LeBron James
30 December 1984 – present
LeBron James is an American basketball player who entered the NBA as the first overall draft pick in 2003 and has won four NBA championships with the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. In February 2023 he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the league's all-time leading scorer.
Lived at the same time
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Life events
Attracted national attention as a high school player in Akron.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTaken with the first pick of the 2003 NBA draft by his home-state team.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLeft Cleveland as a free agent to sign with Miami alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLed the Miami Heat past the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMarried his high school girlfriend in San Diego; the couple have three children.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRe-signed with Cleveland after four seasons in Miami.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe Cavaliers came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMoved to Los Angeles as a free agent and won a championship with the Lakers in 2020.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career points record in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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