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2013-14 SEASON: Started all 77 games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 27.1 points (.567 FG%, .750 FT%), 6.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 37.7 minutes… was named First Team All-NBA and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team…was a two-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week and a two-time Eastern Conference Player of the Month (December and February)…started for the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game in New Orleans… scored a career-high and franchise record 61 points in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats on on March 3, 2014... tied a career postseason-high with 49 points in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Brooklyn Nets on May 12, 2014.PREVIOUS SEASONS
2012-13 SEASON: Started all 76 games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 26.8 points (.565 FG%, .753 FT%), 8.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.70 steals and 37.9 minutes… was sidelined four games with a strained right hamstring (three from Mar. 31-Apr. 5 and again on Apr. 10) and one game (Apr. 15) with a sore right hamstring…missed one game (Apr. 17) for personal reasons…was named the NBA MVP for the second consecutive year and fourth time in five years…was named First Team All-NBA and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team…was a six-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week and a five-time Eastern Conference Player of the Month…captured Player of the Month honors each of the first five months of the season becoming the first player to capture the award five consecutive months in the same season…started for the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game in Houston… recorded single-season career highs in field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage…this marked the sixth consecutive season in which he improved his field goal percentage and the second straight year he improved his three-point percentage… became the first player in NBA history to hit at least 100 treys in a season while shooting at least 55% from the floor…led the NBA in field goals made and ranked among the league leaders in triple-doubles (2nd), points (3rd), scoring average (4th), field goal percentage (5th), free throws made (6th) and attempted (6th), field goals attempted (7th), minutes (8th), assists (11th), doubledoubles (tied-11th), steals per game (12th), rebounds per game (21st), three-point field goal percentage (28th) and blocks per game (40th)…led the HEAT in points, scoring average, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, field goal percentage, free throws made and attempted, defensive and total rebounds, assists, steals, doubledoubles, triple-doubles, three-point plays, dunks, doublefigure scoring efforts, 20-point games and 30-point games…topped the HEAT in scoring 54 times, in assists 55 times, in minutes 53 times and in rebounds 44 times (all team highs) and also led the team in blocks on 19 occasions…scored in double figures in all 76 games he appeared to extend his streak of consecutive doublefigure scoring games to 495 overall and a franchiserecord 217 as a member of the HEAT…scored at least 20 points on 71 occasions, 30-or-more points 26 times and posted one 40-point performance…set the franchise record for consecutive 20-point games at 38, the last 33 games of that streak were the first 33 games of the 2012- 13 campaign and the 33 straight 20-point scoring games to open a season marked the second longest such streak in NBA history since the ABA-NBA merger…became the first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points and shoot at least 60 percent from the floor in six consecutive games when he accomplished the feat from Feb. 3-12… during the streak he averaged 30.8 points and shot 71.7 percent from the floor…set the franchise-record for consecutive 30-point performances with seven from Feb. 3-14…grabbed double-figure rebounds a career-high 25 times and handed out double-figure assists 15 times… posted a career-high 36 double-doubles and four tripledoubles… scored his 20,000th career point and handed out his 5,000th career assist at Golden State on Jan. 16… at 28 years and 17 days old he became the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 20,000-point plateau… grabbed his 5,000th career rebound at Atlanta on Nov. 9…hit his 1,000th career three-point field goal vs. Philadelphia on Mar. 8…scored his 5,000th point as a member of the HEAT vs. Houston on Feb. 6, reaching that milestone in a franchise-record 187 games…established franchise records for points in a second overtime period (11) and combined overtime points in a game (15) in Miami’s double-overtime win over Sacramento on Feb. 26…shot a single-game career-best 92.9 percent (13-14) from the floor on Feb. 4 vs. Charlotte, tying Alonzo Mourning for the second best single-game mark in HEAT history…Season Highs: 40 points (vs. Sacramento, Feb. 26), 16 rebounds (at Boston, Jan. 27), 16 assists (vs. Sacramento, Feb. 26), six steals (at Detroit, Dec. 28), four blocks (twice) and 51:56 minutes (at Boston, Jan. 27).
2011-12 SEASON: Started all 62 games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 27.1 points (.531 FG%, .771 FT%), 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.85 steals and 37.5 minutes… missed one game due to injury (Jan. 5, due to a sprained left ankle) and was a DNP-CD on three occasions…was named the NBA MVP for the third time in his career, becoming the first HEAT player to capture the award…was named First Team All-NBA and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team…was a six-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week and a two-time Eastern Conference Player of the Month…started for the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game in Orlando and scored 36 points, his high in an All-Star Game…this marked the fifth consecutive season in which he improved his field goal percentage…led the NBA in field goals made per game and ranked among the leaders in points (2nd), field goals made (2nd), scoring average (3rd), steals (3rd), field goals attempted (4th), minutes per game (6th), field goal percentage (12th), assists per game (13th), double-doubles (tied-15th), defensive rebounds (17th), rebounds per game (25th) and total rebounds (26th)…led the HEAT in minutes played, points, scoring average, field goals made and attempted, field goal percentage, free throws made and attempted, defensive and total rebounds, assists, steals, dunks, double-figure scoring efforts, 20-point games, 30-point games, 40-point games and double-doubles…topped the HEAT in scoring 43 times, in assists 42 times, in minutes on 40 occasions and in steals 26 times (all team highs)… also topped Miami in rebounds 23 times and blocks on 10 occasions…scored in double figures 62 times, including 50 games with at least 20 points, 24 games with 30-or-more points and a pair of 40-point games… grabbed double-figure rebounds on 17 occasions and handed out double-figure assists six times…recorded 23 double-doubles…tied the franchise record for most consecutive points to end a HEAT victory, scoring Miami’s final 17 points in a 101-98 win at New Jersey on Apr. 16…Season Highs: 41 points (vs. Philadelphia, Apr. 3), 13 rebounds (four times), 13 assists (vs. Indiana, Jan. 4), five steals (three times), three blocks (three times) and 47:18 minutes (at Chicago, Apr. 12).
2010-11 SEASON: Started all 79 games for the HEAT in which he saw action and averaged 26.7 points (.510 FG%, .759 FT%), 7.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 1.57 steals and 38.8 minutes…missed two games (Jan. 13-15) with a sprained left ankle and was a DNP-CD in the regular season finale (Apr. 13)…named First Team All-NBA and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team…was a five-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week and a three-time Player of the Month recipient…started for the Eastern Conference and recorded only the second triple-double in All-Star Game history, finishing with team-highs in points (29), rebounds (12) and assists (game-high 10)…led the NBA in triple-doubles and field goals made and ranked among the league leaders in points scored (2nd), scoring average (2nd), free throws attempted (5th), free throws made (6th), field goal attempts (6th), minutes per game (6th), steals per game (10th), assists per game (12th), defensive rebounds (13th), doubledoubles (tied-13th), field goal percentage (21st), total rebounds (32nd) and rebounds per game (34th)…led the HEAT in minutes, points, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, defensive rebounds, assists, steals, double-doubles, tripledoubles, double-figure scoring efforts and 20-point games and tied for the lead in 30-point games and 40-point games…scored in double figures in all 79 games he appeared, including 67 games with 20-or-more points, 25 games with at least 30 points, four 40-point performances and one 50-point effort…grabbed double-figure rebounds 23 times and handed out double-figure assists on 12 occasions…posted 31 double-doubles and four triple-doubles…led Miami in scoring 39 times, in assists 59 times, in minutes on 45 occasions and in steals 40 times, all tops on the team… also topped Miami in rebounds on 21 occasions and blocks 16 times…his 51-point effort at Orlando on Feb. 3 was the NBA high in 2010-11 and set a HEAT franchise record for most points in a road game…tallied a gamehigh 38 points, eight assists and five rebounds in his highly anticipated return to Cleveland on Dec. 2 and sat out the fourth quarter as Miami cruised to a 28-point victory…his 24-point third quarter at Cleveland tied the HEAT record for points in any quarter…this season marked the fourth consecutive season in which he totaled at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 100 steals…made his HEAT debut in Boston on Oct. 26 and totaled 31 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 42:39 minutes…Season Highs: 51 points (at Orlando, Feb. 3), 14 assists, (vs. Utah, Nov. 9), 13 rebounds (four times), six steals (at Milwaukee, Jan. 7), three blocks (three times) and 46:44 minutes (vs. Utah, Nov. 9).
2009-10 SEASON: Started all 76 games in which he appeared for the Cavaliers and averaged 29.7 points (.503 FG%, .767 FT%), 8.6 assists, 7.3 rebounds, 1.64 steals, 1.01 blocks and 39.0 minutes…missed six games as a healthy scratch to rest (two games from Mar. 6-8 and the final four games from Apr. 8-14)…won his second consecutive NBA MVP Award…earned First Team All- NBA honors and was an NBA All-Defensive First Team selection…was a starter for the Eastern Conference at the NBA All-Star Game…was a four-time NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month and a six-time NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week…recorded career highs in three-point field goals attempted and assists…led the league in road scoring (31.0 ppg), averaging more than 30 points on the road for the third straight year…also topped the league in second half scoring (14.9 ppg) and fourth quarter scoring (8.0 ppg)…scored at least 20 points in the second half of an NBA-best 19 games and at least 10 points in the fourth quarter a league-high 27 times…in addition to leading the league in triple-doubles, he also ranked among the league leaders in points scored (2nd), scoring average (2nd), assists per game (6th) and steals per game (9th)…led the Cavs in scoring average, points, field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals attempted, free throws made and attempted, defensive rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and minutes…topped the Cavs in scoring 68 times, in assists 65 times, in steals on 29 occasions, in blocks 26 times and in rebounds 23 times…had a league-high 15 games where he led his team in scoring, rebounds and assists… scored in double figures in all 76 games, including 69 games with at least 20 points, 38 games with 30-or-more points and nine 40-point performances…grabbed double-figure rebounds 24 times and handed out double-figure assists a career-high 24 times…recorded 31 double-doubles and four triple-doubles…became the Cavaliers’ all-time leader in minutes played on Mar. 5 vs. Detroit…set a franchise-record for points in a half with 35 in the first half vs. New York on Feb. 6…Season Highs: 48 points (vs. Atlanta, Dec. 30), 16 rebounds (at Sacramento, Dec. 23), 15 assists (twice), five steals (three times), four blocks (four times) and 47:00 minutes (vs. Denver, Feb. 18).
2008-09 SEASON: Started all 81 games in which he saw action and averaged 28.4 points (.489 FG%, .780 FT%), 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.69 steals, 1.15 blocks and 37.7 minutes…missed one game as a healthy scratch (season finale on Apr. 15)…captured his first NBA MVP Award…was All-NBA First Team and an NBA All- Defensive First Team selection…started for the Eastern Conference at the NBA All-Star Game…was a four-time NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month…was named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week an NBA single-season record seven times…led the NBA in free throws made, triple-doubles, fourth quarter scoring average (7.6) and points per game in road games (31.5)…also ranked among the league leaders in scoring average (2nd), points (2nd), field goals made (3rd) and attempted (3rd), free throws attempted (3rd), free throws attempted per game (4th), steals (tied-6th), steals per game (tied-7th), assists (8th), assists per game (9th), defensive rebounds per game (tied-13th), double-doubles (tied-14th), blocks per game (23rd) and total rebounds (25th)…registered career highs in games played, starts, three-point field goals made, free throw percentage, total rebounds and blocks…became just the fourth player since steals and blocks became official stats in 1973-74 to lead his team in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks in the same season…also led the Cavs in minutes, scoring average, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, defensive rebounds, games and starts… topped the team in scoring 64 times, in assists 61 times, in steals on 41 occasions, in blocks 29 times and in rebounds on 26 occasions…scored in double figures a career-high 81 times, including a career-high 72 games with at least 20 points, 34 games with 30-or-more points, nine 40-point performances and a career-high three 50-point outings…grabbed double-figure rebounds 17 times and handed out double-figure assists on 19 occasions…tallied 29 double-doubles and tied his career high with seven triple-doubles…recorded a triple-double in a career-high three consecutive games from Mar. 7-12…made a career-high eight three-point field goals during a season-high 55-point effort at Milwaukee on Feb. 20…Season Highs: 55 points (at Milwaukee, Feb. 20), 15 rebounds (vs. Sacramento, Jan. 27), 14 assists (at Portland, Jan. 21), five steals (vs. New York, Dec. 3), four blocks (vs. Indiana, Nov. 7) and 46:59 minutes (at Sacramento, Mar. 13).
2007-08 SEASON: Started 74 of the 75 games in which he appeared and averaged 30.0 points (.484 FG%, .712 FT%), 7.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.84 steals, 1.08 blocks and 40.4 minutes…sat out five games (Nov. 30-Dec. 8) with a sprained left index finger, one game (Jan. 31) with a sprained right ankle and was a healthy scratch once (season finale on Apr. 16)…earned First Team All-NBA honors…was an Eastern Conference starter at the NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans and captured MVP honors after tallying 27 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 30:15 minutes…was a two-time NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month and a threetime NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week…came off the bench for the only time in his career on Dec. 11 vs. Indiana, after returning from a five-game absence due to the sprained left index finger…amassed a career high in offensive rebounds…led the NBA in scoring average and field goals made and also ranked among the league leaders in points (2nd), free throws attempted per game (2nd), triple-doubles (2nd), steals (6th), assists per game (8th), assists (10th), steals per game (10th) and doubledoubles (19th)…averaged a league-best 8.6 points in the fourth quarter…became the Cavs’ all-time leading scorer with his fifth point vs. Toronto on Mar. 21…led the Cavs in points, scoring average, field goals made and attempted, field goal percentage, three-point field goals attempted, free throws made and attempted, defensive rebounds, assists, steals, minutes and starts…topped the team in scoring 66 times, in assists 64 times, in steals on 40 occasions, in blocks 25 times and in rebounds in 16 games…scored in double figures 75 times, including 69 games with at least 20 points, 39 games with 30-or-more points, seven 40-point efforts and a pair of 50-point games…scored at least 20 points in a career-high 49 consecutive games from Dec. 14-Mar. 26, including a career-high 21 straight games with 25-or-more points from Jan. 25-Mar. 8…grabbed double-figure rebounds 22 times and handed out double-figure assists 16 times…recorded 31 double-doubles and a career-high seven triple-doubles…set the Cleveland franchise record for points in a quarter with 24 in the fourth quarter at Toronto on Jan. 6 and matched it with 24 first quarter points at Chicago on Apr. 11…Season Highs: 51 points (at Memphis, Jan. 15), 19 rebounds (vs. Charlotte, Jan. 11), 14 assists (vs. Orlando, Nov. 14), six steals (twice), four blocks (at Phoenix, Nov. 4) and 50:13 minutes (vs. Milwaukee, Dec. 17).
2006-07 SEASON: Started all 78 games in which he appeared and averaged 27.3 points (.476 FG%, .698 FT), 6.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.60 steals and 40.9 minutes…missed four games due to injury…sat out a pair of games (Jan. 26 and Jan. 30) with a sprained right big toe, one game (Mar. 13) with back spasms and one game (Apr. 1) with right knee tendinitis…was an All-NBA Second Team selection…was a starter for the Eastern Conference at the NBA All-Star Game…was the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March…was a two-time NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week…ranked among the NBA leaders in points (2nd), field goals made (2nd), minutes per game (3rd), scoring average (4th), free throws made (5th), steals per game (11th) and assists per game (15th)…led the Cavs in points, scoring average, field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, defensive rebounds, assists, steals and minutes…topped the team in points 65 times, in assists 51 times, in steals on 36 occasions, in blocks 23 times and in rebounds 10 times…scored in double figures 77 times, including 64 games with at least 20 points, 33 games with 30-or-more points and one 40-point effort… grabbed double-figure rebounds 12 times and handed out double-figure assists on five occasions…posted 16 double-doubles and one triple-double…Season Highs: 41 points (at Detroit, Mar. 7), 17 rebounds (vs. Utah, Mar. 17), 12 assists (vs. Chicago, Nov. 9), four steals (four times), three blocks (five times) and 53:55 minutes (vs. Philadelphia, Jan. 24).
2005-06 SEASON: Started all 79 games in which he saw action and averaged 31.4 points (.480 FG%, .738 FT%), 7.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.56 steals and 42.5 minutes… missed one game due to injury (Apr. 13 due to a sprained left ankle)…was a healthy scratch on the inactive list the final two games of the season (Apr. 17-19)…was a First Team All-NBA selection…started the NBA All-Star Game and captured MVP honors after totaling 29 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 30:34 minutes…was a two-time NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month and a five-time NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week…became the first player in NBA history to win Player of the Week honors in three straight weeks…set career highs and franchise single-season records in points, scoring average, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted and minutes per game…ranked among the NBA leaders in points scored (2nd), minutes per game (2nd), field goals made (2nd), triple-doubles (2nd), scoring average (3rd), free throws made (6th), assists per game (12th), steals per game (15th) and defensive rebounds (19th)…led the Cavs in minutes, points, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, defensive rebounds, assists and steals…topped the team in scoring 72 times, in assists on 59 occasions, in steals 35 times, in blocks in 23 games and in rebounds 18 times…scored in double figures in all 79 games, including 70 games with at least 20 points, a career-high 49 games with 30-or-more points, a career-high 10 40-point efforts and a pair of 50-point performances…scored at least 30 points in a career-high 10 consecutive games from Mar. 22-Apr. 10…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 18 occasions and handed out double-figure assists eight times… tallied 21 double-doubles and five triple-doubles…set career, franchise and NBA season highs in both free throws made (24) and attempted (28) at Miami on Mar. 12 and the 24 free throws made and 28 attempts also tied the franchise record for a HEAT opponent…Season Highs: 52 points (at Milwaukee, Dec. 10), 13 rebounds (at Portland, Jan. 15), 12 assists (three times), six steals (vs. Portland, Mar. 17), four blocks (at Boston, Feb. 15) and 53:55 minutes (at Boston, Feb. 15).
2004-05 SEASON: Started all 80 games in which he appeared and averaged 27.2 points (.472 FG%, .750 FT%), 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 2.21 steals and 42.4 minutes…missed a pair of games (Jan. 28-30) with a sprained left ankle…was a Second Team All-NBA selection becoming the youngest player in league history to earn All-NBA honors…was chosen as an Eastern Conference starter for the first time in his All-Star Game career…captured NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors twice and was a three-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week…led the NBA in field goals made, minutes and minutes per game…set the franchise record for minutes in a season…recorded career highs in minutes, assists per game, steals and steals per game...led the NBA in field goals made, minutes and minutes per game and ranked among the league leaders in points (2nd), steals (2nd), scoring average (3rd), steals per game (3rd), tripledoubles (3rd), assists (5th) and assists per game (6th)…led the Cavs in minutes, points, field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, assists and steals…topped Cleveland in scoring 64 times, in assists 57 times, in steals on 46 occasions, in rebounds 16 times and in blocks 12 times…scored in double figures 79 times, including 68 games with at least 20 points, 27 games with 30-or-more points, five 40-point performances and one 50-point effort…scored a career high and franchise-record 56 points at Toronto on Mar. 20…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 15 occasions and handed out double-figure assists 14 times…posted 25 double-doubles and four triple-doubles…became the youngest player (20 years, 20 days old) in NBA history to post a triple-double when he recorded his first with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists at Portland on Jan. 19…started for the Sophomore Team in the Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend…Season Highs: 56 points (at Toronto, Mar. 20), 18 rebounds (vs. New York, Apr. 14), 15 assists (vs. Memphis, Jan. 26), seven steals (at Memphis, Dec. 13), three blocks (twice) and 53 minutes (twice).
2003-04 SEASON: Started all 79 games in which he appeared and averaged 20.9 points (.417 FG%, .754 FT%), 5.9 assists, 5.5 rebounds, 1.65 steals and 39.5 minutes…missed three games (Jan. 20-24) with a sprained right ankle…was named the NBA Rookie of the Year becoming the youngest player to receive the award…was a unanimous All-Rookie First Team selection…was the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month all six months of the season…ranked among the NBA leaders in minutes per game (10th), scoring average (13th), assists per game (13th) and steals per game (13th)…topped all rookies in steals and minutes and ranked among the leaders in scoring average (2nd), double-doubles (3rd), blocks per game (5th), rebounds per game (6th) and field goal percentage (10th)…led the Cavs in minutes, points, field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, assists and steals…topped the Cavs in scoring 39 times, in assists 41 times, in steals on 37 occasions, in blocks seven times and in rebounds six times…scored in double figures on 73 occasions, including 40 games with at least 20 points, 13 games with 30-or-more points and one 40-point performance…grabbed doublefigure rebounds on seven occasions and handed out double-figure assists six times…posted 12 doubledoubles… made his NBA debut at Sacramento on Oct. 29 and totaled 25 points, nine assists, six rebounds and four steals in 42 minutes…started for the Rookie Team in the Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles…Season Highs: 41 points (vs. New Jersey, Mar. 27), 16 rebounds (vs. Memphis, Nov. 29), 13 assists (vs. New Jersey, Mar. 27), six steals (vs. New Orleans, Dec. 23), five blocks (twice) and 55 minutes (vs. Memphis, Nov. 29).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft (first overall) by the Cleveland Cavaliers…signed a contract extension with the Cavaliers on July 18, 2006…traded by the Cavaliers to the HEAT for a pair of first-round draft picks and a pair of second-round draft picks on July 9, 2010...signed with the Cavaliers as a free agent on July 12, 2014
PERSONAL: Full name is LeBron Raymone James…is the son of Gloria James…married his high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson on Sept. 14, 2013…has two sons (LeBron James Jr. and Bryce Maximus James)…has his own website (www.lebronjames.com) and one for his Foundation (www.lebronjamesfamilyfoundation.org)... launched the LeBron James Family Foundation in 2004 with a mission to positively affect the lives of children and young adults through education and co-curricular educational initiatives…in 2011, in partnership with the Akron Public Schools, the LeBron James Family Foundation launched its pillar program, “Wheels for Education”, with its mission to improve graduation rates in Akron, this groundbreaking initiative targets third graders and provides them with the programs, support and mentors they need for success in school…through his Foundation, he is also delivering on his promise to his high school alma mater, St.Vincent-St. Mary, to rebuild the gymnasium and outfit all student-athletes with brand new Nike uniforms...he and his Foundation also work regularly with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, renovating a local Boys and Girls Club in every All-Star host city each year, an initiative that began in 2008 in New Orleans and continues today…has endorsement partnerships with Nike, 2K Sports, Audemars Piguet, Beats by Dre, Coca-Cola, Dunkin’ Brands, McDonald’s, Samsung, Tencent, and Upper Deck…his animated web series “The LeBrons” is in its second season on YouTube…in September 2008, More Than a Game, executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, debuted at the Toronto Film Festival, finishing up as runner-up to the eventual Academy Award winner Slumdog Millionaire…released in October 2009, the film chronicles LeBron and his teammates at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and their seven-year journey which culminated with a national high school championship…co-authored the book Shooting Stars with Buzz Bissinger which was released in 2009 and chronicled the St. Vincent-St. Mary High School team that overcame adversity to fulfill their dream…hosted Saturday Night Live on Sept. 29, 2007 and co-hosted the 15th Annual ESPY Awards on July 11, 2007…grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls and is a fan of the New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys… wore number 23 in high school and the first seven years of his NBA career as a tribute to Jordan…led St. Vincent- St. Mary High School to three state championships and was named the consensus 2003 National High School Player of the Year…was named PARADE magazine’s High School Boys Player of the Year as both a junior and senior to become the first repeat winner…won Ohio’s Mr. Basketball Award his final three seasons, becoming the first sophomore to earn the honor…also played football in high school through his junior year before giving it up to concentrate on basketball…was named First Team All-State as a wide receiver his sophomore year…wears size 16 sneakers.
Vitals
Height: 6'8''/ 2.03m
Weight: 250 lbs./ 113.4 kg
Born: December 30, 1984
From: St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
Draft: 1st Round (1st pick) 2003 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: 2003
Years Pro: 11
Previous Teams:
Miami Heat 2010 - 2013
Cleveland Cavaliers 2003 - 2010
Miami Heat 2010 - 2013
Cleveland Cavaliers 2003 - 2010
Prior to NBA/Country: St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)/USA