THE PROFILE AND CAREER OF THE NBA’S NEW RECORD POINT SCORER LEBRON JAMES:-
PROFILE
* Born December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio (age 38)
* NBA champion: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020
* NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP): 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
* NBA Finals MVP: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020
* NBA All Star: 19 occasions (2005-2023)
* NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
* Olympic medals: Three (Gold in 2008, 2012; Bronze in 2004)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Aged 18, James enters the 2003 NBA Draft straight out of highschool and is the primary general decide, signed by his hometown group – the Cleveland Cavaliers.
* Averages 20.9 factors a sport in his debut season to change into the primary Cavaliers participant to win the Rookie of the Year award.
* Makes his first All Star sport look within the 2004-05 season.
* Becomes the Cavaliers’ all-time main scorer in March 2008.
* Leads his group in factors, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks in a single season in 2008-09 to win his first MVP award.
* Becomes a free agent in 2010 and broadcasts his transfer to the Miami Heat on a reside ESPN broadcast that was titled ‘The Decision’.
* Teams up with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh to succeed in the NBA Finals the place the Heat are overwhelmed by the Dallas Mavericks.
* Bounces again the next season to be topped MVP for a 3rd time and wins his first NBA championship after the Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder.
* The following 12 months he takes his revenge on the Spurs within the remaining because the Heat win back-to-back titles.
* After lacking out on a three-peat, James strikes again to the Cavaliers.
* The Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors attain 4 straight NBA Finals between 2015-2018. The Warriors win three however James leads the Cavaliers from 3-1 down within the 2016 Finals to win 4-3 for the franchise’s solely championship.
* In 2018, James leaves the Cavaliers for a second time and joins the Los Angeles Lakers.
* The Lakers win the 2020 championship title – their first since 2010. James dedicates the title to Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash earlier that 12 months.
* In January 2023, two weeks after his thirty eighth birthday, James turns into solely the second participant to attain 38,000 profession factors.
* Breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 34-year-old document for many factors in NBA historical past on February 7.
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