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Lebron James Born
Born in Akron, Ohio. Mom raised him by herself at the age of 16 and his father did not want to be apart of raising him. Mom couldnt keep a steady job so Lebron and his mom moved quite a bit. -
Home Hardships
Lebron dropped out of school just as a fourth grader. Lebrons mother decided he needed a stable living enviroment and Lebron ended up staying with the Walker family, he began to rise as a student and take more responsiblity for himself -
The "fab five" at an early age
The "fab five" consisted of Lebron, Dru Joyce lll, Sian Cotten, Willie McGee and Romeo Travis. The fab five began to be recognized around Akron for their basketball skill and gained national recognition by qualifying for the Under/6th Grade AAU National Championships. Two years later they qualified for the national championship and lost by two. -
High school years (freshmen)
LeBron, Joyce, Cotton and McGee all decided to go to Saint Marys Saint Vincent (SVSM) together and call themselves the fab four. The freshman (Lebron) made his varsity basketball debut as a 6 foot 3in freshemen with 15 points. Fighting Irish posted a perfect 27-0 record and captured the state championship with Lebron averaging 20 points and shot 50% from the field. (among the team leaders in rebounds, assists and steals) -
High School Year (Soph)
Lebrons highschool DunkHe grew to be 6 foot 7inches during the summer and when season came he was the first sophomore to be named Ohio's "Mr. Basketball" and became the first sophomore ever selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team. Earned another state title while averaging 25.2pts, 7.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.8 steals. -
Highschool (Junior)
He averaged 29.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.3 steals and was again named Mr. Basketball of Ohio.[2] He earned a spot on the All-USA First Team, and was named the 2001–02 boys' basketball Gatorade National Player of the Year. His junior year is when he became known as "King James". He began his nationwide exposure with appearing in magazines His popularity forced his team to move from a highschool gym to an arena for games and practices with some games televised. -
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Highschool (senior)
Irish won a third state title, with James averaging 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.4 steals on the season.Awards: All-USA First Team (3rd time) and was selected as Mr. Basketball of Ohio for the third year in a row. MVP honors at the McDonald's All-American Game, the EA Sports Roundball Classic, and the Jordan Capital Classic. Finished with 2,657 points, 892 rebounds and 523 assists in highschool -
Clevand Cavs
Decision
James made the decision to move and play the Miami Heat after not winning a championship with them. The "decision" was televised on ESPN and was a very controverisal topic in the sports world. -
Miami Heat
Today he plays with Miami heat and continues to prove himself as being one of the best that have played the game of basketball to this day.
