play in the McDonald's all American all-star game. In that game he lead in scoring with a high school career high of 33 points! It was in 2003 when Lebron James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the 1st pick in the 1st round!
In his first basketball game Lebron was very excited because he was going to be a starter. For a rookie to be a starter in the N.B.A and in his first game is a big accomplishment. Lebron did make a name for himself in his first game, scoring 25 points, giving 9 assists, got 6 rebounds, got the team 4 steals,and was shooting 60% from the field! At the end of the season Lebron James averaged 20.9 points, 5.9 assists,and earned 5.5 rebounds per game! After scoring a season high of 41 points, Lebron James became the youngest player ever in league history to score 41 points and was named rookie of the year! Thanks to Lebron James the Cleveland Cavaliers improved by 18 games but unfortunately failed to make the playoffs with a regular season record of 35-47.
So far in the N.B.A Lebron James is one of the N.B.A's greatest player. He has been the N.B.A rookie of the year,was in the N.B.A all rookie first team,was voted M.V.P in his first all-star selection game, a three time all-N.B.A 1st team in 2006 and was in the 2005 and 2007 2nd team, won the bronze medal with team U.S.A in 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and with team U.S.A in the 2006 FIBA world championships. In this 2007 season that just past they him and the Cavaliers were crowned the Eastern conference champions, and in that same year he won the gold medal with team U.S.A in the FIBA Americas. Lebron is proud of his accomplishments but still wants that M.V.P title,but most importantly he wants a championship ring in his hand.
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