LEBRON JAMES

Introduction:

Lebron James is an American Professional Basketball Player born on the 30th of December, 1984. Presently, he is in the team of Cleveland Cavaliers of NBA. He was born in the city of Akron situated in Ohio. Lebron is nicknamed as ‘The Chosen One’ and also the’ King James’. Lebron James got enormous coverage by national media channels and they projected him as the future rising star of NBA. At that time, he was in his high school and was already named as ‘Mr. Basketball’ of Ohio thrice. The Cavaliers selected Lebron as the 1st Overall of NBA Draft 2003. Ahead of marking his forte in the sport of basketball, he was signed by Nike Company with a whopping US dollar 90 million shoe deal. This was the first time ever in the history that such an enormous contract was signed.

Achievements:

Lebron James has created innumerable records in the youngest player category since his debut. The 1st season itself marked the conferring of NBA Rookie of the Year Award to Lebron. Subsequent to the 3 seasons of NBA, he had 2 more accolades in his kitty, namely, All Star and All NBA honors. With him in the team of Cavaliers, 2 consecutive playoff emergences were noticed in the recent 2006 & 07 play. In the year 2007, the Cavaliers for the first time reached the Conference Finals since 1992 and also the NBA finals in the history of Cleveland records. Although Lebron is essentially a small forward player, he can also play in the shooting guard and point guard position with ease.