LeBron James

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LeBronJames

JameswiththeCavaliersinNovember2014.

No.23ClevelandCavaliers

Position

Smallforward

League

NBA

Personalinformation

Born

December30,1984(age30)
Akron,Ohio

Nationality

American

Listedheight

6ft8in(2.03m)

Listedweight

250lb(113kg)

Careerinformation

Highschool

St.VincentSt.Mary
(Akron,Ohio)

NBAdraft

2003/Round:1/Pick:1stoverall

SelectedbytheClevelandCavaliers

Procareer

2003present

Careerhistory

20032010

ClevelandCavaliers

20102014

MiamiHeat

2014present

ClevelandCavaliers

Careerhighlightsandawards

2NBAChampion(20122013)

2NBAFinalsMVP(20122013)

4NBAMostValuablePlayer(20092010,20122013)

11NBAAllStar(20052015)

2NBAAllStarGameMVP(2006,2008)

8AllNBAFirstTeam(2006,20082014)

2AllNBASecondTeam(2005,2007)

5NBAAllDefensiveFirstTeam(20092013)

NBAAllDefensiveSecondTeam(2014)

NBARookieoftheYear(2004)

NBAAllRookieFirstTeam(2004)

NBAscoringchampion(2008)

ClevelandCavaliersalltimeleadingscorer

APAthleteoftheYear(2013)

USABasketballMaleAthleteoftheYear(2012)

SportingNewsAthleteoftheYear(2012)

SportsIllustratedSportsmanoftheYear(2012)

NaismithPrepPlayeroftheYear(2003)

McDonald'sAllAmericanGameMVP(2003)

3OhioMr.Basketball(20012003)
StatsatNBA.com
StatsatBasketballReference.com

Medals[hide]
Men'sBasketball
Competitorforthe
UnitedStates
OlympicGames
2004Athens
Team
Bronze
2008Beijing
Team
Gold
2012London
Team
Gold
Bronze

FIBAWorldChampionship
2006Japan

Team

Gold

FIBAAmericasChampionship
2007LasVegas

Team

LeBron Raymone James (/lbrn/; born December 30, 1984) is an American

professional basketball player for theCleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and weighing 250 lb (113 kg), he has started at the small
forward and power forward positions. James has won two NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable
Player Awards, two NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, an NBA scoring title, and
the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He has also been selected to 11 NBA All-Star teams, 10 AllNBAteams, and six All-Defensive teams, and is the Cavaliers' all-time leading scorer.
James played high school basketball at St. VincentSt. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron,
Ohio, where he was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar. After graduating,
he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft by the Cavaliers. James led Cleveland to
the franchise's first Finals appearance in2007, losing to the San Antonio Spurs. In 2010, he left the

Cavaliers for the Miami Heat in a highly publicized ESPNspecial titled The Decision. In his first season in
Miami, the Heat reached the Finals but lost to the Dallas Mavericks. James won his first championship
in 2012 when Miami defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2013, he led the Heat on a 27-game
winning streak, the second longest in league history. Miami also won its second consecutive title that
year. In 2014, the Heat reached the Finals for the fourth consecutive year, eventually losing to the Spurs.
Following Miami's defeat, James opted out of his contract with the Heat and rejoined the Cavaliers.