LeBron JamesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"LeBron"
redirects here. For other uses, seeLebron (disambiguation).LeBron
James
James with the Cavaliers in November 2014.
No. 23 Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionSmall forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
BornDecember 30, 1984(age30)Akron, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6ft 8in (2.03m)
Listed weight250lb (113kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. VincentSt. Mary(Akron, Ohio)
NBA draft2003/ Round: 1 / Pick:1stoverall
Selected by theCleveland Cavaliers
Pro career2003present
Career history
20032010Cleveland Cavaliers
20102014Miami Heat
2014presentCleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
2NBA Champion(20122013) 2NBA Finals MVP(20122013) 4NBA Most
Valuable Player(20092010,20122013) 11NBA All-Star(20052015) 2NBA
All-Star Game MVP(2006,2008) 8All-NBA First Team(2006,20082014)
2All-NBA Second Team(2005,2007) 5NBA All-Defensive First
Team(20092013) NBA All-Defensive Second Team(2014) NBA Rookie of
the Year(2004) NBA All-Rookie First Team(2004) NBA scoring
champion(2008) Cleveland Cavaliers all-time leading scorer AP
Athlete of the Year(2013) USA Basketball Male Athlete of the
Year(2012) Sporting NewsAthlete of the Year(2012) Sports
IllustratedSportsman of the Year(2012) Naismith Prep Player of the
Year(2003) McDonald's All-American Game MVP(2003) 3Ohio Mr.
Basketball(20012003)
Statsat NBA.com
Statsat Basketball-Reference.com
Medals[hide]Men's Basketball
Competitor fortheUnited States
Olympic Games
Bronze2004 AthensTeam
Gold2008 BeijingTeam
Gold2012 LondonTeam
FIBA World Championship
Bronze2006 JapanTeam
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold2007 Las VegasTeam
LeBron Raymone James(/lbrn/; born December 30, 1984) is an
American professionalbasketballplayer for theCleveland Cavaliersof
theNational Basketball Association(NBA). Standing at 6ft 8in
(2.03m) and weighing 250lb (113kg), he has started at thesmall
forwardandpower forwardpositions. James has won twoNBA
championships, fourNBA Most Valuable Player Awards, twoNBA Finals
MVP Awards, twoOlympic gold medals, anNBA scoring title, and theNBA
Rookie of the Year Award. He has also been selected to 11NBA
All-Starteams, 10All-NBAteams, and sixAll-Defensiveteams, and is
theCavaliers' all-time leading scorer.James played high school
basketball atSt. VincentSt. Mary High Schoolin his hometown
ofAkron, Ohio, where he was highly promoted in the national media
as a future NBA superstar. After graduating, he was selected with
thefirst overall pickin the2003 NBA draftby the Cavaliers. James
ledClevelandto the franchise's firstFinalsappearance in2007, losing
to theSan Antonio Spurs. In 2010, he left the Cavaliers for
theMiami Heatin a highly publicizedESPNspecial titledThe Decision.
In his first season in Miami, the Heat reached theFinalsbut lost to
theDallas Mavericks. James won his first championship in2012when
Miami defeated theOklahoma City Thunder. In 2013, he led the Heat
on a 27-game winning streak, thesecond longestin league history.
Miami also won its second consecutive title that year. In 2014, the
Heat reached theFinalsfor the fourth consecutive year, eventually
losing to theSpurs. Following Miami's defeat, James opted out of
his contract with the Heat and rejoined the Cavaliers.
