LeBron Raymone James (/ləˈbrɒn/; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A six foot, eight inch small forward, he is an NBA champion, NBA Finals MVP, three-time NBA MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year. One of Miami's co-captains, he is an eight-time NBA All-Star and has earned eight All-NBA honors and four All-Defensive honors. Nicknamed "King James", James had a storied high school basketball career at St. Vincent – St. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. A three-time "Mr. Basketball of Ohio", he was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar. After graduating, he was selected with the first overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft by his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. In 2010, he left the Cavaliers for the Heat in a highly publicized free agency period. In 2012, he led Miami to their second ever NBA title, winning his first overall. His list of achievements and leadership during the Heats' 2012 championship run have led many basketball analysts, experts, and writers to consider him the best player in the NBA today. Off the court, James has accumulated considerable
Shocking -- LeBron James played a basketball game in Ohio last night, the same state where they lit his jersey on fire last year. More Shocking -- Dude was a last minute fill-in for a team at the… READ MORE >
LeBron James' alleged father is full of it -- legally speaking -- which is why a judge just shot down the man's lawsuit against 'Bron ... according to new court documents.TMZ broke the story ...… READ MORE >
All LeBron James did was say two little words about the NBA lockout -- but that was enough to spark a HUGE battle between Harvey and Charles. No ... apparently we can't all get alongCheck out TMZ… READ MORE >
LeBron James celebrated his girlfriend's 25th birthday last night with a romantic double date in New York ... alongside fellow NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony and his wife ... and TMZ has the… READ MORE >
LeBron James slam dunked into Barcelona by jumping off a high dive overlooking the city and into an Olympic pool on Monday.He really knows how to make a splash. READ MORE >
LeBron James was greeted by a massive swarm of fans trying to take his picture at an event in Shanghai, China on Wednesday.Facebook is banned in China, so what's the point of taking anyone's photo? READ MORE >
Dwyane Wade's teammate Chris Bosh just got married -- raising that eternal rich people problem: what does one multi-millionaire buy another? Wade's answer is ... shockingly affordable. Check out… READ MORE >
Shaquille O'Neal is retired and irrelevant and his big KNOCK on Miami Heat star Chris Bosh doesn't matter one iota ... that's what LeBron seems to be saying when we asked about the controversy… READ MORE >
Miami Heat superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade finally had a reason to smile this off-season ... when the Big 3 reunited to celebrate Chris Bosh's wedding in Miami. As TMZ first reported, Bosh… READ MORE >
LeBron James CRUSHED a young basketball player at a camp in NJ yesterday ... knocking the kid down to the ground during an erratic dunk ... but TMZ has learned, King James came through with a… READ MORE >
