With such a tall stature and impressive basketball record, LeBron James is one of the NBA’s most larger-than-life players. Here are a few interesting facts about King James.
- Growing up in Akron, Ohio, Lebron James was so good at basketball that he was recruited to play for St. Vincent – St. Mary High School when he was just a freshman.
- After he was named Gatorade’s Player of the Year and Parade magazine’s High School Boy’s Basketball Player of the Year, many sports writers started comparing James to Michael Jordan.
- James was the first player picked for the 2003 draft, and he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Immediately after, he signed a $90 million endorsement deal with Nike.
- In 2003, James became the first member of the Cleveland Cavaliers to ever win NBA Rookie of the Year. Since he was only 20, he was also the youngest player to ever win the award.
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