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2010–2011: Year of media and fan scrutiny </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010–2011:_Year_of_media_and_fan_scrutiny-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2011–2013:_Back-to-back_championships" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011–2013:_Back-to-back_championships"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.3 2011–2013: Back-to-back championships </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011–2013:_Back-to-back_championships-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013–2014:_Final_season_in_Miami" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013–2014:_Final_season_in_Miami"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2.4 2013–2014: Final season in Miami </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013–2014:_Final_season_in_Miami-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Return_to_Cleveland_(2014–2018)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Return_to_Cleveland_(2014–2018)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3 Return to Cleveland (2014–2018) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Return_to_Cleveland_(2014–2018)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2014–2016:_Ending_Cleveland's_championship_drought" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2014–2016:_Ending_Cleveland's_championship_drought"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3.1 2014–2016: Ending Cleveland's championship drought </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2014–2016:_Ending_Cleveland's_championship_drought-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2016–2018:_End_of_second_stint_in_Cleveland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2016–2018:_End_of_second_stint_in_Cleveland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3.2 2016–2018: End of second stint in Cleveland </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2016–2018:_End_of_second_stint_in_Cleveland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li 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</ul> </li> <li id="toc-2020–2021:_Back-to-back_chase" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020–2021:_Back-to-back_chase"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.4.3 2020–2021: Back-to-back chase </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020–2021:_Back-to-back_chase-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2021–2022:_First_in_the_10K-10K-10K_club" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2021–2022:_First_in_the_10K-10K-10K_club"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.4.4 2021–2022: First in the 10K-10K-10K club </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2021–2022:_First_in_the_10K-10K-10K_club-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2022–2023:_All-time_scoring_record" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2022–2023:_All-time_scoring_record"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.4.5 2022–2023: All-time scoring record </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2022–2023:_All-time_scoring_record-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2023–2024:_NBA_Cup_MVP_and_40K_points" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2023–2024:_NBA_Cup_MVP_and_40K_points"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.4.6 2023–2024: NBA Cup MVP and 40K points </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2023–2024:_NBA_Cup_MVP_and_40K_points-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2024–2025:_First_father-son_duo" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2024–2025:_First_father-son_duo"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.4.7 2024–2025: First father-son duo </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2024–2025:_First_father-son_duo-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-National_team_career" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_team_career"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4 National team career </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National_team_career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Player_profile" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Player_profile"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5 Player profile </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Player_profile-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Player profile subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Player_profile-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Offense" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Offense"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.1 Offense </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Offense-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Defense" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Defense"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.2 Defense </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Defense-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li 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href="#Endorsements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9.1 Endorsements </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Endorsements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Entertainment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Entertainment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9.2 Entertainment </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Entertainment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Investments" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Investments"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9.3 Investments </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Investments-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Professional_contracts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Professional_contracts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9.4 Professional contracts </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Professional_contracts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-NBA_career_statistics" 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data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Aragonés</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D5%A8%D5%8A%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%83%D5%A7%D5%B5%D5%B4%D5%A6" title="ԼըՊրան Ճէյմզ – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="ԼըՊրան Ճէյմզ" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Արեւմտահայերէն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebron_Ceyms" title="Lebron Ceyms – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Lebron Ceyms" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Basa Bali</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8" title="লাব্রন জেমস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="লাব্রন জেমস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81" title="Леброн Джэймс – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Леброн Джэймс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%BC%D0%B7" title="Леброн Джэймз – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Леброн Джэймз" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bikol Central</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81" title="Леброн Джеймс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Леброн Джеймс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cebuano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B5%CE%9C%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BD_%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%AD%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%82" title="ΛεΜπρόν Τζέιμς – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="ΛεΜπρόν Τζέιμς" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target">Emiliàn e rumagnòl</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B2" title="لبرون جیمز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لبرون جیمز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A5%B4%EB%B8%8C%EB%A1%A0_%EC%A0%9C%EC%9E%84%EC%8A%A4" title="르브론 제임스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="르브론 제임스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hausa</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D5%A5%D5%A2%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%8B%D5%A5%D5%B5%D5%B4%D5%BD" title="Լեբրոն Ջեյմս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Լեբրոն Ջեյմս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="लेब्रोन जेम्स – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="लेब्रोन जेम्स" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ido</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%92%27%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A1" title="לברון ג'יימס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לברון ג'יימס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%9C%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D" title="ಲೆಬ್ರಾನ್ ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಲೆಬ್ರಾನ್ ಜೇಮ್ಸ್" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target">ಕನ್ನಡ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kapampangan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%AF%E1%83%94%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%96%E1%83%98" title="ლებრონ ჯეიმზი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ლებრონ ჯეიმზი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebron_James" title="Lebron James – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Lebron James" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81" title="Леброн Жеймс – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Леброн Жеймс" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target">Кыргызча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%9A%E0%BA%A3%E0%BA%AD%E0%BA%99_%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%88%E0%BA%A1" title="ເລບຣອນ ເຈມ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ເລບຣອນ ເຈມ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target">ລາວ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebrons_D%C5%BEeimss" title="Lebrons Džeimss – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Lebrons Džeimss" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%8F%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%BC%D1%81" title="Леброн Џејмс – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Леброн Џејмс" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target">Malagasy</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8B%E0%B5%BA_%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D" title="ലെബ്രോൺ ജെയിംസ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ലെബ്രോൺ ജെയിംസ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3" title="ليبرون جيمس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ليبرون جيمس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target">Minangkabau</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81" title="Леброн Жеймс – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Леброн Жеймс" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Монгол</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%96%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA" title="レブロン・ジェームズ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="レブロン・ジェームズ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk nynorsk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="LeBron James" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / 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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary">LeBron James</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_(51959977144)_(cropped2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">Small forward</a> / <a href="/wiki/Power_forward" title="Power forward">power forward</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #FDB927 !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"> (1984-12-30) December 30, 1984 (age 39) <a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">250 lb (113 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #FDB927 !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/St._Vincent%E2%80%93St._Mary_High_School" title="St. Vincent–St. Mary High School">St. Vincent–St. Mary</a> (Akron, Ohio)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003</a>: 1st round, <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">1st overall pick</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">2003–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #FDB927 !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003</a>–<a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2010</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010</a>–<a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2014</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2018</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Cleveland Cavaliers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018</a>–present</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #FDB927 !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li>4× <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Most Valuable Player</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Cup_champions" title="List of NBA Cup champions">NBA Cup champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament_championship_game" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament championship game">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Cup_champions" title="List of NBA Cup champions">NBA Cup MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament_championship_game" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament championship game">2023</a>)</li> <li>20× <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Stars" title="List of NBA All-Stars">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 NBA All-Star Game">2005</a>–<a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 NBA All-Star Game">2024</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Kobe_Bryant_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award">NBA All-Star Game MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 NBA All-Star Game">2018</a>)</li> <li>13× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2021</a>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Third Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2022</a>–<a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2024</a>)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team" title="NBA All-Defensive Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team" title="NBA All-Defensive Team">NBA All-Defensive Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2004</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_Team" title="NBA All-Rookie Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2004</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders">NBA scoring champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_annual_assists_leader" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA annual assists leader">NBA assists leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Men%27s_Olympics_Most_Valuable_Player" title="FIBA Men's Olympics Most Valuable Player">Olympics MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2024</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="Associated Press Athlete of the Year">AP Male Athlete of the Decade</a> (2010s)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="Associated Press Athlete of the Year">AP Male Athlete of the Year</a> (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year" title="Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year">Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year</a> (2012, 2016, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA_Basketball_Male_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year">USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year</a> (2012)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._high_school_basketball_national_player_of_the_year_awards" title="List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards">National high school player of the year</a> (2002, 2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American Game MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="2003 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">2003</a>)</li> <li>2× First-team <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team">Parade All-American</a> (2002, 2003)</li> <li>Second-team Parade All-American (2001)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Mr._Basketball" title="Ohio Mr. Basketball">Ohio Mr. Basketball</a> (2001–2003)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/2544">Stats</a> at NBA.com <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36159#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" 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style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing the <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Beijing</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 London</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2024 Paris</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2024 United States men's Olympic basketball team">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Athens</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2004 United States men's Olympic basketball team">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA World Championship">FIBA World Championship</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">2006 Japan</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Americas_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Americas Championship">FIBA Americas Championship</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2007_FIBA_Americas_Championship" title="2007 FIBA Americas Championship">2007 Las Vegas</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> LeBron Raymone James Sr. (<a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/ləˈbrɒn/</a>;<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key">lə-BRON</a>; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is widely recognized as one of the best players in the sport's history and is often compared with <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> in debates on the greatest basketball player of all time.<a href="#cite_note-GOAT_debate-2">[a]</a> James has won four <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championships</a> from 10 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> appearances, having made eight consecutive appearances between 2011 and 2018.<a href="#cite_note-3">[2]</a> He also won the inaugural <a href="/wiki/NBA_Cup" title="NBA Cup">NBA Cup</a> in 2023 with the Lakers and three <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the Summer Olympics">Olympic gold medals</a> as a member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">U.S. national team</a>. In addition to being the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_scoring_leaders" title="List of NBA career scoring leaders">NBA's all-time leading scorer</a> and ranking <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_assists_leaders" title="List of NBA career assists leaders">fourth in career assists</a>, James holds several individual honors: four <a href="/wiki/NBA_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA MVP">Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards</a>, four <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals MVP">Finals MVP Awards</a>, three <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Kobe_Bryant_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award">All-Star Game MVP Awards</a>, and the inaugural NBA Cup MVP award. He has been named an <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">All-Star</a> a record 20 times, selected to the <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a> 20 times (including 13 First Team selections)<a href="#cite_note-Quinn_2021-4">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-Singh_2021-5">[4]</a> and the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">All-Defensive Team</a> six times, and was a runner-up for the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award</a> twice in his career.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-7">[6]</a> The <a href="/wiki/List_of_oldest_and_youngest_NBA_players" title="List of oldest and youngest NBA players">oldest active player in the NBA</a>, he is tied with <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a> for the record for the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons_played_leaders" title="List of NBA seasons played leaders">most seasons played in league history</a>, with 22. James grew up playing basketball for <a href="/wiki/St._Vincent%E2%80%93St._Mary_High_School" title="St. Vincent–St. Mary High School">St. Vincent–St. Mary High School</a> in his hometown of <a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, Ohio</a>. He was heavily touted by the national media as a future NBA superstar for his all-around scoring, passing, athleticism and playmaking abilities.<a href="#cite_note-8">[7]</a> A <a href="/wiki/Prep-to-pro" class="mw-redirect" title="Prep-to-pro">prep-to-pro</a>, James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">first overall pick</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003 NBA draft</a>. Named the 2004 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="NBA Rookie of the Year">NBA Rookie of the Year</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Gordon_2021-9">[8]</a> he soon established himself as one of the league's premier players, leading the Cavaliers to their first NBA Finals appearance in <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a> and winning the NBA MVP award in 2009 and 2010.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> James left in 2010 as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent_(NBA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Free agent (NBA)">free agent</a> to join the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>;<a href="#cite_note-10">[9]</a> this was announced in a nationally televised special titled <a href="/wiki/The_Decision_(TV_program)" title="The Decision (TV program)">The Decision</a> and is among the most controversial free agency moves in sports history. James won his first two NBA championships while playing for the Heat in <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a> and <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a>; in both of these years, he also earned the league's MVP and Finals MVP awards. After his fourth season with the Heat in 2014, James opted out of his contract and returned to the Cavaliers. In <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a>, he led the Cavaliers to victory over the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> in the Finals by <a href="/wiki/List_of_teams_that_have_overcome_3%E2%80%931_series_deficits#National_Basketball_Association" title="List of teams that have overcome 3–1 series deficits">coming back from a 3–1 deficit</a>, delivering the team's first championship and ending the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_sports_curse" title="Cleveland sports curse">Cleveland sports curse</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Bontemps_2016-11">[10]</a> In 2018, James exercised his contract option to leave the Cavaliers and signed with the Lakers, where he won the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 NBA championship">2020 NBA championship</a> and his fourth Finals MVP.<a href="#cite_note-Quinn_2020-12">[11]</a> On February 7, 2023, James surpassed <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> to become the leading scorer in league history, and the following year, he became part of the first father-son teammate duo in NBA history, playing alongside his son <a href="/wiki/Bronny_James" title="Bronny James">Bronny</a> with the Lakers. Off the court, James has earned further wealth and fame from numerous endorsement contracts. He is the first player in NBA history to accumulate $1 billion in earnings as an active player.<a href="#cite_note-13">[12]</a> James has been featured in books, documentaries (including winning three <a href="/wiki/Sports_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports Emmy Award">Sports Emmy Awards</a> as an executive producer), and television commercials. He was among <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Time_100" title="Time 100">100 most influential people in the world</a> in 2005, 2013, 2017, and 2019 – the most selections for a professional athlete. James has won 20 <a href="/wiki/ESPY_Awards" title="ESPY Awards">ESPY Awards</a>, hosted <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a>, and starred in the sports film <a href="/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy" title="Space Jam: A New Legacy">Space Jam: A New Legacy</a> (2021). He has been a part-owner of <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool F.C.</a> since 2011 and leads the LeBron James Family Foundation, which has opened an elementary school, housing complex, retail plaza, and medical center in <a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, Ohio</a>.<a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-LBJ_MC-15">[14]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> James was born on December 30, 1984, in <a href="/wiki/Akron,_Ohio" title="Akron, Ohio">Akron, Ohio</a>, to Gloria Marie James, who was only 16 at the time of his birth.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 22  His father, Anthony McClelland, has an extensive criminal record and was not involved in his life.<a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[18]</a> When James was growing up, life was often a struggle for the family, as they moved from apartment to apartment in the seedier neighborhoods of Akron while Gloria struggled to find steady work.<a href="#cite_note-jockbio-20">[19]</a> Realizing that her son would be better off in a more stable family environment, Gloria allowed him to move in with the family of Frank Walker, a local youth football coach who introduced James to basketball when he was nine years old.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 23  James began playing organized basketball in the fifth grade.<a href="#cite_note-21">[20]</a> He later played <a href="/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union" title="Amateur Athletic Union">Amateur Athletic Union</a> (AAU) basketball for the Northeast Ohio Shooting Stars.<a href="#cite_note-jockbio-20">[19]</a> The team enjoyed success on a local and national level, led by James and his friends Sian Cotton, <a href="/wiki/Dru_Joyce_III" title="Dru Joyce III">Dru Joyce III</a>, and Willie McGee.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 24  The group dubbed themselves the "Fab Four" and promised each other that they would attend high school together.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 27  In a move that stirred local controversy, they chose to attend <a href="/wiki/St._Vincent%E2%80%93St._Mary_High_School" title="St. Vincent–St. Mary High School">St. Vincent–St. Mary High School</a>, a private <a href="/wiki/Catholic_school" title="Catholic school">Catholic school</a> with predominantly white students.<a href="#cite_note-22">[21]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="High_school">High school</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3></div> As a 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) tall freshman, James averaged 18 <a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">points</a> and 6.2 <a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">rebounds</a> per game for the St. Vincent–St. Mary <a href="/wiki/Varsity_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Varsity sports">varsity</a> basketball team.<a href="#cite_note-Prospect-23">[22]</a> The Fighting Irish went 27–0 en route to the Division III state title, making them the only boys high school team in Ohio to finish the season undefeated.<a href="#cite_note-24">[23]</a> As a sophomore, James averaged 25.3 points and 7.4 rebounds, along with 5.5 <a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">assists</a> and 3.7 <a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">steals</a> per game.<a href="#cite_note-nbabio-25">[24]</a> For some home games during the season, St. Vincent–St. Mary played at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Akron" title="University of Akron">University of Akron</a>'s 5,492-seat Rhodes Arena to satisfy ticket demand from alumni, fans, as well as college and NBA scouts who wanted to see James play.<a href="#cite_note-26">[25]</a> The Fighting Irish finished the season 26–1 and repeated as state champions.<a href="#cite_note-Prospect-23">[22]</a> For his outstanding play, James was named <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Mr._Basketball" title="Ohio Mr. Basketball">Ohio Mr. Basketball</a> and selected to the <a href="/wiki/USA_Today_All-USA_high_school_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="USA Today All-USA high school basketball team">USA Today All-USA First Team</a>, becoming the first sophomore to do either.<a href="#cite_note-Prospect-23">[22]</a> In 2001, during the summer before his junior year, James was the subject of a feature article in <a href="/wiki/Slam_(magazine)" title="Slam (magazine)">Slam</a> magazine in which writer Ryan Jones lauded the 16-year-old James, who had grown to 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m), as "[possibly] the best high school basketball player in America right now".<a href="#cite_note-27">[26]</a> During the season, James also appeared on the cover of <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a>, becoming the first high school basketball underclassman to do so.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 104  With averages of 28 points, 8.9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals per game, he was again named Ohio Mr. Basketball and selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team,<a href="#cite_note-Prospect-23">[22]</a> and became the first junior to be named male basketball <a href="/wiki/Gatorade_National_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Gatorade National Player of the Year">Gatorade National Player of the Year</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 117  St. Vincent–St. Mary finished the year with a 23–4 record, ending their season with a loss in the Division II championship game.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 114  Following the loss, James unsuccessfully petitioned for a change to the NBA's draft eligibility rules in an attempt to enter the <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">2002 NBA draft</a>.<a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[28]</a> During this time, he used <a href="/wiki/Marijuana" class="mw-redirect" title="Marijuana">marijuana</a>, which he said was to help cope with the stress that resulted from the constant media attention he was receiving.<a href="#cite_note-30">[29]</a> Throughout his senior year, James and the Fighting Irish traveled across the country to play a number of nationally ranked teams, including a game on December 12, 2002, against <a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill_Academy_(Mouth_of_Wilson,_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)">Oak Hill Academy</a> that was nationally televised on <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 142  <a href="/wiki/Time_Warner_Cable" title="Time Warner Cable">Time Warner Cable</a>, looking to capitalize on James's popularity, offered St. Vincent–St. Mary's games to Ohio-based subscribers for $7.95 per game on a <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> basis throughout the season, but ended up not being profitable.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 143 <a href="#cite_note-31">[30]</a> For the year, James averaged 30.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 2.9 steals per game,<a href="#cite_note-Prospect-23">[22]</a> was named Ohio Mr. Basketball and selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team for an unprecedented third consecutive year,<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 178  and was named Gatorade National Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.<a href="#cite_note-Prospect-23">[22]</a> He participated in three year-end high school basketball all-star games—the <a href="/wiki/EA_Sports" title="EA Sports">EA Sports</a> <a href="/wiki/Roundball_Classic" title="Roundball Classic">Roundball Classic</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Brand_Capital_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Jordan Brand Capital Classic">Jordan Brand Capital Classic</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2003_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="2003 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">McDonald's All-American Game</a>—losing his <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA) eligibility and making it official that he would enter the 2003 NBA draft.<a href="#cite_note-Free-32">[31]</a> Also during his senior year, James was the centerpiece of several controversies. For his 18th birthday, James skirted state amateur bylaws by accepting a <a href="/wiki/Hummer_H2" title="Hummer H2">Hummer H2</a> as a gift from his mother, who had secured a loan for the vehicle by utilizing James's future earning power as an NBA player.<a href="#cite_note-SUV-33">[32]</a> This prompted an investigation by the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Ohio High School Athletic Association">Ohio High School Athletic Association</a> (OHSAA) because its guidelines stated that no amateur may accept any gift valued over $100 as a reward for athletic performance. James was cleared of any wrongdoing because he had accepted the luxury vehicle from a family member and not from an agent or any outside source.<a href="#cite_note-Free-32">[31]</a> Later in the season, James accepted two throwback jerseys worth $845 from an urban clothing store in exchange for posing for pictures, officially violating OHSAA rules and resulting in his being stripped of his high school sports eligibility.<a href="#cite_note-Free-32">[31]</a> James appealed the ruling and his penalty was eventually dropped to a two-game suspension, allowing him to play the remainder of the year. The Irish were also forced to forfeit one of their wins, their only official loss that season.<a href="#cite_note-34">[33]</a> In his first game back after the suspension, James scored a career-high 52 points.<a href="#cite_note-35">[34]</a> St. Vincent–St. Mary went on to win the Division II championship, marking their third division title in four years.<a href="#cite_note-36">[35]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football">Football</h3></div> As an underclassman, James played <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> for St. Vincent–St. Mary's <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> team.<a href="#cite_note-Jones2003-16">[15]</a>: 51  He was recruited by some <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_programs" title="List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs">Division I programs</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a>.<a href="#cite_note-37">[36]</a> At the end of his second year, James was named first team all-state, and as a junior, he helped lead the Fighting Irish to the state semifinals.<a href="#cite_note-nbabio-25">[24]</a> James did not play during his senior year because of a wrist injury that he sustained in an AAU basketball game.<a href="#cite_note-Two-38">[37]</a> Some sports analysts, football critics, high school coaches, as well as former and current professional players have speculated that James could have played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL).<a href="#cite_note-43">[b]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cleveland_Cavaliers_(2003–2010)">Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2003–2004:_Rookie_of_the_Year">2003–2004: Rookie of the Year</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_Wiz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/LeBron_James_Wiz.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_Wiz.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/LeBron_James_Wiz.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_Wiz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/LeBron_James_Wiz.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_Wiz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1592" /></a><figcaption>James, pictured here in 2007, joined <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> as the only players to average better than 20 points, five rebounds and five assists per game as rookies during his 2003–04 season.</figcaption></figure> James was selected by his hometown team, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, as the first overall pick of the <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003 NBA draft</a>.<a href="#cite_note-44">[42]</a> In his first regular season game, James scored 25 points in a 106–92 loss to the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2003–04 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a>, setting an NBA record for the most points scored by a <a href="/wiki/NBA_high_school_draftees" title="NBA high school draftees">prep-to-pro</a> player in his debut performance.<a href="#cite_note-45">[43]</a> At the conclusion of the <a href="/wiki/2003-2004_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2003-2004 NBA season">2003–2004 season</a>, James became the first Cavalier to receive the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Gordon_2021-9">[8]</a> With final averages of 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game,<a href="#cite_note-46">[44]</a> he also became the third player in league history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists per game as a rookie.<a href="#cite_note-47">[45]</a> Cleveland ultimately finished the season 35–47, failing to make <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_playoffs" title="2004 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a> despite an 18-game improvement over the previous year.<a href="#cite_note-48">[46]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2004–2008:_Rise_to_superstardom">2004–2008: Rise to superstardom</h4></div> In the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%932005_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004–2005 NBA season">2004–2005 season</a>, James earned his first <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Game</a> selection, contributing 13 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists in a winning effort for the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49">[47]</a> Around the league, teams took note of his rapid development, and <a href="/wiki/2004-05_Denver_Nuggets_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004-05 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a> coach <a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a> told Sports Illustrated: "It's weird talking about a 20-year-old kid being a great player, but he is a great player ... He's the exception to almost every rule."<a href="#cite_note-50">[48]</a> On March 20, James scored 56 points against the <a href="/wiki/2004-05_Toronto_Raptors_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004-05 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a>, setting Cleveland's new single-game points record.<a href="#cite_note-2005MG-51">[49]</a> With final averages of 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 2.2 steals per game, he was named to his first <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a>.<a href="#cite_note-nbabio-25">[24]</a> Despite a 30–20 record to start the year,<a href="#cite_note-2005MG-51">[49]</a> the Cavaliers again failed to make the playoffs, finishing the season 42–40.<a href="#cite_note-52">[50]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBronWizards1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/LeBronWizards1.jpg/220px-LeBronWizards1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/LeBronWizards1.jpg/330px-LeBronWizards1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/LeBronWizards1.jpg/440px-LeBronWizards1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3291" data-file-height="2326" /></a><figcaption>James picks up his dribble against <a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2006–07 Washington Wizards season">Washington Wizards</a> in November 2006.</figcaption></figure> At the <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006 All-Star Game</a>, James led the East to victory with 29 points and was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award">NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player</a>.<a href="#cite_note-53">[51]</a> Behind final season averages of 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game,<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> he also finished second in overall <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Most Valuable Player Award</a> voting to <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>.<a href="#cite_note-54">[52]</a> Under James' leadership, the Cavaliers qualified for <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_playoffs" title="2006 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a> for the first time since 1998.<a href="#cite_note-clinch-55">[53]</a> In his postseason debut, James recorded a <a href="/wiki/Triple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-double">triple-double</a> in a winning effort over the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2005–06 Washington Wizards season">Washington Wizards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-debut-56">[54]</a> In Game 3 of the series, he made the first game-winning shot of his career, and made another in Game 5.<a href="#cite_note-57">[55]</a> Cleveland would go on to defeat the Wizards before being ousted by the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2005–06 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a> in the second round.<a href="#cite_note-58">[56]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James%27_pregame_ritual.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/LeBron_James%27_pregame_ritual.jpg/170px-LeBron_James%27_pregame_ritual.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/LeBron_James%27_pregame_ritual.jpg/255px-LeBron_James%27_pregame_ritual.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/LeBron_James%27_pregame_ritual.jpg/340px-LeBron_James%27_pregame_ritual.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>James engages in his pre-game ritual of tossing crushed chalk into the air in March 2008; the routine was mostly ended after 2011.<a href="#cite_note-59">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-60">[58]</a></figcaption></figure> In the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–2007 season</a>, James finished the regular season averaging 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 1.6 steals per game.<a href="#cite_note-nbabio-25">[24]</a> With a starting five featuring James, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hughes" title="Larry Hughes">Larry Hughes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drew_Gooden" title="Drew Gooden">Drew Gooden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aleksandar_Pavlovi%C4%87_(basketball)" title="Aleksandar Pavlović (basketball)">Aleksandar Pavlović</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Zydrunas_Ilgauskas" title="Zydrunas Ilgauskas">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</a>, the Cavaliers finished the season with 50 wins for the second consecutive year and entered <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a> as the #2-seed in the Eastern Conference.<a href="#cite_note-61">[59]</a> In the first two rounds of the playoffs, LeBron led the team to wins over the Washington Wizards and New Jersey Nets. The Cavaliers then faced the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, he logged 48 points with nine rebounds and seven assists. His performance is considered one of the greatest playoff performances of all time as he scored 29 of Cleveland's last 30 points, including 25 straight, and the game-winning <a href="/wiki/Layup" title="Layup">layup</a> with two seconds left. The Cavaliers won 109–107 double-overtime victory over the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2006–07 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a>.<a href="#cite_note-62">[60]</a> After the game, play-by-play announcer <a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a> called the performance "one of the greatest moments in postseason history" and color commentator <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a> described it as "<a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a>-esque".<a href="#cite_note-2007DetroitGm5-63">[61]</a> In 2012, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> ranked the performance the fourth greatest in modern NBA playoff history.<a href="#cite_note-ESPN-64">[62]</a> The Cavaliers went on to win Game 6 and claim their first-ever <a href="/wiki/NBA_Eastern_Conference_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Eastern Conference finals">Eastern Conference championship</a>, earning them a matchup with the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> in <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">the Finals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-65">[63]</a> The Spurs at the time were coached by <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Gregg Popovich</a> and featured a prime <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Tony Parker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manu_Gin%C3%B3bili" title="Manu Ginóbili">Manu Ginóbili</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bowen" title="Bruce Bowen">Bruce Bowen</a>. With no other significant scoring threats, the Spurs built its defense around stopping James from getting into the paint. As James did not have a reliable jump shot yet nor another offensive weapon on his team, he struggled against the Spurs' <a href="/wiki/Zone_defense" title="Zone defense">zone defense</a>.<a href="#cite_note-66">[64]</a> He averaged 22 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game on just 35.6 percent shooting,<a href="#cite_note-67">[65]</a> as Cleveland was eliminated in a four-game sweep.<a href="#cite_note-68">[66]</a> In February of the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2007–2008 NBA season">2007–2008 season</a>, James was named All-Star Game MVP for the second time behind a 27-point, eight-rebound, and nine-assist performance.<a href="#cite_note-69">[67]</a> On March 21, he moved past <a href="/wiki/Brad_Daugherty_(basketball)" title="Brad Daugherty (basketball)">Brad Daugherty</a> as the Cavaliers' all-time leading scorer in a game against the <a href="/wiki/2007-08_Toronto_Raptors_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2007-08 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a>, doing so in over 100 fewer games than Daugherty.<a href="#cite_note-70">[68]</a> James' 30 points per game were also the highest in the league, marking his first scoring title.<a href="#cite_note-71">[69]</a> Despite his individual accomplishments, Cleveland's record fell from the year before to 45–37.<a href="#cite_note-72">[70]</a> Seeded fourth in the East entering <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_playoffs" title="2008 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards in the first round for the third consecutive season before being eliminated in seven games by the eventual-champion <a href="/wiki/2007-08_Boston_Celtics_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2007-08 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> in the next round.<a href="#cite_note-73">[71]</a> During the decisive seventh game in Boston, James scored 45 points and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> scored 41 in a game the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> described as a "shootout".<a href="#cite_note-74">[72]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2008–2010:_MVP_seasons">2008–2010: MVP seasons</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_18112009_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/LeBron_James_18112009_2.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_18112009_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/LeBron_James_18112009_2.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_18112009_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/LeBron_James_18112009_2.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_18112009_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1483" data-file-height="1657" /></a><figcaption>James, pictured here in November 2009, won consecutive MVP awards in 2009 and 2010.</figcaption></figure> At the end of the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–2009 NBA season">2008–2009 season</a>, James finished second in <a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award</a> voting and made his first <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team" title="NBA All-Defensive Team">NBA All-Defensive Team</a>,<a href="#cite_note-DPOTY09-75">[73]</a> posting 23 <a href="/wiki/Chase-down_block" class="mw-redirect" title="Chase-down block">chase-down blocks</a> and a career-high 93 total blocks.<a href="#cite_note-Abrams-76">[74]</a> James also became only the fourth <a href="/wiki/ABA%E2%80%93NBA_merger" title="ABA–NBA merger">postmerger</a> player to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in a single season.<a href="#cite_note-TBOB477-77">[75]</a> Behind his play and the acquisition of All-Star guard <a href="/wiki/Mo_Williams" title="Mo Williams">Mo Williams</a>, Cleveland went a franchise record 66–16 and fell just one game short of matching the best home record in league history.<a href="#cite_note-78">[76]</a> With final averages of 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game, James became the first Cavalier to win the MVP Award.<a href="#cite_note-79">[77]</a> Reflecting on James' performance for ESPN, <a href="/wiki/John_Hollinger" title="John Hollinger">John Hollinger</a> later wrote: "He's having what is arguably the greatest individual season in history, and it's time we gave him his due for it."<a href="#cite_note-80">[78]</a> In <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_playoffs" title="2009 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, Cleveland swept the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2008–09 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2008–09 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a> to earn a matchup with the <a href="/wiki/2008-09_Orlando_Magic_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2008-09 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a> in the Eastern Conference Finals.<a href="#cite_note-BR2009-81">[79]</a> In Game 1 of the series, James scored 49 points on 66 percent shooting in a losing effort for the Cavaliers.<a href="#cite_note-ESPN-64">[62]</a> In Game 2, he hit a game-winner to tie the series at 1–1.<a href="#cite_note-82">[80]</a> Cleveland would lose the series in six games, and following the loss in Game 6, James immediately left the floor without shaking hands with his opponents, which was an act that many media members viewed as <a href="/wiki/Unsportsmanlike" class="mw-redirect" title="Unsportsmanlike">unsportsmanlike</a>.<a href="#cite_note-83">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[82]</a> For the series, James averaged 38.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 8.0 assists per game,<a href="#cite_note-ap_06082013-85">[83]</a> finishing the postseason with a career playoff-high 35.3 points per game.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> In February of the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%932010_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2009–2010 NBA season">2009–10 season</a>, James was forced into a temporary <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">point guard</a> role following a series of injuries to players in the Cavaliers' backcourt.<a href="#cite_note-86">[84]</a> Behind his leadership, Cleveland lost no momentum, finishing the year with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season.<a href="#cite_note-87">[85]</a> Despite only playing 39 minutes per game, James increased his statistical production, averaging 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.0 block per game on 50 percent shooting en route to another MVP Award.<a href="#cite_note-MPV-88">[86]</a> To open <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_playoffs" title="2010 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, Cleveland advanced past the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2009–10 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a> to earn a matchup with the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2009–10 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> in the second round.<a href="#cite_note-espn5132010-89">[87]</a> James was heavily criticized for not playing well in Game 5 of the series, shooting only 20 percent on 14 shots and scoring 15 points.<a href="#cite_note-90">[88]</a> The team suffered its worst loss in franchise history, and at the conclusion of the game, James walked off the court to a smattering of boos from Cleveland's home crowd.<a href="#cite_note-91">[89]</a> The Cavaliers were officially eliminated from the postseason in Game 6, with James posting 27 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists in the losing effort.<a href="#cite_note-espn5132010-89">[87]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miami_Heat_(2010–2014)">Miami Heat (2010–2014)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Decision">The Decision</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Decision_(TV_program)" title="The Decision (TV program)">The Decision (TV program)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_18112009_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/LeBron_James_18112009_1.jpg/170px-LeBron_James_18112009_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/LeBron_James_18112009_1.jpg/255px-LeBron_James_18112009_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/LeBron_James_18112009_1.jpg/340px-LeBron_James_18112009_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1638" data-file-height="2326" /></a><figcaption>James with the Cavaliers in November 2009. He finished his first stint with the Cavaliers averaging 27.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.<a href="#cite_note-Comp-92">[90]</a></figcaption></figure> James became an unrestricted <a href="/wiki/Free_agent_(NBA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Free agent (NBA)">free agent</a> at 12:01 a.m. EDT on July 1, 2010.<a href="#cite_note-93">[91]</a> During this time, he was contacted by several teams, including the Bulls, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>, and Cavaliers.<a href="#cite_note-94">[92]</a> On July 8, James announced on a live ESPN special titled The Decision that he would sign with the Heat.<a href="#cite_note-95">[93]</a> The telecast was broadcast from the <a href="/wiki/Boys_%26_Girls_Clubs_of_America" title="Boys & Girls Clubs of America">Boys & Girls Club</a> of <a href="/wiki/Greenwich,_Connecticut" title="Greenwich, Connecticut">Greenwich, Connecticut</a> and raised $2.5 million for the charity. An additional $3.5 million was raised from advertising revenue, which was donated to other charities.<a href="#cite_note-cleveland.com-96">[94]</a> The day before the special, fellow free agents <a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Chris Bosh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> also announced that they would sign with Miami;<a href="#cite_note-97">[95]</a> reports later arose that back in 2006 the trio had discussed among themselves their upcoming 2010 free agencies.<a href="#cite_note-plaindealer20100710-98">[96]</a> James decided to join with Bosh and Wade in part so that he could shoulder less of the offensive load; James thought that his improved teammates would give him a better chance of winning an <a href="/wiki/NBA_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA championship">NBA championship</a> than had he stayed in Cleveland.<a href="#cite_note-thomsen-99">[97]</a> Heat president <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a> played a major role in selling James on the idea of playing with Bosh and Wade.<a href="#cite_note-100">[98]</a> James would be relieved of the burden of scoring, and he thought he could be the first player since <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a> to average a triple-double in a season.<a href="#cite_note-thomsen-99">[97]</a> Upon leaving the Cavaliers, James drew intense criticism from sports analysts, executives, fans, and current and former players. The Decision itself was also scrutinized and viewed as unnecessary. Many thought that the prolonged wait for James' choice was unprofessional as not even the teams courting him were aware of his decision until moments before the show.<a href="#cite_note-yahoo_20100716-101">[99]</a> Upon learning that James would not be returning to Cleveland, Cavaliers owner <a href="/wiki/Dan_Gilbert" title="Dan Gilbert">Dan Gilbert</a> published an open letter to fans in which he aggressively denounced James' actions.<a href="#cite_note-Letter-102">[100]</a> Some angry fans of the team recorded videos of themselves burning his jersey.<a href="#cite_note-103">[101]</a> Former NBA players, including <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>, were also critical of James, condemning him for forming a superteam with Bosh and Wade in Miami and not trying to win a championship in Cleveland, though Jordan did acknowledge that the options players had at the time were much more expansive than those he and others had in the 1980s and 1990s.<a href="#cite_note-104">[102]</a><a href="#cite_note-105">[103]</a><a href="#cite_note-106">[104]</a> Some commentators did defend James' decision to join the Miami Heat by noting the Cavaliers' inability to build a strong supporting cast around him. They argued that other NBA greats had benefitted from talented teammates: Magic Johnson had <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> had <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale (basketball)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a> on the Celtics, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> had <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> with the Bulls.<a href="#cite_note-107">[105]</a> James drew further criticism in a September interview with <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> when he claimed that race might have been a factor in the fallout from The Decision.<a href="#cite_note-108">[106]</a><a href="#cite_note-109">[107]</a> As a result of his actions during the 2010 free agency period, James quickly gained a reputation as one of America's most disliked athletes, which marked a radical change from prior years.<a href="#cite_note-110">[108]</a><a href="#cite_note-Regret-111">[109]</a> The phrase "taking my talents to South Beach" became a punch line for critics.<a href="#cite_note-112">[110]</a><a href="#cite_note-113">[111]</a> In retrospect, James has expressed some regret over his handling of The Decision.<a href="#cite_note-Regret-111">[109]</a><a href="#cite_note-114">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-kaplan-115">[113]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010–2011:_Year_of_media_and_fan_scrutiny">2010–2011: Year of media and fan scrutiny</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBronJamesDunkingHeat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/LeBronJamesDunkingHeat.jpg/170px-LeBronJamesDunkingHeat.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/LeBronJamesDunkingHeat.jpg/255px-LeBronJamesDunkingHeat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/LeBronJamesDunkingHeat.jpg/340px-LeBronJamesDunkingHeat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2984" data-file-height="4681" /></a><figcaption>James goes in for a <a href="/wiki/Slam_dunk" title="Slam dunk">slam dunk</a> as a member of the Heat, as <a href="/wiki/John_Wall" title="John Wall">John Wall</a> of the Wizards looks on in March 2011.</figcaption></figure> James officially signed a 6-year, $110 million contract with the Heat on July 10, 2010, through a <a href="/wiki/Sign-and-trade_deal" title="Sign-and-trade deal">sign-and-trade deal</a> which sent two second- and two first-round draft picks to the Cavaliers and gave the team the option to swap first round picks with the Heat in 2012.<a href="#cite_note-116">[114]</a><a href="#cite_note-HeatContract-117">[115]</a> As part of the first player-created <a href="/wiki/NBA_superteam" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA superteam">NBA superteam</a><a href="#cite_note-lynch20170616-118">[116]</a> he became only the third reigning MVP to change teams and the first since <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Moses Malone</a> in 1982.<a href="#cite_note-119">[117]</a> That evening, the Heat threw a welcome party for their new "<a href="/wiki/Big_Three_(Miami_Heat)" title="Big Three (Miami Heat)">Big Three</a>" at the <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, an event that took on a rock concert atmosphere.<a href="#cite_note-120">[118]</a> During the gathering, James predicted a dynasty for the Heat and alluded to multiple championships.<a href="#cite_note-121">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-122">[120]</a> Outside of Miami, the spectacle was not well-received, furthering the negative public perception of James.<a href="#cite_note-123">[121]</a> Throughout the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11 season</a>, the media and opposing fanbases treated James and the Heat as villains.<a href="#cite_note-Villain-124">[122]</a> To begin the year, they struggled to adjust to these new circumstances, going only 9–8 after 17 games.<a href="#cite_note-Herald-125">[123]</a> James later admitted that the constant negativity surrounding the team made him play with an angrier demeanor than in years past.<a href="#cite_note-Villain-124">[122]</a> On December 2, James faced the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2010–11 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> in Cleveland for the first time since departing as a free agent.<a href="#cite_note-126">[124]</a> He scored 38 points and led Miami to a victory while being booed every time he touched the ball.<a href="#cite_note-127">[125]</a> The Heat eventually turned their season around and finished as the East's second seed,<a href="#cite_note-128">[126]</a> with James averaging 26.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game on 51 percent shooting.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs#Eastern_Conference_semifinals" title="2011 NBA playoffs">Eastern Conference Semifinals</a>, James and his teammates found themselves matched up with the <a href="/wiki/2010-11_Boston_Celtics_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2010-11 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> for the second consecutive year.<a href="#cite_note-Eleven-129">[127]</a> In Game 5, he scored Miami's last 10 points to help seal a series-clinching win.<a href="#cite_note-One_Year-130">[128]</a> After the final buzzer, James famously knelt on the court in an emotional moment, later telling reporters that it was an extremely personal victory for him and the team.<a href="#cite_note-131">[129]</a> The Heat eventually advanced to <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">the Finals</a>, where they lost to the <a href="/wiki/2010-11_Dallas_Mavericks_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2010-11 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a> in six games.<a href="#cite_note-Eleven-129">[127]</a> James received the brunt of the criticism for the loss, averaging only three points in fourth quarters in the series and scored just eight points in Game 4, a game Miami lost by just three points.<a href="#cite_note-132">[130]</a> His Finals scoring average of 17.8 points per game signified an 8.9-point drop from the regular season, the largest point drop-off in league history.<a href="#cite_note-133">[131]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011–2013:_Back-to-back_championships">2011–2013: Back-to-back championships</h4></div> The <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%932012_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2011–2012 NBA season">2011–2012 season</a> was delayed by a <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_lockout" title="2011 NBA lockout">lockout</a>, and during that extended summer, James worked with <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> in order to improve his <a href="/wiki/Post_up" class="mw-redirect" title="Post up">post up</a> game.<a href="#cite_note-134">[132]</a><a href="#cite_note-Herald-125">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-Goldsberry-135">[133]</a> Humbled by the Heat's loss to the Mavericks, the experience inspired James to leave behind the villain role that he had been embracing, which helped James regain a sense of joy on the court.<a href="#cite_note-Villain-124">[122]</a> Behind his expanded skillset,<a href="#cite_note-Goldsberry-135">[133]</a> Miami began the year with a franchise-best 18–6 record.<a href="#cite_note-136">[134]</a> James was eventually named MVP for the third time, finishing with averages of 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.9 steals per game on 53 percent shooting.<a href="#cite_note-FMVP2-137">[135]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_at_GSW.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/LeBron_James_at_GSW.jpg/170px-LeBron_James_at_GSW.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/LeBron_James_at_GSW.jpg/255px-LeBron_James_at_GSW.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/LeBron_James_at_GSW.jpg/340px-LeBron_James_at_GSW.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1390" data-file-height="2164" /></a><figcaption>James stands at midcourt during a dead ball on January 16, 2013. On that night, he became the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points.<a href="#cite_note-138">[136]</a></figcaption></figure> In the second round of <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_playoffs" title="2012 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, Miami temporarily lost Bosh to an abdominal injury and found themselves trailing the <a href="/wiki/2011-12_Indiana_Pacers_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2011-12 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a> 2–1.<a href="#cite_note-139">[137]</a> James responded with a 40-point, 18-rebound, and nine-assist outing in Game 4 to help even the series.<a href="#cite_note-140">[138]</a> To compensate for Bosh's absence, the Heat embraced a <a href="/wiki/Small_ball_(basketball)" title="Small ball (basketball)">small-ball</a> lineup with James at <a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">power forward</a>, which they retained even after Bosh's return in the conference finals against the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2011–12 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-141">[139]</a><a href="#cite_note-142">[140]</a> Facing elimination in Game 6, James recorded 45 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Heat to victory in what <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> called a "career-defining performance".<a href="#cite_note-143">[141]</a> Miami won Game 7 to advance to <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">the Finals</a>, earning them a matchup with the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> and James' budding rival <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>.<a href="#cite_note-144">[142]</a> Late in Game 4 of the series, James hit a three-pointer to give the Heat a lead, helping them win the game despite missing time with leg cramps.<a href="#cite_note-145">[143]</a> In Game 5, he registered a triple-double as Miami defeated Oklahoma City for their second-ever championship and James' first championship.<a href="#cite_note-146">[144]</a> James was unanimously voted the <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player">Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player</a> with averages of 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game.<a href="#cite_note-147">[145]</a> His full postseason run, in which James averaged 30.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game, was later ranked the second best in modern NBA history by ESPN.<a href="#cite_note-148">[146]</a> In February of the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13 season</a>, James averaged 29.7 points and 7.8 assists per game while setting multiple shooting efficiency records.<a href="#cite_note-149">[147]</a><a href="#cite_note-150">[148]</a> That same month, the Heat also began a 27-game winning streak, which is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_longest_winning_streaks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks">third longest in NBA history</a>.<a href="#cite_note-151">[149]</a> Based on these accomplishments, James' performance was described as a "month for the ages" by Sports Illustrated.<a href="#cite_note-152">[150]</a> Miami eventually finished the year with a franchise and league best 66–16 record,<a href="#cite_note-153">[151]</a> and James was named MVP for the fourth time, falling just one vote shy of becoming the first player in NBA history to win the award unanimously.<a href="#cite_note-154">[152]</a> His final season averages were 26.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game on 56.5 percent shooting.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> In Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_playoffs#Eastern_Conference_finals" title="2013 NBA playoffs">Eastern Conference Finals</a>, James scored a buzzer-beating layup to give Miami a one-point victory against the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2012–13 Indiana Pacers season">Pacers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-155">[153]</a> Throughout the series, his supporting cast struggled significantly, and his added scoring load prompted James to compare his responsibilities to those of his "Cleveland days".<a href="#cite_note-156">[154]</a> Despite these struggles, the Heat advanced to <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">the Finals</a> for a meeting with the <a href="/wiki/2012-13_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2012-13 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2013playoffs-157">[155]</a> signifying a rematch for James from his first Finals six years earlier.<a href="#cite_note-158">[156]</a> At the beginning of the series, he was criticized for his lack of aggressiveness and poor shot selection as Miami fell behind 2–3.<a href="#cite_note-ap_06082013-85">[83]</a><a href="#cite_note-2013playoffs-157">[155]</a><a href="#cite_note-159">[157]</a> In Game 6, James recorded his second triple-double of the series, including 16 fourth quarter points, to lead the Heat to a comeback victory.<a href="#cite_note-160">[158]</a> In Game 7, he tied the Finals record for most points scored in a Game 7 victory, leading Miami over San Antonio with 37 points.<a href="#cite_note-161">[159]</a> James was named Finals MVP for the second straight season, averaging 25.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 2.3 steals per game for the championship round.<a href="#cite_note-162">[160]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013–2014:_Final_season_in_Miami">2013–2014: Final season in Miami</h4></div> On March 3 of the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14 season</a>, James scored a career-high and franchise-record 61 points in a game against the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2013–14 Charlotte Bobcats season">Charlotte Bobcats</a>.<a href="#cite_note-61pts-163">[161]</a> He converted on his first eight three-point field goal attempts through three quarters, setting a new record for the most three-point field goals made in a 60-point game. James also set the record for most points in a single game while wearing a mask. Throughout the year, he was one of the few staples for a Heat roster that used 20 different starting lineups due to injuries,<a href="#cite_note-164">[162]</a> finishing with averages of 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game on 56.7 percent shooting.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> In the second round of <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, James tied a career postseason-high by scoring 49 points in Game 4 against the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2013–14 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn Nets</a>.<a href="#cite_note-165">[163]</a> In the next round, Miami defeated the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2013–14 Indiana Pacers season">Pacers</a> to earn their fourth consecutive Finals berth, becoming one of only four teams in NBA history to do so.<a href="#cite_note-166">[164]</a> In Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, James missed most of the fourth quarter because of leg cramps, helping the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2013–14 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> take an early series lead.<a href="#cite_note-167">[165]</a> In Game 2, he led the Heat to a series-tying victory with 35 points on a 64 percent shooting rate.<a href="#cite_note-35pts-168">[166]</a> San Antonio eventually eliminated the Heat in five games, ending Miami's quest for a three-peat.<a href="#cite_note-169">[167]</a> For the Finals, James averaged 28.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game.<a href="#cite_note-2014F-170">[168]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_Cleveland_(2014–2018)">Return to Cleveland (2014–2018)</h3></div> On June 25, 2014, James opted out of his contract with the Heat, and on July 1, he officially became an unrestricted free agent.<a href="#cite_note-171">[169]</a> On July 11, James revealed via a first-person essay in Sports Illustrated that he intended to return to the Cavaliers.<a href="#cite_note-172">[170]</a> In contrast to The Decision, his announcement to return to Cleveland was well received.<a href="#cite_note-173">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-174">[172]</a><a href="#cite_note-175">[173]</a> The next day, James officially signed with the team,<a href="#cite_note-LeBron_deal_has_eye_on_future_cap-176">[174]</a> who had compiled a league-worst 97–215 record in the four seasons following his departure.<a href="#cite_note-177">[175]</a> A month after James' signing, the Cavaliers acquired <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, forming a new star trio along with <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a>.<a href="#cite_note-178">[176]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014–2016:_Ending_Cleveland's_championship_drought">2014–2016: Ending Cleveland's championship drought</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_(15662939969).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/LeBron_James_%2815662939969%29.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_%2815662939969%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/LeBron_James_%2815662939969%29.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_%2815662939969%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/LeBron_James_%2815662939969%29.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_%2815662939969%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>James takes a shot in November 2014; later that season, James reached several passing milestones, including becoming the Cavaliers' all-time assists leader.<a href="#cite_note-179">[177]</a><a href="#cite_note-180">[178]</a></figcaption></figure> In January of the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%932015_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2014–2015 NBA season">2014–2015 season</a>, James missed two weeks due to left knee and lower back strains, which at the time represented the longest stretch of missed games in his career.<a href="#cite_note-181">[179]</a> In total, James played a then career-low 69 games and his final averages were 25.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> In the second round of <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, he hit a baseline jumper at the buzzer to give Cleveland a 2–2 series tie with the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2014–15 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a>.<a href="#cite_note-182">[180]</a> In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers defeated the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2014–15 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a> to advance to the <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, making James the first player since the 1960s to play in five consecutive Finals.<a href="#cite_note-Finals5-183">[181]</a> For most of the Finals against the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2014–15 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a>, Irving and Love were sidelined due to injury, giving James more offensive responsibilities.<a href="#cite_note-Finals5-183">[181]</a> Behind his leadership, the Cavaliers opened the series with a 2–1 lead before losing in six games.<a href="#cite_note-2015Finals-184">[182]</a> Despite the loss, he received serious consideration for the Finals MVP Award,<a href="#cite_note-185">[183]</a> averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 8.8 assists per game.<a href="#cite_note-2015Finals-184">[182]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16 season</a>, James was criticized for his role in several off-court controversies, including the midseason firing of Cavaliers' coach <a href="/wiki/David_Blatt" title="David Blatt">David Blatt</a>.<a href="#cite_note-186">[184]</a><a href="#cite_note-187">[185]</a> Despite these distractions, Cleveland finished the year with 57 wins and the best record in the East.<a href="#cite_note-2016season-188">[186]</a> James' final averages were 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game on 52 percent shooting.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> In <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, the Cavaliers advanced comfortably to the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, losing only two games en route to a rematch with the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2015–16 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2016season-188">[186]</a> who were coming off a record-setting 73-win season.<a href="#cite_note-189">[187]</a> To begin the series, Cleveland fell behind 3–1, including two blowout losses.<a href="#cite_note-2016finals-190">[188]</a> James responded by registering back-to-back 41-point games in Games 5 and 6, leading the Cavaliers to two consecutive wins to stave off elimination.<a href="#cite_note-191">[189]</a> In Game 7, he posted a triple-double and made a number of key plays, including <a href="/wiki/The_Block_(basketball)" title="The Block (basketball)">a chasedown block</a> on <a href="/wiki/Andre_Iguodala" title="Andre Iguodala">Andre Iguodala</a>'s go-ahead layup attempt,<a href="#cite_note-192">[190]</a> as Cleveland emerged victorious, winning the city's first professional sports title in 52 years and becoming the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit in the Finals.<a href="#cite_note-Bontemps_2016-11">[10]</a> James became just the third player to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals Game 7,<a href="#cite_note-193">[191]</a> and behind series averages of 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 2.6 steals per game,<a href="#cite_note-2016finals-190">[188]</a> he also became the first player in league history to lead both teams in all five statistical categories for a playoff round, culminating in a unanimous Finals MVP selection.<a href="#cite_note-194">[192]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016–2018:_End_of_second_stint_in_Cleveland">2016–2018: End of second stint in Cleveland</h4></div> The <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%932017_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2016–2017 NBA season">2016–17 season</a> was marred by injuries and unexpected losses for the Cavaliers;<a href="#cite_note-195">[193]</a> James later described it as one of the "strangest" years of his career.<a href="#cite_note-196">[194]</a> Following a January defeat to the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2016–17 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans Pelicans</a>, James publicly criticized Cleveland's front office for constructing a team that he felt was too "top heavy", for which he received countercriticism.<a href="#cite_note-197">[195]</a> The Cavaliers finished the season as the East's second seed, with James averaging 26.4 points and career highs in rebounds (8.6), assists (8.7), and turnovers (4.1) per game.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> In Game 3 of the first round of <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_playoffs" title="2017 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, he registered 41 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists against the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2016–17 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a>, leading Cleveland to a comeback victory after trailing by 25 points at halftime, representing the largest halftime deficit overcome in NBA playoff history.<a href="#cite_note-198">[196]</a> In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2016–17 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>, James scored 35 points and surpassed Michael Jordan as the league's all-time postseason scoring leader.<a href="#cite_note-199">[197]</a> The Cavaliers won the game and the series, advancing to the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for the third consecutive time against the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2016–17 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a>, who had signed James' rival Kevin Durant during the off-season.<a href="#cite_note-200">[198]</a> Behind averages of 33.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 10.0 assists per game, James became the first player to average a triple-double in the Finals, but Cleveland was defeated in five games.<a href="#cite_note-201">[199]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_(23965056038).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_vs._Kyrie_Irving_%2823965056038%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>James protects the ball from <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a> in October 2017. The two were teammates in Cleveland for three seasons.<a href="#cite_note-Kyrie-202">[200]</a></figcaption></figure> Prior to the start of the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%932018_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2017–2018 NBA season">2017–18 season</a>, the Cavaliers overhauled their roster by trading Kyrie Irving to the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2017–18 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>, who requested a trade in part because he no longer wanted to play with James.<a href="#cite_note-Kyrie-202">[200]</a> After a slow start to the year, Cleveland rebounded by winning 18 of 19 games in December.<a href="#cite_note-203">[201]</a> Their turnaround began with a victory over the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2017–18 Washington Wizards season">Wizards</a> on November 3 where James scored 57 points, which represented the second-highest point total of his career and tied a franchise record.<a href="#cite_note-204">[202]</a> In January, the Cavaliers had a losing record, and James was criticized for his lackluster effort.<a href="#cite_note-205">[203]</a> The next month, James won his third All-Star Game MVP Award, after posting 29 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, and several key plays to help Team LeBron win over Team Curry.<a href="#cite_note-206">[204]</a> Following another round of trades in February, Cleveland returned to form and James reached a number of historical milestones; on March 30, he set an NBA record with 867 straight games scoring in double digits.<a href="#cite_note-207">[205]</a> James eventually finished the season with averages of 27.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 9.2 assists, and 4.2 turnovers per game.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> In <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, James guided the Cavaliers to another Finals rematch with the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2017–18 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a>.<a href="#cite_note-208">[206]</a> Along the way, he had some of the most memorable moments of his career, including a game-winning shot against the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2017–18 Indiana Pacers season">Pacers</a> and another against the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2017–18 Toronto Raptors season">Raptors</a>, after which a new nickname, "LeBronto" was popularized.<a href="#cite_note-209">[207]</a><a href="#cite_note-210">[208]</a> In Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, James scored a playoff career-high 51 points, but Cleveland lost 124–114 in overtime.<a href="#cite_note-211">[209]</a> Following the loss, James injured his hand after punching a wall in the locker room, which hindered his effectiveness for the remainder of the series.<a href="#cite_note-212">[210]</a> The Cavaliers lost the series in four games, with James averaging 34 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 10.0 assists per game for the Finals.<a href="#cite_note-213">[211]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Lakers_(2018–present)">Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018–2019:_Injury_and_playoff_miss">2018–2019: Injury and playoff miss</h4></div> On June 29, 2018, James opted out of his contract with the Cavaliers and became an unrestricted free agent.<a href="#cite_note-214">[212]</a> Two days later, his management company, <a href="/wiki/Klutch_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Klutch Sports">Klutch Sports</a>, announced that he would sign with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>;<a href="#cite_note-215">[213]</a> the deal was officially completed on July 9.<a href="#cite_note-216">[214]</a> In an interview with Sports Illustrated, James's agent Rich Paul explained: "In 2010, when he went to Miami, it was about championships. In 2014, when he went back to Cleveland, it was about delivering on a promise. In 2018, it was just about doing what he wants to do."<a href="#cite_note-217">[215]</a> Reaction to the move was more positive than his original departure from the Cavaliers, albeit still mixed, as some onlookers felt that Los Angeles was not his optimal destination.<a href="#cite_note-218">[216]</a> The Lakers expected James to immediately transform them into a championship contender after having missed the playoffs since 2014 and not appearing in the Finals since 2010.<a href="#cite_note-219">[217]</a><a href="#cite_note-220">[218]</a> Following his signing, the team rounded out their roster with a controversial collection of playmakers and veterans. To begin the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018–19 season</a>, the Lakers struggled to find effective lineups and recorded only two wins through their first seven games.<a href="#cite_note-Wasted-221">[219]</a> In November, they began a turnaround, which included two of James's strongest performances of the season. On November 14, he registered 44 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists in a victory against the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-222">[220]</a> Four days later, James scored a season-high 51 points in a victory over the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Miami_Heat_season" title="2018–19 Miami Heat season">Heat</a>.<a href="#cite_note-223">[221]</a> After blowing out the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2018–19 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> on Christmas Day, Los Angeles improved their record to 20–14, but James suffered a groin injury,<a href="#cite_note-ap_01312019-224">[222]</a> the first major injury of his career.<a href="#cite_note-225">[223]</a> James missed a then career-high 17 consecutive games, and the Lakers fell out of playoff contention without him,<a href="#cite_note-ap_01312019-224">[222]</a> marking the first time that James missed the playoffs since 2005.<a href="#cite_note-226">[224]</a> In March, the Lakers announced that James would begin a minutes restriction,<a href="#cite_note-227">[225]</a> and he was later officially ruled out for the rest of the season.<a href="#cite_note-228">[226]</a> James' final averages were 27.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> Despite his inconsistent campaign, James was named to the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season#Awards" title="2018–19 NBA season">All-NBA Third Team</a>, marking the first time in twelve years that he did not make the All-NBA First Team.<a href="#cite_note-229">[227]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019–2020:_Fourth_NBA_championship">2019–2020: Fourth NBA championship</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_Bradley_Beal_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/LeBron_James_Bradley_Beal_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-LeBron_James_Bradley_Beal_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/LeBron_James_Bradley_Beal_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-LeBron_James_Bradley_Beal_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/LeBron_James_Bradley_Beal_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-LeBron_James_Bradley_Beal_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="889" data-file-height="1331" /></a><figcaption>James backs down <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Beal" title="Bradley Beal">Bradley Beal</a> in December 2018.</figcaption></figure> During the offseason, the Lakers hired <a href="/wiki/Frank_Vogel" title="Frank Vogel">Frank Vogel</a> as their new head coach, and traded the majority of their young core to the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2019–20 New Orleans Pelicans season">Pelicans</a> for superstar big man <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Anthony Davis</a>.<a href="#cite_note-230">[228]</a> James immediately embraced the team's much-improved roster by transforming his playing style, moving to full-time point guard, and competing with a more consistent defensive effort.<a href="#cite_note-231">[229]</a> Behind James' leadership, the Lakers opened the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season">2019–20 season</a> with a 17–2 record, matching the best start in franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-232">[230]</a> On January 25, James passed team legend <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> for third on the all-time regular season scoring list, the day before Bryant died in <a href="/wiki/2020_Calabasas_helicopter_crash" title="2020 Calabasas helicopter crash">a helicopter crash</a>.<a href="#cite_note-third-233">[231]</a> On January 31, prior to the Lakers' first game in the wake of the accident, which was against the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>, James addressed a sorrowful <a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> crowd with an emotional, improvised eulogy honoring Bryant, ending his speech with "…so in the words of Kobe Bryant: 'Mamba out', but in the words of us: 'not forgotten', live on brother".<a href="#cite_note-234">[232]</a> In early March, before the season was suspended due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, James led the Lakers to a victory over the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2019–20 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a> in a matchup of conference leaders, followed by a streak-breaking victory over the <a href="/wiki/2019-20_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2019-20 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-235">[233]</a> Regular season play resumed in July and concluded in August within the confined <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Bubble" title="2020 NBA Bubble">NBA Bubble</a>, where James ended the regular season as the league leader in assists for the first time in his career, averaging 10.2 assists per game.<a href="#cite_note-236">[234]</a> He earned a record 16th All-NBA Team selection as part of the First Team, extending his record First Team selections to 13.<a href="#cite_note-237">[235]</a> The Lakers entered <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a> as the top seed in the West and advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> convincingly, with only three total losses along the way.<a href="#cite_note-238">[236]</a> In Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2019–20 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a>, James helped clinch the conference championship by scoring a game-high 38 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter.<a href="#cite_note-239">[237]</a> In the Finals, James and his teammates found themselves matched up with his former team, the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Miami_Heat_season" title="2019–20 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a>, and quickly took control of the series with a 2–0 lead.<a href="#cite_note-240">[238]</a> In Game 5, James had his best statistical performance of the Finals with 40 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists in a memorable duel with Miami's <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a>, but Los Angeles was ultimately defeated in a three-point game.<a href="#cite_note-241">[239]</a> The Lakers eliminated the Heat in Game 6, which earned James, who averaged 29.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists per game during the series,<a href="#cite_note-242">[240]</a> his fourth NBA championship and fourth Finals MVP award.<a href="#cite_note-Quinn_2020-12">[11]</a> At 35 years and 287 days old, James became the second-oldest player in league history to win the award,<a href="#cite_note-243">[241]</a> and the only player in NBA history to win the award with three different franchises.<a href="#cite_note-244">[242]</a> James and teammate <a href="/wiki/Danny_Green_(basketball)" title="Danny Green (basketball)">Danny Green</a> also became the third and fourth players in NBA history to win at least one championship with three different teams each.<a href="#cite_note-245">[243]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2020–2021:_Back-to-back_chase">2020–2021: Back-to-back chase</h4></div> The <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–2021 NBA season">2020–2021 season</a>, reduced to 72 games for each team and starting on December 22, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, began after the shortest offseason in NBA history with a 116–109 loss to the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2020–21 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-246">[244]</a> On December 31, James became the first player in NBA history to score 10 points or more in 1,000 consecutive games in a 121–107 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2020–21 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-247">[245]</a> On February 18, 2021, James became the third player in NBA history with 35,000 career points, joining Hall of Famers <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a>; aged 36 years and 50 days, he was the youngest player to reach the milestone.<a href="#cite_note-248">[246]</a> On March 20, James sprained his ankle against the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2020–21 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a>,<a href="#cite_note-249">[247]</a> but was able to hit a three-point shot afterwards to keep his 10-points streak alive before exiting the game.<a href="#cite_note-250">[248]</a> By March, the Lakers were No. 2, two games behind the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2020–21 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a>, but they went 14–16 without Davis and 6–10 without James, falling to No. 5.<a href="#cite_note-251">[249]</a> James returned on April 30 after missing 20 games, the longest absence of his career.<a href="#cite_note-252">[250]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_at_the_2022_NBA_All-Star_Game.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/LeBron_James_at_the_2022_NBA_All-Star_Game.jpg/170px-LeBron_James_at_the_2022_NBA_All-Star_Game.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/LeBron_James_at_the_2022_NBA_All-Star_Game.jpg/255px-LeBron_James_at_the_2022_NBA_All-Star_Game.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/LeBron_James_at_the_2022_NBA_All-Star_Game.jpg/340px-LeBron_James_at_the_2022_NBA_All-Star_Game.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2366" data-file-height="4573" /></a><figcaption>James at the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022 NBA All-Star Game</a><a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a></figcaption></figure> In May, James was sidelined again after leaving a game against the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2020–21 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a>,<a href="#cite_note-253">[251]</a> but he returned for the final two games,<a href="#cite_note-254">[252]</a><a href="#cite_note-255">[253]</a> and finished the season with averages of 25.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 7.8 assists on 51.3 percent shooting in 45 out of 72 games;<a href="#cite_note-256">[254]</a> this was his 17th consecutive season averaging at least 25 points per game, the most in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-257">[255]</a> In an injury-laden season, the Lakers ended with a 42–30 record, finishing No. 7 due to tiebreakers and facing the No. 8-seed <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2020–21 Golden State Warriors season">Warriors</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Play-in_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 NBA Play-in Tournament">play-in tournament</a>.<a href="#cite_note-258">[256]</a> The Lakers won 103–100 after James scored the go-ahead, three-point shot in the final minute, posting a triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, along with two steals and a block.<a href="#cite_note-259">[257]</a> His 34-foot (10 m) shot over <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> before the shot clock buzzer was his longest basket of the season as well as his longest go-ahead shot in the closing three minutes of a game in his career.<a href="#cite_note-260">[258]</a><a href="#cite_note-261">[259]</a> In the first round of <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>, the Lakers faced the No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2020–21 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a>. This marked the first time in James' career that he did not have home court advantage in the opening series.<a href="#cite_note-shelburne_06042021-262">[260]</a><a href="#cite_note-263">[261]</a> They were up 2–1 before Davis suffered a strained groin in Game 4, in which James finished with a game-high 25 points on 10-for-21 shooting, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists.<a href="#cite_note-264">[262]</a> The Lakers lost to the Suns in six games, marking the first time James lost in the first round in his career.<a href="#cite_note-shelburne_06042021-262">[260]</a> James finished the series averaging 23.3 points, his fourth-lowest scoring output for a series over his career and his lowest mark since averaging 22.8 in the 2014 Eastern Conference finals.<a href="#cite_note-265">[263]</a> He made his 17th consecutive All-NBA Team selection,<a href="#cite_note-Quinn_2021-4">[3]</a> extending the record for most selections in NBA history,<a href="#cite_note-266">[264]</a> being named for the third time to the All-NBA Second Team.<a href="#cite_note-267">[265]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021–2022:_First_in_the_10K-10K-10K_club">2021–2022: First in the 10K-10K-10K club</h4></div> For the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22 season</a>, James was joined by <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a> and <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a>.<a href="#cite_note-268">[266]</a> In a game against the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2021–22 Detroit Pistons season">Pistons</a> on November 21, James was ejected in the third quarter after getting into a scuffle with <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Stewart" title="Isaiah Stewart">Isaiah Stewart</a> during the 121–116 victory. This was the second time in his career that he was ejected from a game,<a href="#cite_note-269">[267]</a> and James was suspended for one game due to his actions.<a href="#cite_note-270">[268]</a> In his next 16 games, James averaged 30.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.4 blocks on 54 percent shooting, also achieving his 100th triple-double,<a href="#cite_note-271">[269]</a> while becoming the third player in NBA history to surpass 36,000 career points;<a href="#cite_note-272">[270]</a> during this period, James played 35 percent of his minutes at <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a>.<a href="#cite_note-273">[271]</a><a href="#cite_note-274">[272]</a> From December 19 to February 26, 2022, playing 23 out of 27 games, he had a streak of 23 consecutive 25-point games.<a href="#cite_note-275">[273]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_(51960276445)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/LeBron_James_%2851960276445%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_%2851960276445%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="284" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/LeBron_James_%2851960276445%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_%2851960276445%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/LeBron_James_%2851960276445%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_%2851960276445%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4258" data-file-height="5503" /></a><figcaption>James <a href="/wiki/Posterized" title="Posterized">posterizing</a> former Cleveland teammate <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a> in a game against the Cavaliers on March 21, 2022</figcaption></figure> In December, James became the second player in NBA history (after Michael Jordan) to post 40 points and no turnovers at age 35 or older.<a href="#cite_note-276">[274]</a> In January, James met the minimum criteria for points per game by playing at least 70 percent of his team's games, averaging 28.6 points, and became the oldest player to average 25+ points per game, having already been the youngest to do so, as James averaged 27.6 points per game in his sophomore season at 20 years old.<a href="#cite_note-277">[275]</a> He also became the oldest player in NBA history to record at least 25 points in ten straight games, doing so at 37 years old.<a href="#cite_note-278">[276]</a> By January 20, James became the fifth player in NBA history to record at least 30,000 career points and 10,000 career rebounds; he is the first player to record at least 30,000 career points, 10,000 career rebounds, and 9,000 career assists.<a href="#cite_note-279">[277]</a><a href="#cite_note-280">[278]</a><a href="#cite_note-281">[279]</a> In the same period, he surpassed Oscar Robertson for 4th all-time free throws made,<a href="#cite_note-282">[280]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Robertson" title="Alvin Robertson">Alvin Robertson</a> for 10th all-time in career steals.<a href="#cite_note-283">[281]</a><a href="#cite_note-284">[282]</a> In February, James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most points scored in both the regular season and playoffs;<a href="#cite_note-285">[283]</a> by March, he passed Karl Malone for second in the all-time minutes and regular season scoring lists.<a href="#cite_note-286">[284]</a><a href="#cite_note-287">[285]</a><a href="#cite_note-288">[286]</a> At the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022 NBA All-Star Game</a> held in Cleveland, James was celebrated among the other 74 players for the <a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a>.<a href="#cite_note-289">[287]</a> James led all players in fan votes with his 18th All-Star selection, tying Bryant and just one behind Abdul-Jabbar;<a href="#cite_note-290">[288]</a> his team achieved its fifth consecutive All-Star victory,<a href="#cite_note-291">[289]</a> defeating Team Durant 163–161,<a href="#cite_note-292">[290]</a> with James hitting the game-winning dagger shot in front of his hometown crowd.<a href="#cite_note-293">[291]</a><a href="#cite_note-294">[292]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_%2722.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/LeBron_James_%2722.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_%2722.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/LeBron_James_%2722.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_%2722.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/LeBron_James_%2722.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_%2722.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5504" data-file-height="8256" /></a><figcaption>James in 2022</figcaption></figure> In March, James recorded two 50-point games, which were also his Lakers' career-high,<a href="#cite_note-295">[293]</a><a href="#cite_note-296">[294]</a> becoming the oldest player to have multiple 50-point games in a season, as well as the first Lakers player since Bryant in 2008 to have back-to-back 50-point home games; it was James' 15th 50-point game in his 19-year career, including the postseason.<a href="#cite_note-297">[295]</a> He also recorded his 10,000th career assist, becoming the only player in NBA history to record at least 10,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, and 10,000 assists.<a href="#cite_note-298">[296]</a><a href="#cite_note-299">[297]</a> On March 27, James became just the second player in NBA history to score 37,000 points.<a href="#cite_note-300">[298]</a> Due to an ankle injury in late March, he missed out on a close three-players run for the <a href="/wiki/NBA_scoring_title" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA scoring title">NBA scoring title</a>,<a href="#cite_note-301">[299]</a><a href="#cite_note-302">[300]</a><a href="#cite_note-303">[301]</a> having only played 56 games, two less than the necessary to qualify;<a href="#cite_note-304">[302]</a> aged 37, James would have broken Jordan's record of oldest scoring leader at 34.<a href="#cite_note-305">[303]</a> For <a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a>, Bill Oram wrote that James' ankle injury felt like "the moment that might signal the end of the Lakers season".<a href="#cite_note-306">[304]</a><a href="#cite_note-307">[305]</a> On April 5, the Lakers were eliminated from both playoff and play-in contention for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season">2019</a> (James's first season with the Lakers) after a 121–110 loss to the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2021–22 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a>.<a href="#cite_note-308">[306]</a> It marked the fourth time in James' career that he missed the playoffs.<a href="#cite_note-309">[307]</a> James was ruled out the rest of the season due to soreness in his left ankle.<a href="#cite_note-310">[308]</a> He finished the season with a 7.6 box <a href="/wiki/Plus%E2%80%93minus_(sports)" title="Plus–minus (sports)">plus–minus</a> (first among players in his age group) and averages of 30.3 points (first by 6.9 points among players in his age range), 8.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.9 threes, 1.3 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game on 52–35–75 shooting ranges.<a href="#cite_note-311">[309]</a> On May 24, James was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the second time; it was his 18th consecutive All-NBA Team selection, extending the record for most selections in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-312">[310]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022–2023:_All-time_scoring_record">2022–2023: All-time scoring record</h4></div> On August 18, 2022, James re-signed with the Lakers on a two-year, $97.1 million contract.<a href="#cite_note-313">[311]</a><a href="#cite_note-314">[312]</a> The contract extension made him the highest-paid athlete in NBA history at $528.9 million, surpassing Kevin Durant in all-time earnings.<a href="#cite_note-315">[313]</a> On October 20, James made his 2,144th three-pointer in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers, surpassing Paul Pierce for tenth in total NBA career three-pointers made.<a href="#cite_note-316">[314]</a> On October 28, James posted 28 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and four steals in an 111–102 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He recorded his 1,135th career 20-point game, passing Karl Malone for the most such games in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-317">[315]</a> On December 2, in a 133–129 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, James recorded 28 points and 11 assists. He recorded his 10,142nd assist, surpassing Magic Johnson for sixth place on the NBA all-time career assists list.<a href="#cite_note-318">[316]</a> On December 13, James scored 33 points in a 122–118 overtime loss to the Celtics, surpassing <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> for the second-most 30-point games in NBA history. James recorded 516 30-point games in 1,386 career appearances.<a href="#cite_note-319">[317]</a> On December 28, he played in his 1,393rd game, breaking a tie with <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> for 10th-most in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-320">[318]</a> The next game, on his 38th birthday, James had a then season-high 47 points on 18-for-27 shooting from the field, along with 10 rebounds and nine assists in a 130–121 come-from-behind victory over the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>.<a href="#cite_note-321">[319]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/LeBron_James_2023.jpg/140px-LeBron_James_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="334" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/LeBron_James_2023.jpg/210px-LeBron_James_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/LeBron_James_2023.jpg/280px-LeBron_James_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="965" /></a><figcaption>James in 2023</figcaption></figure> On January 2, 2023, James recorded 43 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in a 121–115 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>. He joined Michael Jordan as the only two players with back-to-back 40-point games at 38 years of age or older.<a href="#cite_note-322">[320]</a> On January 9, James received his 66th player-of-the-week award, doubling the career total of runner-up Bryant.<a href="#cite_note-323">[321]</a> Four days later, he became the second player in NBA history to reach 38,000 points.<a href="#cite_note-324">[322]</a> On January 16, James had a season high 48 points, eight rebounds and nine assists in a 140–132 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>. It was his 100th career game with 40 or more points – including the postseason.<a href="#cite_note-325">[323]</a> On January 23, James scored 46 points, including a career-high nine 3-pointers, in a 133–115 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, becoming the first player in NBA history to score at least 40 points in a game against all NBA franchises.<a href="#cite_note-326">[324]</a><a href="#cite_note-327">[325]</a> On January 19, James was named as a starter at the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023 NBA All-Star Game</a>, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for the most All-Star selections (19). It was also James's 19th consecutive All-Star appearance, surpassing Bryant's previous mark.<a href="#cite_note-328">[326]</a> On January 31, James put up a triple-double with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 129–123 overtime victory over the New York Knicks, becoming the first player in NBA history to put up a triple-double in his 20th season. He also surpassed <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> and Steve Nash for fourth on the NBA all-time career assists list.<a href="#cite_note-329">[327]</a><a href="#cite_note-330">[328]</a> On February 7, 2023, James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders">all-time leading scorer</a> in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-331">[329]</a> Abdul-Jabbar had previously set the record on April 5, 1984, eight months before James was born.<a href="#cite_note-332">[330]</a> After James broke the record, the NBA stopped the game with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter for an on-court ceremony. During the ceremony, he received the game ball from Abdul-Jabbar.<a href="#cite_note-333">[331]</a> James also gave a speech and then embraced Abdul-Jabbar, as well as his family.<a href="#cite_note-334">[332]</a><a href="#cite_note-335">[333]</a> James missed the following three games due to left ankle soreness.<a href="#cite_note-336">[334]</a><a href="#cite_note-337">[335]</a> On February 19, Team LeBron lost the 2023 NBA All-Star Game 184–175 to Team Giannis, marking the first time that James lost an All-Star game as a captain.<a href="#cite_note-339">[c]</a> Prior to the game, he had been undefeated (5–0) as a captain, and since the format was changed in 2018.<a href="#cite_note-340">[337]</a> During the game, James suffered a right hand contusion and was ruled out for the entire 2nd half.<a href="#cite_note-341">[338]</a> On February 26, James sustained a right foot injury during a game against the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>. Despite the injury, he was able to finish the game and helped the Lakers pull off the biggest comeback victory of the season at the time after trailing by 27 points late in the first half. He scored 26 points on 10-for-23 shooting, eight rebounds, and three assists in 37 minutes.<a href="#cite_note-342">[339]</a> However, following an examination by team medical staff on March 2, James was diagnosed with a tendon injury in his right foot and would be reevaluated in three weeks.<a href="#cite_note-343">[340]</a> After missing the next 13 games, James made his return on March 26 against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>. He came off the bench for just the second time in his career; the other being in 2007.<a href="#cite_note-344">[341]</a><a href="#cite_note-345">[342]</a> On April 2, James put up a triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in a 134–109 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>. He also tied <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> for fourth place on the all-time career triple-doubles list.<a href="#cite_note-346">[343]</a> Two days later, James put up 37 points, five rebounds, six assists, a steal, a block, and a game-winning layup in a 135–133 overtime victory over the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>.<a href="#cite_note-347">[344]</a> On April 9, in the final game of the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23 season</a>, James posted 36 points, six rebounds, and six assists to lead the Lakers to a 128–117 victory over the Jazz, earning the seventh seed in the Western Conference play-in tournament.<a href="#cite_note-348">[345]</a> James finished the regular season with averages of 28.9 points per game, 8.3 rebounds per game, 6.8 assists per game, becoming the oldest player in NBA history to average at least 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a season.<a href="#cite_note-349">[346]</a> In Game 4 of the Lakers' first-round series against the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>, James had 22 points, a playoff career-high 20 rebounds, and seven assists in a 117–111 overtime victory, marking his first 20–20 game of his career.<a href="#cite_note-350">[347]</a> He became the first Lakers player with a 20–20 game in the postseason since <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> in Game 4 of the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004 NBA Finals</a> and also the oldest player in league history with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a playoff game.<a href="#cite_note-351">[348]</a> In Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, James put up 30 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, two steals, and a block in a 122–101 victory over the defending champion <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> to lead the Lakers to the 2023 Western Conference finals, their second Conference finals appearance in five seasons. He also won his 41st playoff series, surpassing <a href="/wiki/Derek_Fisher" title="Derek Fisher">Derek Fisher</a> for the most all-time playoff series wins in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-352">[349]</a><a href="#cite_note-353">[350]</a> In the Western Conference finals, the Lakers were swept by the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">eventual NBA champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>, despite James' 40-point, 10-rebound and 9-assist outing in the 113–111 closeout loss in Game 4.<a href="#cite_note-354">[351]</a> He also set his personal playoff record with 31 points in the first half.<a href="#cite_note-355">[352]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2023–2024:_NBA_Cup_MVP_and_40K_points">2023–2024: NBA Cup MVP and 40K points</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James,_25_November_2023_02_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/LeBron_James%2C_25_November_2023_02_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-LeBron_James%2C_25_November_2023_02_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/LeBron_James%2C_25_November_2023_02_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-LeBron_James%2C_25_November_2023_02_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/LeBron_James%2C_25_November_2023_02_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-LeBron_James%2C_25_November_2023_02_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2552" data-file-height="4387" /></a><figcaption>James in 2023</figcaption></figure> Entering the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24 season</a>, James was the oldest player in the league, following the retirements of <a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">Udonis Haslem</a> and Andre Iguodala.<a href="#cite_note-NBAOldestPlayer-356">[353]</a> In the season opener against the defending champion Nuggets, James put up 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a 119–107 loss.<a href="#cite_note-357">[354]</a> On November 1, James put up 35 points in a 130–125 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. His 35 points were his 81st 30-point game since turning 35, surpassing <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> for the most 30-point games by any player since turning 35 in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-358">[355]</a> On November 15, James logged 28 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a 125–110 loss to the Sacramento Kings, becoming the second-oldest player to have recorded a triple-double. He also moved up to the fifth and eighth places (passing Jason Kidd and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Terry" title="Jason Terry">Jason Terry</a>, respectively) in the all-time triple-doubles and three-pointers lists, respectively.<a href="#cite_note-359">[356]</a><a href="#cite_note-360">[357]</a><a href="#cite_note-361">[358]</a> Four days later, James scored a season-high 37 points in a narrow 105–104 win over the Houston Rockets. He also tied <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a> for seventh on the All-Time 3-pointers list with 2,290, and moved past <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Clyde Drexler</a> for eighth on the all-time steals list at 2,208.<a href="#cite_note-362">[359]</a> On November 21, in a 131–99 blowout victory over the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>, he became the first player in league history to reach 39,000 career points.<a href="#cite_note-363">[360]</a> James also broke a tie with Vince Carter, and moved to the 7th place in the league's all-time three-pointers made list.<a href="#cite_note-364">[361]</a> Six days later, in a 138–94 blowout loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record of 66,300 minutes to become the player with the most minutes played in NBA games during the regular season and playoffs.<a href="#cite_note-365">[362]</a> The Lakers' 44-point loss was also the worst loss of LeBron's career.<a href="#cite_note-366">[363]</a> On December 9, James and the Lakers won the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament</a> with a 123–109 victory over the Pacers, with James receiving the Tournament MVP award and being selected to the All-Tournament team.<a href="#cite_note-367">[364]</a><a href="#cite_note-368">[365]</a> On January 25, 2024, James was named an All-Star starter for the <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 NBA All-Star Game">2024 NBA All-Star Game</a>, marking his 20th NBA All-Star selection, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most All-Star selections in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-369">[366]</a> Two days later, James put up a triple-double with 36 points, a career-high 20 rebounds, and 12 assists, including a pair of game-winning free throws, in a narrow 145–144 double overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors,<a href="#cite_note-370">[367]</a> becoming the first player in Lakers franchise history since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1976 to put up at least 30 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game.<a href="#cite_note-371">[368]</a> On February 28, James spearheaded a 21-point fourth-quarter comeback by the Lakers to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116–112, marking the largest fourth-quarter comeback of James' career and the Lakers' biggest comeback since 2003.<a href="#cite_note-372">[369]</a> He outscored the Clippers by himself 19–16 in the final quarter, going 5-for-8 from three-point range and dishing out four assists.<a href="#cite_note-373">[370]</a> Three days later, James became the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 career points.<a href="#cite_note-374">[371]</a> On March 16, he scored a season-high 40 points on 15-of-23 shooting with eight rebounds and nine assists in a 128–121 loss to the Warriors.<a href="#cite_note-375">[372]</a> On March 31, James put up 40 points on a career-high nine three-pointers made along with seven rebounds and five assists in a 116–104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. He also surpassed Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games (across the regular season and playoffs) in NBA history with 672.<a href="#cite_note-376">[373]</a><a href="#cite_note-377">[374]</a> On April 2, James passed <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt" title="Oscar Schmidt">Oscar Schmidt</a> to become <a href="/wiki/List_of_basketball_players_with_most_career_points" title="List of basketball players with most career points">the world's all-time scoring leader in basketball history</a>.<a href="#cite_note-378">[375]</a> In the season finale on April 14 against the Pelicans, James scored 28 points, brought down 11 rebounds, and his 17 assists pushed his career total over the 11k mark.<a href="#cite_note-379">[376]</a> James finished his 21st season in the NBA averaging 25.7 points, 8.3 assists and 7.3 rebounds a game. He also shot 54% from the field and a career-high 41.0% from 3-point range, making him the first player to average over 25 points and eight assists while shooting at least 50% overall and 40% from beyond the arc for an entire season.<a href="#cite_note-380">[377]</a> On the road against the Pelicans in the play-in game, James had 23 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists to win 110–106 and clinch his 17th career playoff appearance.<a href="#cite_note-381">[378]</a> After the Lakers fell into a 3–0 series deficit in the first round against the Denver Nuggets, James scored 14 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter in game 4 as the Lakers won 119–108 to stave off elimination.<a href="#cite_note-382">[379]</a> In the process, James recorded his 19th career 30-point game when facing elimination and improved to 15–12 in 27 career elimination games.<a href="#cite_note-383">[380]</a> The Lakers lost the series in five games, despite James's 30-point and 11-rebound outing in a 108–106 closeout loss in Game 5; this marked the second time James was eliminated in the first round.<a href="#cite_note-384">[381]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2024–2025:_First_father-son_duo">2024–2025: First father-son duo</h4></div> On July 6, 2024, James re-signed with the Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-385">[382]</a> Two weeks prior, James's son <a href="/wiki/Bronny_James" title="Bronny James">Bronny</a> had been drafted 55th overall by the Lakers. This marked the first <a href="/wiki/List_of_second-generation_NBA_players" title="List of second-generation NBA players">father-son duo</a> in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-386">[383]</a> On October 22, in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, James and Bronny became the first father-son duo to appear in an NBA game together in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-387">[384]</a> During his <a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NBA_season" title="2024–25 NBA season">2024–25 season</a> debut, he tied <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a> for the record for the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons_played_leaders" title="List of NBA seasons played leaders">most NBA seasons played</a>.<a href="#cite_note-388">[385]</a> On November 13, he logged a triple-double of 35 points, 12 rebounds, and 14 assists, in a 128–123 victory against the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>. At age 39 years and 319 days, he broke his own record previously set in November 2019 for the oldest player to record a triple-double in three consecutive games.<a href="#cite_note-389">[386]</a> Two days later, he recorded his fourth consecutive triple-double of the season with 15 points, 16 rebounds, and 12 assists, in a 120–115 victory against the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, breaking his personal record for the most consecutive triple-doubles made. He also tied the Lakers franchise record for the most consecutive triple-doubles made, joining <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (1981, 1987) and <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> (2021).<a href="#cite_note-390">[387]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_team_career">National team career</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_vs_Yao_Ming_-_Olympics_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/LeBron_James_vs_Yao_Ming_-_Olympics_2008.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_vs_Yao_Ming_-_Olympics_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/LeBron_James_vs_Yao_Ming_-_Olympics_2008.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_vs_Yao_Ming_-_Olympics_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/LeBron_James_vs_Yao_Ming_-_Olympics_2008.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_vs_Yao_Ming_-_Olympics_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="515" data-file-height="473" /></a><figcaption>James attempting a shot over China's <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a></figcaption></figure> As a 19-year-old rookie, James made his debut for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">United States national team</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2004 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2004 Olympics</a> in Athens, Greece.<a href="#cite_note-USA-391">[388]</a> He spent the Games mostly on the bench,<a href="#cite_note-Bench-392">[389]</a> averaging 14.6 minutes per game with 5.8 points, and 2.6 rebounds per game in eight games.<a href="#cite_note-USA-391">[388]</a> Team USA finished the competition with a bronze medal, becoming the first U.S. basketball team to return home without a gold medal since adding active NBA players to their lineup.<a href="#cite_note-393">[390]</a> James felt that his limited playing time was a "lowlight" and believed he was not given "a fair opportunity to play".<a href="#cite_note-Bench-392">[389]</a> At the <a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">2006 FIBA World Championship</a> in Japan, James took on a greater role for Team USA, averaging 13.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game as co-captain.<a href="#cite_note-usabbb-394">[391]</a><a href="#cite_note-395">[392]</a> The team finished the tournament with an 8–1 record, winning another bronze medal.<a href="#cite_note-usabbb-394">[391]</a> James's behavior was again questioned, this time by teammate <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bowen" title="Bruce Bowen">Bruce Bowen</a>, who confronted James during tryouts regarding his treatment of staff members.<a href="#cite_note-wojnarowski_08122012-396">[393]</a><a href="#cite_note-397">[394]</a> Before naming James to the <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2008 Olympic team</a>, Team USA managing director <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Colangelo" title="Jerry Colangelo">Jerry Colangelo</a> and coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski" title="Mike Krzyzewski">Mike Krzyzewski</a> gave James an ultimatum to improve his attitude, and he heeded their advice.<a href="#cite_note-wojnarowski_08122012-396">[393]</a><a href="#cite_note-398">[395]</a> At the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Americas_Championship_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Americas Championship 2007">FIBA Americas Championship 2007</a>, he averaged 18.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game, including a 31-point performance against Argentina in the championship game, the most ever by an American in an Olympic qualifier.<a href="#cite_note-399">[396]</a> Team USA went 10–0, winning the gold medal and qualifying for the <a href="/wiki/2008_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Olympics">2008 Olympics</a> in Beijing, China.<a href="#cite_note-USA-391">[388]</a> James credited the team's attitude and experience for their improvement, saying: "I don't think we understood what it meant to put on a USA uniform and all the people that we were representing in 2004. We definitely know that now."<a href="#cite_note-400">[397]</a> At the Olympics, Team USA went unbeaten, winning their first gold medal since <a href="/wiki/2000_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 Olympics">2000</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Morgan2016-401">[398]</a> In the final game, James' statistics were – 14 points, six rebounds, and three assists against Spain.<a href="#cite_note-Spain-402">[399]</a> James did not play at the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_men%27s_FIBA_World_Championship_team" title="2010 United States men's FIBA World Championship team">2010 FIBA World Championship</a> but rejoined Team USA for the <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2012 Olympics</a> in London, England.<a href="#cite_note-403">[400]</a> He became the leader of the team, with Bryant, who would soon be 34, stepping back.<a href="#cite_note-ap_column-404">[401]</a> James facilitated the offense from the post and perimeter, called the defensive sets, and provided scoring when needed.<a href="#cite_note-405">[402]</a> During a game against <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Australia men's national basketball team">Australia</a>, he recorded the first triple-double in U.S. Olympic basketball history with 11 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists.<a href="#cite_note-407">[d]</a> Team USA went on to win their second straight gold medal, again defeating Spain in the final game.<a href="#cite_note-Spain2-408">[404]</a> James contributed 19 points in the victory, becoming the all-time leading scorer in U.S. men's basketball history.<a href="#cite_note-USA-391">[388]</a><a href="#cite_note-Spain2-408">[404]</a> He also joined Michael Jordan as the only players to win an NBA MVP award, NBA championship, NBA Finals MVP, and Olympic gold medal in the same year.<a href="#cite_note-409">[405]</a> Afterwards, Krzyzewski said: "[James] is the best player, he is the best leader and he is as smart as anybody playing the game right now."<a href="#cite_note-410">[406]</a> After a 12-year gap, James rejoined the national team on the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2024 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2024 Olympic squad</a> in Paris as Team Captain at 39 years old.<a href="#cite_note-411">[407]</a> Voted by the entire 592-strong U.S. delegation, James was named as one of the two Team USA <a href="/wiki/Standard-bearer" title="Standard-bearer">flag-bearers</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony" title="2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony">opening ceremony</a> of the games, becoming the first male basketball player to be so honored.<a href="#cite_note-412">[408]</a><a href="#cite_note-413">[409]</a> James led the team in rebounds and assists. He recorded his second Olympic triple double in a comeback win in the semi-final against <a href="/wiki/2024_Serbia_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2024 Serbia men's Olympic basketball team">Serbia</a> with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.<a href="#cite_note-414">[410]</a> James became the first player in Olympic history with two triple doubles.<a href="#cite_note-415">[411]</a> Team USA went on to win their fifth straight gold medal, defeating France 98–87 in the final game,<a href="#cite_note-416">[412]</a> with James recording 14 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. At the conclusion of the tournament with averages of 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists, James was named the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Men%27s_Olympics_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Men's Olympics MVP">FIBA Men's Olympics MVP</a> and was selected to the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Men%27s_Olympics_All-Star_Five" title="FIBA Men's Olympics All-Star Five">FIBA Men's Olympics All-Star Five</a>.<a href="#cite_note-417">[413]</a> James became the third male basketball player to win three gold medals at the Olympics. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_profile">Player profile</h2></div> Standing 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) tall and weighing 250 pounds (113 kg),<a href="#cite_note-418">[414]</a> James has played the majority of his career at the <a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">small forward</a> and power forward positions,<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> but he has also been deployed at the other positions when necessary.<a href="#cite_note-419">[415]</a> His playing style, which is athletic and versatile,<a href="#cite_note-Goldsberry-135">[133]</a> has drawn comparisons to <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Hall of Fame">Basketball Hall of Famers</a> Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan.<a href="#cite_note-420">[416]</a><a href="#cite_note-421">[417]</a><a href="#cite_note-422">[418]</a> Through the 2023–24 season, James' career averages are 27.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> Throughout the 2010s, he was usually ranked as the best player in the NBA each season by ESPN and Sports Illustrated.<a href="#cite_note-423">[419]</a><a href="#cite_note-424">[420]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offense">Offense</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lebronred.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Lebronred.jpg/150px-Lebronred.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Lebronred.jpg/225px-Lebronred.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Lebronred.jpg/300px-Lebronred.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3888" /></a><figcaption>James drives to the basket in March 2008. A deft finisher, he led the NBA in scoring and shooting percentage at the rim in 2013.<a href="#cite_note-425">[421]</a></figcaption></figure> As an 18-year-old rookie, James led the Cavaliers in scoring.<a href="#cite_note-426">[422]</a> He holds numerous "youngest to" distinctions,<a href="#cite_note-427">[423]</a><a href="#cite_note-usabio-428">[424]</a> including being the youngest player to score 30,000 career points.<a href="#cite_note-429">[425]</a> During his first stint in Cleveland, James was primarily used as an on-ball <a href="/wiki/Point_forward" title="Point forward">point forward</a>, and although his shooting tendencies were perimeter-oriented,<a href="#cite_note-Goldsberry-135">[133]</a> he established himself as one of the best <a href="/wiki/Slasher_(basketball)" title="Slasher (basketball)">slashers</a> and finishers in basketball.<a href="#cite_note-430">[426]</a><a href="#cite_note-431">[427]</a> His combination of speed, quickness, and size often created matchup problems for opposing teams because James was capable of blowing by larger defenders and overpowering smaller ones.<a href="#cite_note-Evolution-432">[428]</a> These qualities became more apparent in transition, where he developed a reputation for grabbing defensive rebounds and then beating the defense downcourt for <a href="/wiki/Highlight_reel" class="mw-redirect" title="Highlight reel">highlight reel</a> baskets.<a href="#cite_note-433">[429]</a> Around this time, James was frequently criticized for not having a reliable <a href="/wiki/Jump_shot_(basketball)" title="Jump shot (basketball)">jump shot</a> or post game.<a href="#cite_note-434">[430]</a> Teams would try to exploit these weaknesses by giving him space in the half court and forcing him to settle for three-pointers and long two-pointers, a strategy famously used by Spurs coach <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Gregg Popovich</a> in the 2007 Finals, where James converted on only 36 percent of his field goals in four games.<a href="#cite_note-435">[431]</a> In Miami, Heat coach <a href="/wiki/Erik_Spoelstra" title="Erik Spoelstra">Erik Spoelstra</a> changed James' role to a more unconventional one.<a href="#cite_note-Goldsberry-135">[133]</a> James spent more time in the post and improved his shot selection and accuracy on jump shots.<a href="#cite_note-Goldsberry-135">[133]</a><a href="#cite_note-436">[432]</a> He also learned how to work as an off-ball cutter in the Heat's "pass-happy" offense.<a href="#cite_note-437">[433]</a> Behind these improvements, James' overall scoring efficiency rose to historically great levels.<a href="#cite_note-438">[434]</a> During this time, ESPN's Tom Haberstroh called James's free-throw shooting his biggest weakness, describing it as "average".<a href="#cite_note-Haber-439">[435]</a> Upon returning to the Cavaliers, James began to experience subtle age-related declines in productivity,<a href="#cite_note-440">[436]</a> posting his lowest scoring averages since his rookie season in 2015 and 2016.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-441">[437]</a> His shooting also temporarily regressed, and James briefly ranked as the NBA's worst high-volume shooter from outside the paint.<a href="#cite_note-442">[438]</a> Despite these changes, he remained an elite offensive player who beat defenses with body control, strength, and varying attacking speeds.<a href="#cite_note-Evolution-432">[428]</a> For most of his career, James has controlled the offense as the primary ball handler on his team.<a href="#cite_note-443">[439]</a> His playmaking ability is generally considered one of his premier skills, and some analysts rank him among the greatest passers in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-Lowe2-444">[440]</a> By exploiting his size, vision, and the attention James garners from opposing defenses,<a href="#cite_note-Rosenberg-445">[441]</a> he creates easy points for his teammates with accurate assists.<a href="#cite_note-Mahoney-446">[442]</a> James executes unconventional passes, including after leaving his feet and through defensive traffic.<a href="#cite_note-447">[443]</a> His uncanny tendency to find the open man has helped force NBA teams to incorporate some elements of <a href="/wiki/Zone_defense" title="Zone defense">zone</a> into their schemes to better cover the weak side of the court and prevent James from passing to open shooters.<a href="#cite_note-Evolution-432">[428]</a> Early in his career, James was criticized for overpassing in pressure situations, in particular for passing instead of shooting in the waning seconds of close games;<a href="#cite_note-448">[444]</a><a href="#cite_note-449">[445]</a> however, as his career progressed, James' clutch performance was viewed more favorably.<a href="#cite_note-450">[446]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defense">Defense</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_(40626830701).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/LeBron_James_%2840626830701%29.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_%2840626830701%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/LeBron_James_%2840626830701%29.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_%2840626830701%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/LeBron_James_%2840626830701%29.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_%2840626830701%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>James defending against <a href="/wiki/Joe_Harris_(basketball)" title="Joe Harris (basketball)">Joe Harris</a> in February 2018</figcaption></figure> At the beginning of his NBA career, James was considered a poor defensive player,<a href="#cite_note-451">[447]</a> but he improved steadily through the years. In 2009, James became proficient at the chase-down block, which involves coming in from behind the opposition in transition to block the shot.<a href="#cite_note-Abrams-76">[74]</a> In Miami, he developed into a more versatile defensive player, and the Heat relied on him to guard all five positions.<a href="#cite_note-452">[448]</a> Along with <a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Shane Battier</a> and Dwyane Wade, Miami used James in an ultra-aggressive defensive scheme,<a href="#cite_note-453">[449]</a> with James cheating off the ball to help out inside or get into rebounding position.<a href="#cite_note-454">[450]</a> Beginning in 2014, some analysts reported a regression in his defensive impact, stemming from a lack of effort and expected age-related declines.<a href="#cite_note-455">[451]</a><a href="#cite_note-WPDecline-456">[452]</a> During his second stint in Cleveland, James' defense progressively declined. After missed drives on offense, he often dawdled back on defense while complaining to the referees; he provided less help off the ball, and was less aggressive in <a href="/wiki/Switch_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Switch (basketball)">switching</a>.<a href="#cite_note-457">[453]</a> James himself admitted to taking plays off at times, referring to this approach as "chill mode".<a href="#cite_note-458">[454]</a> He eventually developed a reputation for raising his defensive level in the playoffs, which some analysts referred to as "Playoff LeBron".<a href="#cite_note-459">[455]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lebron_wizards_2017_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/270px-Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/360px-Lebron_wizards_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1770" data-file-height="2130" /></a><figcaption>James with the Cavaliers in 2017. NBA analyst <a href="/wiki/Brian_Windhorst" title="Brian Windhorst">Brian Windhorst</a>, who spent his career covering James, recounted: "No one has ever had as much hype as James has had to live up to, and James has delivered on every last drop."<a href="#cite_note-460">[456]</a></figcaption></figure> James left high school as one of the most <a href="/wiki/Media_circus" title="Media circus">hyped</a> prospects in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-465">[e]</a> Upon entering the NBA, he made an immediate impact and was voted Rookie of the Year in his debut season.<a href="#cite_note-466">[461]</a> As of 2024, James has been named to 20 All-NBA Teams, including 13 times to the First Team, which are both NBA records.<a href="#cite_note-Quinn_2021-4">[3]</a> His four MVP awards are matched only by Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>; James and Russell are the only players to win four MVP awards in a five-year span.<a href="#cite_note-467">[462]</a> James has also won four Finals MVP Awards, which is the second-most all-time,<a href="#cite_note-468">[463]</a> and earned All-Defensive honors every season from 2009 to 2014.<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> While James has never won the Defensive Player of the Year Award, he has finished second in the voting twice and lists it as one of his main goals.<a href="#cite_note-DPOTY09-75">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-469">[464]</a> His teams have appeared in the Finals ten times and won four championships; his 10 Finals appearances are tied for third all-time.<a href="#cite_note-471">[f]</a> Some analysts have criticized him for not having a better Finals record, while others have countered that James usually performed well but his team was defeated by superior competition.<a href="#cite_note-472">[466]</a><a href="#cite_note-473">[467]</a><a href="#cite_note-474">[468]</a> On the basis of his career longevity and on-court performances, <a href="/wiki/Sports_publications" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports publications">sports publications</a> have consistently included James in rankings of the best basketball players in history,<a href="#cite_note-482">[g]</a> and he was named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Decade for the 2010s.<a href="#cite_note-483">[476]</a> This has resulted in frequent comparisons to Michael Jordan.<a href="#cite_note-GOAT_debate-2">[a]</a> In a 2016 interview with Sports Illustrated, James acknowledged that his motivation was surpassing Jordan as the greatest.<a href="#cite_note-Quinn-484">[477]</a> In February 2018, <a href="/wiki/The_Ringer_(website)" title="The Ringer (website)">The Ringer</a> spent an entire week devoted to both players, with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Simmons" title="Bill Simmons">Bill Simmons</a> ultimately concluding that Jordan was still ahead.<a href="#cite_note-485">[478]</a> In polls, James has ranked second behind Jordan.<a href="#cite_note-Manrique-486">[479]</a><a href="#cite_note-Parrish-487">[480]</a><a href="#cite_note-Davis-488">[481]</a> The results strongly correlate with age, with older voters more commonly choosing Jordan.<a href="#cite_note-Parrish-487">[480]</a><a href="#cite_note-Davis-488">[481]</a> Davis et al. of <a href="/wiki/Business_Insider" title="Business Insider">Business Insider</a> stated: "The data would suggest that younger, more-engaged NBA fans lean toward James, as he's still playing. Older generations who watched Jordan play and tune in less today lean toward Jordan."<a href="#cite_note-Davis-488">[481]</a> Referring to James as the best challenger to Jordan's status as the greatest basketball player of all time, Sam Quinn of CBS Sports stated that "the margin for error where Jordan is involved is overwhelmingly slim" and that "in the rings-obsessed basketball discourse", Jordan having more titles and an "unblemished Finals record holds significant weight".<a href="#cite_note-Quinn-484">[477]</a> In addition to praising James' on-court accomplishments, analysts have also noted his influence on player empowerment throughout the NBA, which stemmed from his willingness to change teams during free agency. Ben Golliver of <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a> opined that James' move to the Heat in 2010 "defined a decade of player movement", and that he "fundamentally flipped the power balance between stars and their organizations."<a href="#cite_note-489">[482]</a> James' fellow players have also remarked on his influence, such as Warriors forward <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a>, who reflected: "We've taken control of our destiny. And I think a lot of people hate that ... I think the doors that he's opened for athletes and especially basketball players is his biggest accomplishment."<a href="#cite_note-490">[483]</a> Multiple current and former NBA players have suggested James' free agency decisions catalyzed the leaguewide trend in "<a href="/wiki/Superteams_in_the_NBA" title="Superteams in the NBA">superteams</a>" in the 21st century.<a href="#cite_note-491">[484]</a><a href="#cite_note-492">[485]</a><a href="#cite_note-493">[486]</a><a href="#cite_note-494">[487]</a><a href="#cite_note-495">[488]</a> In 2022, James voiced his desire to play into his forties potentially alongside or against his sons Bronny and <a href="/wiki/Bryce_James" title="Bryce James">Bryce</a>.<a href="#cite_note-McDaniel-496">[489]</a> This eventually happened when Bronny was selected by the Lakers 55th overall in the <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_draft" title="2024 NBA draft">2024 NBA draft</a>, making them the first <a href="/wiki/List_of_second-generation_NBA_players" title="List of second-generation NBA players">father-son duo in NBA history</a>.<a href="#cite_note-497">[490]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> James married his high school sweetheart, Savannah James, on September 14, 2013, in San Diego, California.<a href="#cite_note-498">[491]</a> They have three children: sons <a href="/wiki/Bronny_James" title="Bronny James">Bronny</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bryce_James" title="Bryce James">Bryce</a>, and daughter Zhuri.<a href="#cite_note-McDaniel-496">[489]</a><a href="#cite_note-499">[492]</a> Bronny was a standout high school basketball player, being named a McDonald's All-American in 2023, 20 years after James's selection.<a href="#cite_note-500">[493]</a> During his stint with the Heat, James resided in <a href="/wiki/Coconut_Grove" title="Coconut Grove">Coconut Grove</a>, where he bought a $9 million three-story mansion overlooking <a href="/wiki/Biscayne_Bay" title="Biscayne Bay">Biscayne Bay</a>.<a href="#cite_note-501">[494]</a> In November 2015, James bought a 9,350 square-foot (870 m2) East Coast-style mansion in <a href="/wiki/Brentwood,_Los_Angeles" title="Brentwood, Los Angeles">Brentwood, Los Angeles</a>, for about $21 million.<a href="#cite_note-502">[495]</a> He purchased another home in Brentwood in December 2017 for $23 million.<a href="#cite_note-503">[496]</a> In September 2020, he purchased a third home in Los Angeles, this one in <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills</a> for $36.75 million.<a href="#cite_note-504">[497]</a> James also owns a 30,000 square foot mansion in Akron, Ohio that he custom built in 2003 on his property and spent $2.1 million on it.<a href="#cite_note-505">[498]</a> James's best friends in the NBA are Carmelo Anthony, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a>, and former Heat teammate Dwyane Wade. The four have been referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Banana_Boat_Team" title="Banana Boat Team">"banana boat crew"</a>. During an excursion to the <a href="/wiki/Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas">Bahamas</a>, James rescued Anthony from the water when Anthony was carried away from the boat by the current. During an <a href="/wiki/Instagram_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Instagram Live">Instagram Live</a> session, Anthony later recounted: "He saved my life". When asked about how much danger Anthony was in prior to the rescue, James responded: "I don't really know what to say, to be honest. I'm just happy he's still here, obviously."<a href="#cite_note-506">[499]</a> James also maintains a friendship with fellow NBA player Draymond Green.<a href="#cite_note-507">[500]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health">Health</h3></div> James invests heavily in his health, reportedly spending $1.5 million a year to pay for <a href="/wiki/Personal_chef" title="Personal chef">personal chefs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Athletic_trainer" title="Athletic trainer">athletic trainers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Physical_therapies" class="mw-redirect" title="Physical therapies">physical therapies</a> for recovery. <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Korver" title="Kyle Korver">Kyle Korver</a> has described James's fitness as being on "another level". However, James' routine is not perfectly clean; he drinks wine every night, <a href="/wiki/Long-term_effects_of_alcohol#Cardiovascular_system" title="Long-term effects of alcohol">believing it to be good for his heart</a>,<a href="#cite_note-508">[501]</a> while <a href="/wiki/Tristan_Thompson" title="Tristan Thompson">Tristan Thompson</a> has stated that James eats desserts with every meal.<a href="#cite_note-509">[502]</a> In January 2009, doctors at the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Clinic" title="Cleveland Clinic">Cleveland Clinic</a> discovered a growth in the right side of James's jaw. <a href="/wiki/Biopsy" title="Biopsy">Biopsy</a> results showed that James developed a benign jaw <a href="/wiki/Tumor" class="mw-redirect" title="Tumor">tumor</a>, specifically in his <a href="/wiki/Parotid_gland" title="Parotid gland">parotid gland</a>,<a href="#cite_note-510">[503]</a> which required a five-hour surgery to remove on June 2 after the end of the Cavaliers' run in the 2009 playoffs.<a href="#cite_note-511">[504]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_image">Public image</h3></div> James is considered by fellow NBA players, media tabloids, and <a href="/wiki/Popular_culture" title="Popular culture">popular culture</a> to be the "face of the NBA", often alongside Warriors superstar Stephen Curry.<a href="#cite_note-512">[505]</a><a href="#cite_note-513">[506]</a> His opinions have yielded significant influence on people who make important league decisions; for example, in 2014, James asked commissioner <a href="/wiki/Adam_Silver" title="Adam Silver">Adam Silver</a> to increase the duration of the All-Star break, and the request was granted the following season.<a href="#cite_note-514">[507]</a> On February 13, 2015, James was elected the first vice president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Players_Association" title="National Basketball Players Association">National Basketball Players Association</a> (NBPA).<a href="#cite_note-515">[508]</a> Throughout his career, James has been ranked by Forbes as one of the world's most influential athletes,<a href="#cite_note-518">[h]</a> and has been listed by <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a> as one of the <a href="/wiki/Time_100" title="Time 100">100 most influential people in the world</a>.<a href="#cite_note-519">[511]</a> During his first stint with the Cavaliers, James was adored by local fans, and <a href="/wiki/Sherwin-Williams" title="Sherwin-Williams">Sherwin-Williams</a> displayed a giant Nike-produced banner of James on its world headquarters.<a href="#cite_note-520">[512]</a> Despite their affection for James, Cleveland fans and critics were frequently annoyed when he sported a Yankees hat when he attended <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> baseball games against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>.<a href="#cite_note-MLB.com-521">[513]</a> Following his actions during the 2010 free agency period and The Decision, James was listed as one of the most disliked athletes in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-522">[514]</a> By 2013, his image had mostly recovered and he was reported by ESPN as the most popular player in the NBA for the second time in his career.<a href="#cite_note-523">[515]</a> In 2014, James was named the most popular male athlete in America by the Harris Poll.<a href="#cite_note-524">[516]</a> He has led the league in jersey sales six times.<a href="#cite_note-525">[517]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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<a href="/wiki/Anti-German_sentiment" title="Anti-German sentiment">Destroy This Mad Brute</a> poster and the April 2008 <a href="/wiki/Vogue_(magazine)" title="Vogue (magazine)">Vogue</a> cover with James and <a href="/wiki/Gisele_B%C3%BCndchen" title="Gisele Bündchen">Gisele Bündchen</a>, which critics said referenced the earlier poster<a href="#cite_note-npr_3/27/08-526">[518]</a><a href="#cite_note-Lsbmcwhi-527">[519]</a></div></div></div></div> <a href="/wiki/Sports_memorabilia" title="Sports memorabilia">Memorabilia</a> associated with James is highly sought after; two of James' <a href="/wiki/Rookie_card" title="Rookie card">rookie cards</a> are among the most expensive <a href="/wiki/Basketball_card" title="Basketball card">basketball cards</a> ever sold at auction, and one of those cards also briefly held the record for the <a href="/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_sports_cards" title="List of most expensive sports cards">most expensive modern-day sports card</a> when it sold for $1.8 million at auction in July 2020.<a href="#cite_note-528">[520]</a> A <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Mike Trout</a> rookie card broke the record for a modern-day card the following month.<a href="#cite_note-529">[521]</a> All jerseys worn in the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020 NBA All-Star Game</a> were auctioned by the NBA and NBPA to raise funds for charity; James' jersey sold for $630,000, setting a record for a modern-day sports jersey.<a href="#cite_note-530">[522]</a> In March 2008, James became the first black man, as well as the third man overall after <a href="/wiki/Richard_Gere" title="Richard Gere">Richard Gere</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Clooney" title="George Clooney">George Clooney</a>, to appear on the cover of <a href="/wiki/Vogue_(magazine)" title="Vogue (magazine)">Vogue</a>, when he posed with <a href="/wiki/Gisele_B%C3%BCndchen" title="Gisele Bündchen">Gisele Bündchen</a>.<a href="#cite_note-531">[523]</a> In response, ESPN columnist <a href="/wiki/Jemele_Hill" title="Jemele Hill">Jemele Hill</a> considered the cover offensive and "memorable for the wrong reasons", describing the demeanor of James and his holding Bündchen as a reference to classic imagery of the movie monster <a href="/wiki/King_Kong" title="King Kong">King Kong</a>, a dark savage capturing his fair-skinned love interest.<a href="#cite_note-npr_3/27/08-526">[518]</a><a href="#cite_note-Lsbmcwhi-527">[519]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Activism">Activism</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBronJames_MichelleObama_DwyaneWade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/LeBronJames_MichelleObama_DwyaneWade.jpg/220px-LeBronJames_MichelleObama_DwyaneWade.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/LeBronJames_MichelleObama_DwyaneWade.jpg/330px-LeBronJames_MichelleObama_DwyaneWade.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/LeBronJames_MichelleObama_DwyaneWade.jpg/440px-LeBronJames_MichelleObama_DwyaneWade.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>James, First Lady <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Obama" title="Michelle Obama">Michelle Obama</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> tape a public service announcement in January 2014.</figcaption></figure> James has maintained close ties to his hometown of Akron, Ohio, which is also where his charity foundation, the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF), is based.<a href="#cite_note-532">[524]</a> Since 2005, the foundation has held an annual bike-a-thon to raise money for various causes.<a href="#cite_note-533">[525]</a> In 2015, James announced a partnership with the University of Akron to provide scholarships for as many as 2,300 children beginning in 2021.<a href="#cite_note-534">[526]</a> In 2017, he received the <a href="/wiki/J._Walter_Kennedy_Citizenship_Award" title="J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award">J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award</a> from the NBA for his "outstanding service and dedication to the community."<a href="#cite_note-535">[527]</a> In November 2017, the Akron School Board approved the <a href="/wiki/I_Promise_School" title="I Promise School">I Promise School</a>, a public elementary school created in a partnership with the LJFF to help struggling elementary school students stay in school.<a href="#cite_note-536">[528]</a> The school officially opened on July 30, 2018, with James reflecting that it was his most important professional accomplishment.<a href="#cite_note-537">[529]</a> Other noteworthy public and charitable initiatives undertaken by James in Akron include the I Promise Institute at the University of Akron,<a href="#cite_note-538">[530]</a> I Promise Village (housing complex),<a href="#cite_note-539">[531]</a> House Three-Thirty (community center/retail plaza),<a href="#cite_note-540">[532]</a> and I Promise Health Quarters (medical center).<a href="#cite_note-LBJ_MC-15">[14]</a> James is also an active supporter of various non-profit organizations, including <a href="/wiki/After-School_All-Stars" title="After-School All-Stars">After-School All-Stars</a>, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Defense_Fund" title="Children's Defense Fund">Children's Defense Fund</a>.<a href="#cite_note-541">[533]</a><a href="#cite_note-542">[534]</a><a href="#cite_note-543">[535]</a> In 2016, he donated $2.5 million to the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian" class="mw-redirect" title="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</a> <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_African_American_History_and_Culture" title="National Museum of African American History and Culture">National Museum of African American History and Culture</a> to support an exhibit on <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a>.<a href="#cite_note-544">[536]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBronJamesBush.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/LeBronJamesBush.jpg/200px-LeBronJamesBush.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/LeBronJamesBush.jpg/300px-LeBronJamesBush.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/LeBronJamesBush.jpg/400px-LeBronJamesBush.jpg 2x" data-file-width="515" data-file-height="320" /></a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><a href="/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_shaking_hands_with_LeBron_James,_July_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Barack_Obama_shaking_hands_with_LeBron_James%2C_July_2012.jpg/200px-Barack_Obama_shaking_hands_with_LeBron_James%2C_July_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Barack_Obama_shaking_hands_with_LeBron_James%2C_July_2012.jpg/300px-Barack_Obama_shaking_hands_with_LeBron_James%2C_July_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Barack_Obama_shaking_hands_with_LeBron_James%2C_July_2012.jpg/400px-Barack_Obama_shaking_hands_with_LeBron_James%2C_July_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="433" /></a></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">James meets with presidents <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> in 2008, and <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> in 2012, respectively.</div></div></div></div> Throughout his career, James has taken public stances on controversial issues, and has mentioned a feeling of obligation to effect change using his status.<a href="#cite_note-Sterling-545">[537]</a> Those include the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Darfur" title="War in Darfur">War in Darfur</a>,<a href="#cite_note-546">[538]</a> the <a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Trayvon_Martin" title="Killing of Trayvon Martin">killing of Trayvon Martin</a>,<a href="#cite_note-547">[539]</a> the now-former NBA owner <a href="/wiki/Donald_Sterling" title="Donald Sterling">Donald Sterling</a>'s racist comments in 2014,<a href="#cite_note-Sterling-545">[537]</a> the <a href="/wiki/Shooting_of_Michael_Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Shooting of Michael Brown">Michael Brown</a> verdict,<a href="#cite_note-548">[540]</a> the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Eric_Garner" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Eric Garner">death of Eric Garner</a>,<a href="#cite_note-549">[541]</a> the <a href="/wiki/U.S._national_anthem_kneeling_protests" title="U.S. national anthem kneeling protests">U.S. national anthem kneeling protests</a>,<a href="#cite_note-550">[542]</a> the <a href="/wiki/Shooting_of_Breonna_Taylor" class="mw-redirect" title="Shooting of Breonna Taylor">shooting of Breonna Taylor</a>,<a href="#cite_note-551">[543]</a> the <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Ma%27Khia_Bryant" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Ma'Khia Bryant">death of Ma'Khia Bryant</a>,<a href="#cite_note-552">[544]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Rittenhouse" title="Kyle Rittenhouse">Kyle Rittenhouse</a>,<a href="#cite_note-553">[545]</a> and the ruling of <a href="/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Health_Organization" title="Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization">Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization</a> that overturned <a href="/wiki/Roe_v._Wade" title="Roe v. Wade">Roe v. Wade</a> in 2022.<a href="#cite_note-554">[546]</a> On August 27, 2020, James and his Lakers teammates, as well as the Bucks, began boycotting the 2020 NBA playoffs to protest the <a href="/wiki/Shooting_of_Jacob_Blake" title="Shooting of Jacob Blake">shooting of Jacob Blake</a>.<a href="#cite_note-555">[547]</a> In response, senior White House advisor <a href="/wiki/Jared_Kushner" title="Jared Kushner">Jared Kushner</a> stated that he was planning to reach out to James regarding the boycott. Following a players' committee to discuss the boycott, James and others reached out to former president <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>, who reportedly advised them to continue playing and finish that year's NBA season.<a href="#cite_note-556">[548]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932020_Hong_Kong_protests" title="2019–2020 Hong Kong protests">2019–2020 Hong Kong protests</a>, a statement James made about a since-deleted tweet by <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Morey" title="Daryl Morey">Daryl Morey</a>,<a href="#cite_note-557">[549]</a> in which Morey expressed support for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, became the subject of controversy. James said Morey was "misinformed".<a href="#cite_note-558">[550]</a> His statement drew backlash from protesters in the movement.<a href="#cite_note-559">[551]</a><a href="#cite_note-560">[552]</a> In February 2022, political commentator <a href="/wiki/Bill_Maher" title="Bill Maher">Bill Maher</a> called James hypocritical for not taking a critical stance towards the Chinese government's human rights abuses.<a href="#cite_note-561">[553]</a> James had taken various other stands on issues regarding sports, such as the <a href="/wiki/Kaepernick_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaepernick controversy">Kaepernick controversy</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">Houston Astros sign stealing scandal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-562">[554]</a><a href="#cite_note-563">[555]</a> In October 2023, in response to the <a href="/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Israel–Hamas war">2023 Israel–Hamas war</a>, James voiced his support for Israel on Instagram.<a href="#cite_note-564">[556]</a> His statement drew backlash for its omission of the Palestinians affected by the crisis, including from Palestinian-American leader and activist <a href="/wiki/Omar_Suleiman_(imam)" title="Omar Suleiman (imam)">Omar Suleiman</a>.<a href="#cite_note-565">[557]</a><a href="#cite_note-566">[558]</a><a href="#cite_note-567">[559]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Presidential_elections">Presidential elections</h4></div> In June 2008, James donated $20,000 to a committee in support of Barack Obama for the <a href="/wiki/2008_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 U.S. presidential election">2008 U.S. presidential election</a>.<a href="#cite_note-insidehoops-568">[560]</a> Later that year, James gathered almost 20,000 people at the then-called <a href="/wiki/Quicken_Loans_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Quicken Loans Arena">Quicken Loans Arena</a> for a viewing of Obama's 30-minute <a href="/wiki/American_Stories,_American_Solutions" class="mw-redirect" title="American Stories, American Solutions">American Stories, American Solutions</a> television advertisement.<a href="#cite_note-Obama-569">[561]</a> The advertisement was shown on a large screen above the stage, where <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> later held a free concert.<a href="#cite_note-Obama-569">[561]</a> In November 2016, James endorsed and campaigned for <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2016_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 U.S. presidential election">2016 U.S. presidential election</a>.<a href="#cite_note-570">[562]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gavin_Newsom_signs_SB206_on_The_Shop_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Gavin_Newsom_signs_SB206_on_The_Shop_02.jpg/220px-Gavin_Newsom_signs_SB206_on_The_Shop_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Gavin_Newsom_signs_SB206_on_The_Shop_02.jpg/330px-Gavin_Newsom_signs_SB206_on_The_Shop_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Gavin_Newsom_signs_SB206_on_The_Shop_02.jpg/440px-Gavin_Newsom_signs_SB206_on_The_Shop_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2768" data-file-height="1848" /></a><figcaption>James with California governor <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Newsom" title="Gavin Newsom">Gavin Newsom</a> on <a href="/wiki/The_Shop" title="The Shop">The Shop</a>, when Newsom signed the <a href="/wiki/Fair_Pay_to_Play_Act" title="Fair Pay to Play Act">Fair Pay to Play Act</a>, in 2019.</figcaption></figure> Following a <a href="/wiki/Racism_in_the_United_States" title="Racism in the United States">racist</a> incident at his Los Angeles home in 2017, James expressed that "being black in America is tough. We got a long way to go for us as a society and for us as African Americans until we feel equal in America."<a href="#cite_note-571">[563]</a> Later on that year, in the aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Unite_the_Right_rally" title="Unite the Right rally">Unite the Right rally</a>, James questioned the "<a href="/wiki/Make_America_Great_Again" title="Make America Great Again">Make America Great Again</a>" slogan and said: "It's sad what's going on in Charlottesville. Is this the direction our country is heading? Make America Great Again huh? Our youth deserve better!!"<a href="#cite_note-572">[564]</a> James also called President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> a "bum" after the president rescinded a White House invitation to Stephen Curry.<a href="#cite_note-573">[565]</a> During a 2018 interview with CNN journalist <a href="/wiki/Don_Lemon" title="Don Lemon">Don Lemon</a>, James then accused Trump of attempting to divide the country with sports, suggesting that "sports has never been something that divides people it's always been something that brings someone together." He declared that he would "never sit across from him. I'd sit across from Obama though."<a href="#cite_note-574">[566]</a><a href="#cite_note-575">[567]</a> In response, Trump tweeted: "LeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made LeBron look smart, which isn't easy to do."<a href="#cite_note-576">[568]</a> On August 19, 2020, James announced his intentions to support the <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign">Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign</a> and that of his running-mate <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> in advance of the <a href="/wiki/2020_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 U.S. presidential election">2020 U.S. presidential election</a>.<a href="#cite_note-577">[569]</a> James spoke in support of the <a href="/wiki/More_Than_a_Vote" title="More Than a Vote">More Than a Vote</a> movement and encouraged members of the African-American community to vote,<a href="#cite_note-578">[570]</a> saying, "People in our community have been just lied to for so many years. We have people that have had convictions in the past, that've been told they cannot vote because they got a conviction. That is voter suppression."<a href="#cite_note-579">[571]</a> On October 31, 2024, James announced his support for the <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris_2024_presidential_campaign" title="Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign">Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2024_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 U.S. presidential election">2024 U.S. presidential election</a>.<a href="#cite_note-580">[572]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_figure_and_business_interests">Media figure and business interests</h2></div> According to <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a>, in May 2023, James became the first active NBA player to become a billionaire.<a href="#cite_note-581">[573]</a> James' biography LeBron was published on April 11, 2023, by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Benedict" title="Jeff Benedict">Jeff Benedict</a>. The biography is based on three years of research and more than 250 interviews.<a href="#cite_note-582">[574]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Endorsements">Endorsements</h3></div> James has signed numerous endorsement contracts; some of the companies that he has done business with are <a href="/wiki/AT%26T" title="AT&T">AT&T</a>,<a href="#cite_note-583">[575]</a> <a href="/wiki/Audemars_Piguet" title="Audemars Piguet">Audemars Piguet</a>,<a href="#cite_note-584">[576]</a> <a href="/wiki/Beats_Electronics" title="Beats Electronics">Beats by Dre</a>,<a href="#cite_note-585">[577]</a> <a href="/wiki/Blaze_Pizza" title="Blaze Pizza">Blaze Pizza</a>,<a href="#cite_note-586">[578]</a> <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola" title="Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Endorsements-587">[579]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dunkin%27_Brands" title="Dunkin' Brands">Dunkin' Brands</a>,<a href="#cite_note-588">[580]</a> <a href="/wiki/Intel" title="Intel">Intel</a>,<a href="#cite_note-o641-589">[581]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kia" title="Kia">Kia</a>,<a href="#cite_note-590">[582]</a> <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a>,<a href="#cite_note-591">[583]</a> <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Endorsements-587">[579]</a><a href="/wiki/PepsiCo" title="PepsiCo">PepsiCo</a>,<a href="#cite_note-592">[584]</a> <a href="/wiki/State_Farm" title="State Farm">State Farm</a>,<a href="#cite_note-StateFarm-USAToday-593">[585]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taco_Bell" title="Taco Bell">Taco Bell</a>.<a href="#cite_note-594">[586]</a> Coming out of high school, James was the target of a three-way bidding war among Nike, <a href="/wiki/Reebok" title="Reebok">Reebok</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Adidas" title="Adidas">Adidas</a>,<a href="#cite_note-595">[587]</a> eventually signing a seven-year deal with Nike in 2003<a href="#cite_note-596">[588]</a> for approximately $90 million.<a href="#cite_note-597">[589]</a> His signature shoes have performed well for Nike.<a href="#cite_note-598">[590]</a> In 2011, <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Sports_Group" title="Fenway Sports Group">Fenway Sports Group</a> became the sole global marketer of his rights, and as part of the deal, James was granted a minority stake in the English <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a> football club <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a>,<a href="#cite_note-599">[591]</a> who he has claimed his support for.<a href="#cite_note-600">[592]</a> As a result of his endorsement money and NBA salary, James has been listed as one of the world's highest-paid athletes.<a href="#cite_note-601">[593]</a> In 2013, he surpassed Bryant as the highest paid basketball player in the world, with earnings of $56.5 million.<a href="#cite_note-602">[594]</a> In 2014, James realized a profit of more than $30 million as part of <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a>'s acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Beats_Electronics" title="Beats Electronics">Beats Electronics</a>; he had originally struck a deal to get a small stake in the company at its inception in exchange for promoting its headphones.<a href="#cite_note-603">[595]</a> In 2015, James was ranked the sixth highest earning sportsperson,<a href="#cite_note-604">[596]</a> and third highest in 2016 (after <a href="/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo" title="Cristiano Ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a>).<a href="#cite_note-605">[597]</a> James has stated that he would like to own an NBA team in the future, albeit in a hands-off capacity.<a href="#cite_note-606">[598]</a> In 2011, James co-founded the designer retail store UNKNWN in Miami, Florida.<a href="#cite_note-607">[599]</a> During Super Bowl LVI in 2022, James appeared in a <a href="/wiki/Crypto.com" title="Crypto.com">Crypto.com</a> advertisement, where he conversed with a CGI version of his younger self, offering advice about the future. The commercial, produced by James' <a href="/wiki/SpringHill_Company" title="SpringHill Company">SpringHill Company</a> and directed by <a href="/wiki/Calmatic" title="Calmatic">Calmatic</a>, did not directly promote the service, sparked social media buzz, and inspired a series of memes centered on the advice he could have offered.<a href="#cite_note-608">[600]</a> Subsequently, Crypto.com launched an NFT airdrop campaign, distributing 5,550 tokens featuring the NBA champion. Participants were chosen randomly from those who scanned a QR code in the Super Bowl ad.<a href="#cite_note-609">[601]</a> Also, in 2022, James' charity LeBron James Family Foundation, partnered with Crypto.com to educate underserved Akron communities with blockchain-related knowledge and Web3 tools, aiming to ensure inclusive advancement in the digital age.<a href="#cite_note-610">[602]</a><a href="#cite_note-611">[603]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entertainment">Entertainment</h3></div> James and comedian <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel" title="Jimmy Kimmel">Jimmy Kimmel</a> co-hosted the 2007 <a href="/wiki/ESPY_Awards" title="ESPY Awards">ESPY Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-612">[604]</a> In other comedic pursuits, he hosted the 33rd-season premiere of <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a>.<a href="#cite_note-613">[605]</a> James has also tried his hand at acting, appearing in a cameo role on the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> series <a href="/wiki/Entourage_(American_TV_series)" title="Entourage (American TV series)">Entourage</a>.<a href="#cite_note-614">[606]</a> In 2015, he played himself in the <a href="/wiki/Judd_Apatow" title="Judd Apatow">Judd Apatow</a> film <a href="/wiki/Trainwreck_(film)" title="Trainwreck (film)">Trainwreck</a>,<a href="#cite_note-615">[607]</a> receiving positive reviews for his performance.<a href="#cite_note-616">[608]</a> That same year, James' digital video company Uninterrupted raised $15.8 million from <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Entertainment">Warner Bros. Entertainment</a> and <a href="/wiki/Turner_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Sports">Turner Sports</a> to help expand the company's efforts to bring athlete-created content to fans. It is hosted on <a href="/wiki/Bleacher_Report" title="Bleacher Report">Bleacher Report</a> and is used by several other athletes including <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> tight end <a href="/wiki/Rob_Gronkowski" title="Rob Gronkowski">Rob Gronkowski</a> and cornerback <a href="/wiki/Richard_Sherman_(American_football)" title="Richard Sherman (American football)">Richard Sherman</a>.<a href="#cite_note-617">[609]</a> James and his business partner Maverick Carter own production company <a href="/wiki/SpringHill_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="SpringHill Entertainment">SpringHill Entertainment</a>,<a href="#cite_note-618">[610]</a> whose first work was the <a href="/wiki/Lions_Gate" class="mw-redirect" title="Lions Gate">Lions Gate</a> documentary <a href="/wiki/More_Than_a_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="More Than a Game">More Than a Game</a>, which was released in 2009 and chronicled James' high school years.<a href="#cite_note-619">[611]</a> Series produced by SpringHill include the <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> game show <a href="/wiki/The_Wall_(game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Wall (game show)">The Wall</a>,<a href="#cite_note-620">[612]</a> the <a href="/wiki/Disney_XD" title="Disney XD">Disney XD</a> sports documentary show Becoming,<a href="#cite_note-621">[613]</a> the <a href="/wiki/Starz_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Starz (TV channel)">Starz</a> sitcom <a href="/wiki/Survivor%27s_Remorse" title="Survivor's Remorse">Survivor's Remorse</a>,<a href="#cite_note-622">[614]</a> and the animated web series <a href="/wiki/The_LeBrons" title="The LeBrons">The LeBrons</a>.<a href="#cite_note-623">[615]</a> In 2016, <a href="/wiki/CNBC" title="CNBC">CNBC</a> aired an unscripted series hosted by James called Cleveland Hustles, where four up-and-coming Northern Ohio entrepreneurs will be financed on the condition of revitalizing a neighborhood in Cleveland.<a href="#cite_note-624">[616]</a> In the 2017 <a href="/wiki/Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="Toronto International Film Festival">Toronto International Film Festival</a>, a 60-minute Vince Carter documentary entitled <a href="/wiki/The_Carter_Effect" title="The Carter Effect">The Carter Effect</a> was executive produced by James and Maverick Carter along with rapper <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> and Future the Prince.<a href="#cite_note-625">[617]</a><a href="#cite_note-626">[618]</a> In February 2018, it was announced that James' production company will produce a new film in the <a href="/wiki/House_Party_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="House Party (film)">House Party</a> series with James expected to make a cameo.<a href="#cite_note-627">[619]</a> Later that month, <a href="/wiki/Fox_News" title="Fox News">Fox News</a> host <a href="/wiki/Laura_Ingraham" title="Laura Ingraham">Laura Ingraham</a> told James to "shut up and dribble" as a response to his political agendas.<a href="#cite_note-628">[620]</a> This largely contributed to James creating a documentary film series looking at the changing role of athletes in the current political and cultural climate, aptly named, Shut Up and Dribble on <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a>.<a href="#cite_note-629">[621]</a> James partnered with <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> in 2018 to found Ladder, a company that developed nutritional supplements to help athletes with severe cramps after dealing with that issue during the 2014 Finals.<a href="#cite_note-630">[622]</a> In February 2019, it was revealed that James would executive produce rapper <a href="/wiki/2_Chainz" title="2 Chainz">2 Chainz</a>'s new album <a href="/wiki/Rap_or_Go_to_the_League" title="Rap or Go to the League">Rap or Go to the League</a>.<a href="#cite_note-631">[623]</a> A <a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings" title="Def Jam Recordings">Def Jam</a> press release said the intent of the album is "celebrating black excellence and focusing on the power of education and entrepreneurship." The press release also says the title "challenges the notion that the only way out of the inner city is either to become a rapper or a ball player."<a href="#cite_note-632">[624]</a> As of June 2023, James is the <a href="/wiki/Most_followed_users_on_Instagram" class="mw-redirect" title="Most followed users on Instagram">most followed basketball player on Instagram</a>, with over 155 million followers.<a href="#cite_note-633">[625]</a> In June 2022, it was announced James was launching a media company in partnership with professional tennis player <a href="/wiki/Naomi_Osaka" title="Naomi Osaka">Naomi Osaka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maverick_Carter" title="Maverick Carter">Maverick Carter</a>. The production and content creation company will be named Hana Kuma, which means "flower" and "bear" in Japanese.<a href="#cite_note-634">[626]</a> In March 2024, James and <a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a> launched a podcast called <a href="/wiki/Mind_the_Game" title="Mind the Game">Mind the Game</a>, where the two have "pure conversations about basketball."<a href="#cite_note-b461-635">[627]</a><a href="#cite_note-y861-636">[628]</a><a href="#cite_note-f418-637">[629]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Investments">Investments</h3></div> In 2012, James, Carter and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wachter" title="Paul Wachter">Paul Wachter</a> made an investment of less than $1 million in the <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Fast_casual_restaurant" title="Fast casual restaurant">fast casual</a> chain Blaze Pizza; their investment had grown to $25 million by 2017.<a href="#cite_note-BlazePizza-638">[630]</a> James later became a spokesman for the company and began appearing in advertisements after ending his contract with McDonald's.<a href="#cite_note-BlazePizza-638">[630]</a> During the 2019 offseason, James filed for a trademark through a shell company on the term "<a href="/wiki/Taco_Tuesday" title="Taco Tuesday">Taco Tuesday</a>" for use in downloadable audio/visual works, podcasts, social media, online marketing, and entertainment services.<a href="#cite_note-639">[631]</a> This was related to James's use of the term on <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> for his family's taco dinners. The request was denied by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Patent_and_Trademark_Office" title="United States Patent and Trademark Office">United States Patent and Trademark Office</a>, stating that Taco Tuesday was "a commonplace term, message or expression widely used by a variety of sources that merely conveys an ordinary, familiar, well-recognized concept or sentiment."<a href="#cite_note-640">[632]</a> In November 2020, James became an <a href="/wiki/Angel_investor" title="Angel investor">angel investor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Tequila" title="Tequila">tequila</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mezcal" title="Mezcal">mezcal</a> company <a href="/wiki/Lobos_1707" title="Lobos 1707">Lobos 1707</a>.<a href="#cite_note-641">[633]</a> After personal frustration with comments on the <a href="/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter" title="Black Lives Matter">Black Lives Matter</a> movement made by <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> U.S. senator <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Loeffler" title="Kelly Loeffler">Kelly Loeffler</a>, who at the time was the owner of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a>, James assisted Dream player <a href="/wiki/Renee_Montgomery" title="Renee Montgomery">Renee Montgomery</a> in her ultimately successful bid to buy the team in March 2021.<a href="#cite_note-LeadsAGeneration-642">[634]</a> That same year, James joined Fenway Sports Group as a partner, making him a part-owner of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_Sports_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Sports Network">New England Sports Network</a>, <a href="/wiki/RFK_Racing" title="RFK Racing">RFK Racing</a>, and Liverpool F.C., the latter of which he already owned a two-percent share in individually.<a href="#cite_note-RedSox-643">[635]</a> The investment made James and Carter the company's first black partners.<a href="#cite_note-RedSox-643">[635]</a> James has expressed his interest in owning an NBA team once he finishes playing basketball, specifically a team located in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas, Nevada</a>, either through <a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_the_National_Basketball_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Expansion of the National Basketball Association">expansion</a> or relocation.<a href="#cite_note-McMenamin-644">[636]</a> In August 2022, James, alongside Canadian musician Drake, became part owners of the Italian football club <a href="/wiki/A.C._Milan" class="mw-redirect" title="A.C. Milan">A.C. Milan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-645">[637]</a> James is also a part owner of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL).<a href="#cite_note-646">[638]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional_contracts">Professional contracts</h3></div> James is represented by <a href="/wiki/Sports_agent" title="Sports agent">agent</a> <a href="/wiki/Rich_Paul" title="Rich Paul">Rich Paul</a> of Klutch Sports.<a href="#cite_note-647">[639]</a> His first agent was <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Goodwin" title="Aaron Goodwin">Aaron Goodwin</a>, whom he left in 2005 for <a href="/wiki/Leon_Rose" title="Leon Rose">Leon Rose</a>. Rose joined <a href="/wiki/Creative_Artists_Agency" title="Creative Artists Agency">Creative Artists Agency</a> (CAA) in 2007, and he worked with fellow CAA agent Henry Thomas, who represented Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, to bring James to Miami in 2010. James left CAA for Paul in 2012.<a href="#cite_note-648">[640]</a> James, Paul, Maverick Carter, and Randy Mims—all childhood friends—formed agent and sports-marketing company LRMR after James left Goodwin. LRMR handles James's marketing, including the marketing of The Decision, for which it was criticized.<a href="#cite_note-649">[641]</a><a href="#cite_note-650">[642]</a> Throughout his career, James has taken a unique approach to his NBA contracts, usually opting to sign shorter-term deals in order to maximize his earnings potential and flexibility;<a href="#cite_note-HeatContract-117">[115]</a><a href="#cite_note-651">[643]</a><a href="#cite_note-652">[644]</a> in 2006, James and the Cavaliers negotiated a three-year, $60 million contract extension instead of the four-year maximum as it allotted him the option of seeking a new contract worth more money as an unrestricted free agent following the 2010 season.<a href="#cite_note-contract-653">[645]</a> This move ultimately allowed James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh to sign together with the Heat.<a href="#cite_note-654">[646]</a> During the 2011 NBA lockout, James received contract offers to play professional football from the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a>,<a href="#cite_note-655">[647]</a> which he gave serious consideration to and even began training with it in mind.<a href="#cite_note-656">[648]</a> During his second stint in Cleveland, based on a negotiation strategy devised by NBA agent Mark Termini, who worked with Paul and specialized in contract negotiation and construction,<a href="#cite_note-657">[649]</a> James began opting out,<a href="#cite_note-658">[650]</a> or re-signing,<a href="#cite_note-659">[651]</a><a href="#cite_note-660">[652]</a> on new contracts after each season in order to take advantage of higher salaries resulting from the NBA's rising salary cap.<a href="#cite_note-LeBron_deal_has_eye_on_future_cap-176">[174]</a> In 2016, he signed with the Cavaliers on a three-year deal,<a href="#cite_note-661">[653]</a> becoming the highest-paid player in the league for the first time in his career.<a href="#cite_note-662">[654]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> Bold  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #afe6ba; border: 1px solid black;"> †  </td> <td>Won an <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championship</a></td> <td style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black;"> *  </td> <td>Led the league</td> <td style="background-color: #E0CEF2; border: 1px solid black;"> ‡  </td> <td>NBA record </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2003–04 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>79</td> <td>39.5</td> <td>.417</td> <td>.290</td> <td>.754</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.7</td> <td>20.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>80</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">42.3*</td> <td>.472</td> <td>.351</td> <td>.750</td> <td>7.4</td> <td>7.2</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>.7</td> <td>27.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>79</td> <td>42.5</td> <td>.480</td> <td>.335</td> <td>.738</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>6.6</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.8</td> <td>31.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>78</td> <td>78</td> <td>40.9</td> <td>.476</td> <td>.319</td> <td>.698</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.7</td> <td>27.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>75</td> <td>74</td> <td>40.4</td> <td>.484</td> <td>.315</td> <td>.712</td> <td>7.9</td> <td>7.2</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>1.1</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">30.0* </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2008–09 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>81</td> <td>37.7</td> <td>.489</td> <td>.344</td> <td>.780</td> <td>7.6</td> <td>7.2</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>28.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>76</td> <td>39.0</td> <td>.503</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.767</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>8.6</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>29.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Miami_Heat_season" title="2010–11 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>79</td> <td>38.8</td> <td>.510</td> <td>.330</td> <td>.759</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.6</td> <td>26.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Miami_Heat_season" title="2011–12 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td>62</td> <td>62</td> <td>37.5</td> <td>.531</td> <td>.362</td> <td>.771</td> <td>7.9</td> <td>6.2</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.8</td> <td>27.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Miami_Heat_season" title="2012–13 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>76</td> <td>37.9</td> <td>.565</td> <td>.406</td> <td>.753</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.9</td> <td>26.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Miami_Heat_season" title="2013–14 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td>77</td> <td>77</td> <td>37.7</td> <td>.567</td> <td>.379</td> <td>.750</td> <td>6.9</td> <td>6.4</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.3</td> <td>27.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>69</td> <td>69</td> <td>36.1</td> <td>.488</td> <td>.354</td> <td>.710</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>7.4</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.7</td> <td>25.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>76</td> <td>35.6</td> <td>.520</td> <td>.309</td> <td>.731</td> <td>7.4</td> <td>6.8</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.6</td> <td>25.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016–17</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>74</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">37.8*</td> <td>.548</td> <td>.363</td> <td>.674</td> <td>8.6</td> <td>8.7</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.6</td> <td>26.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–18</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">36.9*</td> <td>.542</td> <td>.367</td> <td>.731</td> <td>8.6</td> <td>9.1</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.9</td> <td>27.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018–19</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>55</td> <td>55</td> <td>35.2</td> <td>.510</td> <td>.339</td> <td>.665</td> <td>8.5</td> <td>8.3</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.6</td> <td>27.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>67</td> <td>34.6</td> <td>.493</td> <td>.348</td> <td>.693</td> <td>7.8</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">10.2*</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.5</td> <td>25.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>45</td> <td>45</td> <td>33.4</td> <td>.513</td> <td>.365</td> <td>.698</td> <td>7.7</td> <td>7.8</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.6</td> <td>25.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2021–22 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>56</td> <td>56</td> <td>37.2</td> <td>.524</td> <td>.359</td> <td>.756</td> <td>8.2</td> <td>6.2</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>30.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>55</td> <td>54</td> <td>35.5</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.321</td> <td>.768</td> <td>8.3</td> <td>6.8</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.6</td> <td>28.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>71</td> <td>71</td> <td>35.3</td> <td>.540</td> <td>.410</td> <td>.750</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>8.3</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.5</td> <td>25.7 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> </td> <td>1,492</td> <td bgcolor="EOCEF2">1,490‡</td> <td>37.9</td> <td>.506</td> <td>.348</td> <td>.736</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>7.4</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.7</td> <td>27.1 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">All-Star<a href="#cite_note-663">[655]</a> </td> <td bgcolor="EOCEF2">20‡</td> <td bgcolor="EOCEF2">20‡</td> <td>26.8</td> <td>.513</td> <td>.297</td> <td>.725</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.4</td> <td>21.7 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Play-in">Play-in</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>34.9</td> <td>.412</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.667</td> <td>11.0</td> <td>10.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>22.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_playoffs" title="2023 NBA playoffs">2023</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>45.3</td> <td>.571</td> <td>.500</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>10.0</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>30.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_playoffs" title="2024 NBA playoffs">2024</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>40.9</td> <td>.300</td> <td>.200</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>23.0 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>40.4</td> <td>.431</td> <td>.400</td> <td>.864</td> <td>10.0</td> <td>8.3</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>25.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_playoffs" title="2006 NBA playoffs">2006</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>46.5</td> <td>.476</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.737</td> <td>8.1</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.7</td> <td>30.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">2007</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">20</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">20</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">44.6</td> <td>.416</td> <td>.280</td> <td>.755</td> <td>8.1</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.5</td> <td>25.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_playoffs" title="2008 NBA playoffs">2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>42.5</td> <td>.411</td> <td>.257</td> <td>.731</td> <td>7.8</td> <td>7.6</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>28.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_playoffs" title="2009 NBA playoffs">2009</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2008–09 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>41.4</td> <td>.510</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.749</td> <td>9.1</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.9</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">35.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_playoffs" title="2010 NBA playoffs">2010</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>41.8</td> <td>.502</td> <td>.400</td> <td>.733</td> <td>9.3</td> <td>7.6</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>29.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Miami_Heat_season" title="2010–11 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">21</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">21</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">43.9</td> <td>.466</td> <td>.353</td> <td>.763</td> <td>8.4</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>23.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_playoffs" title="2012 NBA playoffs">2012</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Miami_Heat_season" title="2011–12 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">23</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">23</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">42.8</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.259</td> <td>.739</td> <td>9.7</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.7</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">30.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_playoffs" title="2013 NBA playoffs">2013</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Miami_Heat_season" title="2012–13 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">23</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">23</td> <td>41.8</td> <td>.491</td> <td>.375</td> <td>.777</td> <td>8.4</td> <td>6.6</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.8</td> <td>25.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">2014</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Miami_Heat_season" title="2013–14 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>20</td> <td>38.2</td> <td>.565</td> <td>.407</td> <td>.806</td> <td>7.1</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.6</td> <td>27.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>20</td> <td>20</td> <td>42.2</td> <td>.417</td> <td>.227</td> <td>.731</td> <td>11.3</td> <td>8.5</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>30.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>21</td> <td>21</td> <td>39.1</td> <td>.525</td> <td>.340</td> <td>.661</td> <td>9.5</td> <td>7.6</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>26.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_playoffs" title="2017 NBA playoffs">2017</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">18</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">18</td> <td>41.3</td> <td>.565</td> <td>.411</td> <td>.698</td> <td>9.1</td> <td>7.8</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>32.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">22</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">22</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">41.9</td> <td>.539</td> <td>.342</td> <td>.746</td> <td>9.1</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">34.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">2020</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">21</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">21</td> <td>36.3</td> <td>.560</td> <td>.370</td> <td>.720</td> <td>10.8</td> <td>8.8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.9</td> <td>27.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>37.3</td> <td>.474</td> <td>.375</td> <td>.609</td> <td>7.2</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.3</td> <td>23.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_playoffs" title="2023 NBA playoffs">2023</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>38.7</td> <td>.498</td> <td>.264</td> <td>.761</td> <td>9.9</td> <td>6.5</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>24.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_playoffs" title="2024 NBA playoffs">2024</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2023–24 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>40.8</td> <td>.566</td> <td>.385</td> <td>.739</td> <td>6.8</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">8.8</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>27.8 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a> </td> <td bgcolor="EOCEF2">287‡</td> <td bgcolor="EOCEF2">287‡</td> <td>41.3</td> <td>.497</td> <td>.332</td> <td>.741</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>7.2</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>28.4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_LeBron_James" title="List of career achievements by LeBron James">List of career achievements by LeBron James</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Miami_Heat_Championship_Parade_2012_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Miami_Heat_Championship_Parade_2012_3.jpg/250px-Miami_Heat_Championship_Parade_2012_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Miami_Heat_Championship_Parade_2012_3.jpg/375px-Miami_Heat_Championship_Parade_2012_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Miami_Heat_Championship_Parade_2012_3.jpg/500px-Miami_Heat_Championship_Parade_2012_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5536" data-file-height="3691" /></a><figcaption>James (center) celebrates during the Heat's 2012 championship parade.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_(51915470845).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/LeBron_James_%2851915470845%29.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_%2851915470845%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/LeBron_James_%2851915470845%29.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_%2851915470845%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/LeBron_James_%2851915470845%29.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_%2851915470845%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5504" data-file-height="8256" /></a><figcaption>LeBron James at the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022 NBA All-Star Game</a></figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>NBA<a href="#cite_note-Reference-6">[5]</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>4× <a href="/wiki/NBA_champion" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA champion">NBA champion</a>: <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a></li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals Most Valuable Player</a>: <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a></li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player" title="NBA Most Valuable Player">NBA Most Valuable Player</a>: <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a></li> <li>20× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star</a>: <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 NBA All-Star Game">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2010 NBA All-Star Game">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 NBA All-Star Game">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2012 NBA All-Star Game">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 NBA All-Star Game">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 NBA All-Star Game">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 NBA All-Star Game">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 NBA All-Star Game">2017</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 NBA All-Star Game">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 NBA All-Star Game">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2021 NBA All-Star Game">2021</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023</a>, <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 NBA All-Star Game">2024</a></li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game MVP">NBA All-Star Game MVP</a>: <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 NBA All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li>20× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA</a> selection: <ul><li>13× First team: <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2017</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a></li> <li>3× Second team: <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2021</a></li> <li>4× Third team: <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2023</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2024</a></li></ul></li> <li>6× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team" title="NBA All-Defensive Team">NBA All-Defensive</a> selection: <ul><li>5× First Team: <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a></li> <li>Second Team: <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2014</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="NBA Rookie of the Year">NBA Rookie of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a>: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders">NBA scoring leader</a>: <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_assists_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual assists leaders">NBA assists leader</a>: <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a></li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_minutes_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual minutes leaders">NBA minutes leader</a>: <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2017</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Walter_Kennedy_Citizenship_Award" title="J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award">J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Cup" title="NBA Cup">NBA Cup</a> winner: <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Cup" title="NBA Cup">NBA Cup</a> Most Valuable Player: 2023</li></ul> <dl><dt>USA Basketball<a href="#cite_note-664">[656]</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>3× <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Gold_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Gold Medal">Olympic Gold Medal</a> winner: 2008, 2012, 2024</li> <li>2004 Olympic Bronze Medal winner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Men%27s_Olympics_Most_Valuable_Player" title="FIBA Men's Olympics Most Valuable Player">FIBA Men's Olympics Most Valuable Player</a>: <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Men%27s_Olympics_All-Star_Five" title="FIBA Men's Olympics All-Star Five">FIBA Men's Olympics All-Star Five</a>: <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2024</a></li> <li>2006 <a href="/wiki/FIBA_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA World Championship">FIBA World Championship</a> Bronze Medal winner</li> <li>2007 <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Americas_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Americas Championship">FIBA Americas Championship</a> Gold Medal winner</li> <li>2012 <a href="/wiki/USA_Basketball_Male_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year">USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year</a></li> <li>Commemorative banner in Miami's <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a> (for his 2012 gold medal won as a member of the Miami Heat)</li></ul> <dl><dt>High school<a href="#cite_note-Prospect-23">[22]</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>2003 National Champion</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/OHSAA" class="mw-redirect" title="OHSAA">OHSAA</a> Champion: 2000, 2001, 2003</li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Prep_Player_of_the_Year_Award#Winners" title="Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award">Naismith Prep Player of the Year</a><a href="#cite_note-665">[657]</a></li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/Mr._Basketball_USA" title="Mr. Basketball USA">Mr. Basketball USA</a>: 2002, 2003</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards" title="Gatorade Player of the Year awards">Gatorade National Player of the Year</a> 2002, 2003</li> <li>2× USA Today High School Player of the Year 2002, 2003</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Mr._Basketball" title="Ohio Mr. Basketball">Ohio Mr. Basketball</a>: 2001, 2002, 2003</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/USA_Today_All-USA_high_school_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="USA Today All-USA high school basketball team">USA Today All-USA First Team</a>: 2001, 2002, 2003</li> <li>2× PARADE High School Player of the Year: 2002, 2003</li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wootten_National_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year">McDonald's National Player of the Year</a><a href="#cite_note-666">[658]</a></li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_High_School_All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonald's High School All-American">McDonald's High School All-American</a><a href="#cite_note-667">[659]</a></li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game#Annual_game_results" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American Game MVP</a></li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/EA_Sports" title="EA Sports">EA Sports</a> <a href="/wiki/Roundball_Classic#MVPs" title="Roundball Classic">Roundball Classic MVP</a><a href="#cite_note-Cleveland-668">[660]</a></li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Brand_Classic#MVP_Awards" title="Jordan Brand Classic">Jordan Brand Classic MVP</a><a href="#cite_note-Cleveland-668">[660]</a></li> <li>No. 23 retired by St. Vincent–St. Mary<a href="#cite_note-669">[661]</a></li> <li>St. Vincent–St. Mary Hall of Fame (class of 2011)<a href="#cite_note-670">[662]</a></li> <li>St. Vincent–St. Mary home basketball court named The LeBron James Arena<a href="#cite_note-671">[663]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Media</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">AP Athlete of the Decade</a> (2010s)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="Associated Press Athlete of the Year">AP Athlete of the Year</a> (2013, 2016, 2018, 2020)<a href="#cite_note-672">[664]</a></li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a> <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year" title="Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year">Sportsperson of the Year</a> (2012, 2016, 2020)<a href="#cite_note-673">[665]</a><a href="#cite_note-674">[666]</a></li> <li>2012 <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Athlete_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News Athlete of the Year">Sporting News Athlete of the Year</a><a href="#cite_note-675">[667]</a></li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News NBA MVP</a> (2006, 2009, 2010)<a href="#cite_note-676">[668]</a><a href="#cite_note-677">[669]</a></li> <li>2004 <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News Rookie of the Year</a><a href="#cite_note-678">[670]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2009_all-decade_Sports_Illustrated_awards_and_honors#NBA_All-Decade_Team" title="List of 2009 all-decade Sports Illustrated awards and honors">Sports Illustrated NBA All-Decade First Team</a> (2000s)<a href="#cite_note-679">[671]</a></li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/Hickok_Belt" title="Hickok Belt">Hickok Belt</a> winner: 2012, 2013</li> <li>20× <a href="/wiki/ESPY_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPY Award">ESPY Award</a> winner in various categories (16 individually, four as part of a team)<a href="#cite_note-680">[672]</a></li> <li>9× <a href="/wiki/Black_Entertainment_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Entertainment Television">BET</a> <a href="/wiki/BET_Award_for_Sportsman_of_the_Year" title="BET Award for Sportsman of the Year">Sportsman of the Year Award</a> winner</li> <li>2020 <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a> Athlete of the Year</li> <li>Co-<a href="/wiki/List_of_flag_bearers_for_the_United_States_at_the_Olympics" title="List of flag bearers for the United States at the Olympics">flag bearer</a> for the United States at the <a href="/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" title="2024 Summer Olympics">2024 Summer Olympics</a>' opening ceremony with <a href="/wiki/Coco_Gauff" title="Coco Gauff">Coco Gauff</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>2017 <a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_%E2%80%93_Jackie_Robinson_Sports_Award" title="NAACP Image Award – Jackie Robinson Sports Award">Jackie Robinson Award</a></li> <li>2021 <a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_%E2%80%93_President%27s_Award" title="NAACP Image Award – President's Award">President's Award</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Sports_Emmy_Awards" title="Sports Emmy Awards">Sports Emmy Awards</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>2020 Outstanding Long Sports Documentary (as executive producer of What's My Name? – <a href="/wiki/Muhammed_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="Muhammed Ali">Muhammed Ali</a> Part 1)<a href="#cite_note-681">[673]</a></li> <li>2021 Outstanding Edited Sports Series (as executive producer of <a href="/wiki/The_Shop:_Uninterrupted" class="mw-redirect" title="The Shop: Uninterrupted">The Shop: Uninterrupted</a>)<a href="#cite_note-682">[674]</a></li> <li>2023 Outstanding Long Documentary (as executive producer of The Redeem Team)<a href="#cite_note-683">[675]</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>State/Local</dt></dl> <ul><li>6× Cleveland Sports Awards Professional Athlete of the Year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2016<a href="#cite_note-684">[676]</a></li> <li>South Main Street in downtown Akron renamed King James Way<a href="#cite_note-Akron-685">[677]</a></li> <li>Six-story commemorative banner in downtown Akron<a href="#cite_note-Akron-685">[677]</a></li> <li>Featured on <a href="/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy" title="Space Jam: A New Legacy">Space Jam</a> inspired mural in Akron near his alma mater (St. Vincent St. Mary) and his I Promise school<a href="#cite_note-686">[678]</a></li> <li>Featured on "Cleveland is the Reason" mural in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Cleveland" title="Downtown Cleveland">downtown Cleveland</a> (with other notable Cleveland area figures)<a href="#cite_note-687">[679]</a></li> <li>Honorary lockers at <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio State">Ohio State</a>'s football and basketball facilities<a href="#cite_note-688">[680]</a><a href="#cite_note-689">[681]</a></li> <li>LeBron James Home Court Museum in Akron, Ohio<a href="#cite_note-690">[682]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/More_than_a_Game" title="More than a Game">More than a Game</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Himself </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Square_Roots:_The_Story_of_SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants">Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trainwreck_(film)" title="Trainwreck (film)">Trainwreck</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Smallfoot_(film)" title="Smallfoot (film)">Smallfoot</a> </td> <td>Gwangi </td> <td>Voice role </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy" title="Space Jam: A New Legacy">Space Jam: A New Legacy</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Also co-producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Ice_(2022_film)" title="Black Ice (2022 film)">Black Ice</a><a href="#cite_note-691">[683]</a> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(2023_film)" title="House Party (2023 film)">House Party</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Also co-producer </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/My_Wife_and_Kids" title="My Wife and Kids">My Wife and Kids</a> </td> <td rowspan="9">Himself </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_My_Wife_and_Kids_episodes#ep86" title="List of My Wife and Kids episodes">Outbreak Monkey</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a> </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/Homer_and_Ned%27s_Hail_Mary_Pass" title="Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass">Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a> </td> <td>Episode: "LeBron James/<a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Entourage_(American_TV_series)" title="Entourage (American TV series)">Entourage</a> </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Entourage_episodes#ep78" title="List of Entourage episodes">Give a Little Bit</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a> </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/SpongeBob%27s_Truth_or_Square" title="SpongeBob's Truth or Square">SpongeBob's Truth or Square</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show" title="The Cleveland Show">The Cleveland Show</a> </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/A_Short_Story_and_a_Tall_Tale" class="mw-redirect" title="A Short Story and a Tall Tale">A Short Story and a Tall Tale</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_LeBrons" title="The LeBrons">The LeBrons</a> </td> <td>Lead role </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Survivor%27s_Remorse" title="Survivor's Remorse">Survivor's Remorse</a> </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/Survivor%27s_Remorse#ep15" title="Survivor's Remorse">Guts</a>"<a href="#cite_note-692">[684]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Teen_Titans_Go!" title="Teen Titans Go!">Teen Titans Go!</a> </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Teen_Titans_Go!_episodes#ep127" title="List of Teen Titans Go! episodes">The Cruel Giggling Ghoul</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_(American_game_show)" title="The Wall (American game show)">The Wall</a> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td rowspan="4">Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Shop" title="The Shop">The Shop</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Host </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Graduate_Together:_America_Honors_the_High_School_Class_of_2020" title="Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020">Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020</a><a href="#cite_note-693">[685]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Self_Made_(miniseries)" title="Self Made (miniseries)">Self Made</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Legacy: The True Story of the LA 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James">List of career achievements by LeBron James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">List of first overall NBA draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most-followed_Instagram_accounts" title="List of most-followed Instagram accounts">List of most-followed Instagram accounts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders">List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_rebounding_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders">List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_assists_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National 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title="List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders">List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_seasons_played_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders">List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_games_played_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders">List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_minutes_played_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association career minutes played leaders">List of National Basketball Association career minutes played leaders</a></li> <li><a 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(2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723517719665">Athletes and/or Activists: LeBron James and Black Lives Matter</a>. <a href="/wiki/Journal_of_Sport_%26_Social_Issues" title="Journal of Sport & Social Issues">Journal of Sport & Social Issues</a>, 41(5), 425–444.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Lew_Freedman" title="Lew Freedman">Freedman, Lew</a> (2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=qXkq1n1VpHgC">LeBron James: A Biography</a>. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-313-34361-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-313-34361-2"><bdi>978-0-313-34361-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=LeBron+James%3A+A+Biography&rft.place=Westport%2C+Connecticut&rft.pub=Greenwood+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-313-34361-2&rft.aulast=Freedman&rft.aufirst=Lew&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DqXkq1n1VpHgC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeBron+James" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">Morgan, David Lee (2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/lebronjamesriseo00morg">LeBron James: The Rise of a Star</a>. Cleveland: Gray & Co. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-886228-74-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-886228-74-0"><bdi>978-1-886228-74-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=LeBron+James%3A+The+Rise+of+a+Star&rft.place=Cleveland&rft.pub=Gray+%26+Co.&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-1-886228-74-0&rft.aulast=Morgan&rft.aufirst=David+Lee&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Flebronjamesriseo00morg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeBron+James" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1">Windhorst, Brian; Pluto, Terry (2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/franchiselebronj0000plut">The Franchise: Lebron James and the Remaking of the Cleveland Cavaliers</a>. Cleveland: Gray & Co. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59851-028-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-59851-028-7"><bdi>978-1-59851-028-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Franchise%3A+Lebron+James+and+the+Remaking+of+the+Cleveland+Cavaliers&rft.place=Cleveland&rft.pub=Gray+%26+Co&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-59851-028-7&rft.aulast=Windhorst&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.au=Pluto%2C+Terry&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Ffranchiselebronj0000plut&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALeBron+James" class="Z3988"></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid 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title="Ron Mercer">Mercer</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Battier</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Al_Harrington" title="Al Harrington">Harrington</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Donnell_Harvey" title="Donnell Harvey">Harvey</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Wallace</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Dajuan_Wagner" title="Dajuan Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Felton" title="Raymond Felton">Felton</a></li> <li>2003: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Williams" title="Lou Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Love</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Jennings" title="Brandon Jennings">Jennings</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Favors" title="Derrick Favors">Favors</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Sullinger" title="Jared Sullinger">Sullinger</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Rivers</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Shabazz_Muhammad" title="Shabazz Muhammad">Muhammad</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Alexander" title="Cliff Alexander">Alexander</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Ball</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Porter</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">Barrett</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Stewart" title="Isaiah Stewart">Stewart</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Cade_Cunningham" title="Cade Cunningham">Cunningham</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Holmgren" title="Chet Holmgren">Holmgren</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Dariq_Whitehead" title="Dariq Whitehead">Whitehead</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Collier" title="Isaiah Collier">Collier</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Flagg" title="Cooper Flagg">Flagg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Girls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1987: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Lorenzen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lynne Lorenzen (page does not exist)">Lorenzen</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Hall" title="Vicki Hall">Hall</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Harrison" title="Lisa Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Leslie</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michelle_M._Marciniak" title="Michelle M. Marciniak">Marciniak</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Watkins" title="Yolanda Watkins">Y. Watkins</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/La%27Keshia_Frett" title="La'Keshia Frett">Frett</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Gooden" title="Tiffany Gooden">Gooden</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Chamique_Holdsclaw" title="Chamique Holdsclaw">Holdsclaw</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Kiesha_Brown" title="Kiesha Brown">Brown</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Williams-Jeter" title="Tamika Williams-Jeter">Williams</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Kara_Lawson" title="Kara Lawson">Lawson</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Taurasi</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Shyra_Ely" title="Shyra Ely">Ely</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Ann_Strother" title="Ann Strother">Strother</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Paris" title="Courtney Paris">Paris</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Elena_Delle_Donne" title="Elena Delle Donne">Delle Donne</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Skylar_Diggins-Smith" title="Skylar Diggins-Smith">Diggins</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Kaleena_Mosqueda-Lewis" title="Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis">Mosqueda-Lewis</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Stewart</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Diamond_DeShields" title="Diamond DeShields">DeShields</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Samuelson</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Young</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Megan_Walker" title="Megan Walker">Walker</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Haley_Jones" title="Haley Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Bueckers</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Raven_Johnson" title="Raven Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Rice</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/JuJu_Watkins" title="JuJu Watkins">J. 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Reid">Reid</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Liberty" title="Marcus Liberty">Liberty</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">Lopez</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Al_Harrington" title="Al Harrington">Harrington</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Donnell_Harvey" title="Donnell Harvey">Harvey</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Wallace</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Dajuan_Wagner" title="Dajuan Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>2002: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></li> <li>2003: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Love</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Samardo_Samuels" title="Samardo Samuels">Samuels</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Favors" title="Derrick Favors">Favors</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Barnes" title="Harrison Barnes">Barnes</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Rivers</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Nerlens_Noel" title="Nerlens Noel">Noel</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Okafor" title="Jahlil Okafor">Okafor</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Ball</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Porter</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">Barrett</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Sharife_Cooper" title="Sharife Cooper">Cooper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Gatorade_High_School_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FF6900; color:#000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E4002B, inset -2px -2px 0 #E4002B;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Gatorade_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template:Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:#000000">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Gatorade_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:#000000">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Gatorade_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:#000000">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Gatorade_High_School_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards" title="Gatorade Player of the Year awards">Gatorade High School Basketball Player of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FF6900; color:#000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E4002B, inset -2px -2px 0 #E4002B;;width:1%">Boys</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1986: <a href="/wiki/J._R._Reid" title="J. R. Reid">J. R. Reid</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/LaBradford_Smith" title="LaBradford Smith">LaBradford Smith</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Kenny Anderson</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Damon Bailey</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Corliss_Williamson" title="Corliss Williamson">Corliss Williamson</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Randy Livingston</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">Felipe Lopez</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Baron Davis</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Al_Harrington" title="Al Harrington">Al Harrington</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/LaVell_Blanchard" title="LaVell Blanchard">LaVell Blanchard</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Jeffries" title="Jared Jeffries">Jared Jeffries</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Torbert" title="Kelvin Torbert">Kelvin Torbert</a></li> <li>2002: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2003: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Greg Oden</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Greg Oden</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Knight_(basketball)" title="Brandon Knight (basketball)">Brandon Knight</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Knight_(basketball)" title="Brandon Knight (basketball)">Brandon Knight</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Beal" title="Bradley Beal">Bradley Beal</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Parker" title="Jabari Parker">Jabari Parker</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Ben Simmons</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Michael Porter</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">RJ Barrett</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/James_Wiseman" title="James Wiseman">James Wiseman</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Emoni_Bates" title="Emoni Bates">Emoni Bates</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Holmgren" title="Chet Holmgren">Chet Holmgren</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Gradey_Dick" title="Gradey Dick">Gradey Dick</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Boozer" title="Cameron Boozer">Cameron Boozer</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Flagg" title="Cooper Flagg">Cooper Flagg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FF6900; color:#000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E4002B, inset -2px -2px 0 #E4002B;;width:1%">Girls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1986: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Susan_Anderson_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Susan Anderson (basketball) (page does not exist)">Susan Anderson</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Durham_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kris Durham (basketball) (page does not exist)">Kris Durham</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Hall" title="Vicki Hall">Vicki Hall</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Harrison" title="Lisa Harrison">Lisa Harrison</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Lisa Leslie</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michelle_M._Marciniak" title="Michelle M. Marciniak">Michelle M. Marciniak</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Smith" title="Katie Smith">Katie Smith</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/La%27Keshia_Frett" title="La'Keshia Frett">La'Keshia Frett</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Monick_Foote&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Monick Foote (page does not exist)">Monick Foote</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_White" title="Stephanie White">Stephanie White</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Walz" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaime Walz">Jaime Walz</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Nikki_Teasley" title="Nikki Teasley">Nikki Teasley</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Williams-Jeter" title="Tamika Williams-Jeter">Tamika Williams</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kaczmarski" title="Nicole Kaczmarski">Nicole Kaczmarski</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Shereka_Wright" title="Shereka Wright">Shereka Wright</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Shyra_Ely" title="Shyra Ely">Shyra Ely</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Ann_Strother" title="Ann Strother">Ann Strother</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Abby_Waner" title="Abby Waner">Abby Waner</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Tina Charles</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Maya Moore</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Nneka_Ogwumike" title="Nneka Ogwumike">Nneka Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Skylar_Diggins-Smith" title="Skylar Diggins-Smith">Skylar Diggins</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Chiney Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Kaleena_Mosqueda-Lewis" title="Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis">Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Russell" title="Mercedes Russell">Mercedes Russell</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Brianna_Turner" title="Brianna Turner">Brianna Turner</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Katie Lou Samuelson</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Erin_Boley" title="Erin Boley">Erin Boley</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Megan_Walker" title="Megan Walker">Megan Walker</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">Christyn Williams</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Azzi_Fudd" title="Azzi Fudd">Azzi Fudd</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Paige Bueckers</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saniya_Rivers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saniya Rivers (page does not exist)">Saniya Rivers</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Kiki Rice</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/JuJu_Watkins" title="JuJu Watkins">JuJu Watkins</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Joyce_Edwards" title="Joyce Edwards">Joyce Edwards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Gatorade_High_School_Athlete_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FF6900; 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color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFBC0D, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFBC0D;;;width:1%">Boys</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Battier</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Curry" title="Ronald Curry">Curry</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jay Williams (basketball)">Williams</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Duhon" title="Chris Duhon">Duhon</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Miles_(basketball)" title="Aaron Miles (basketball)">Miles</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Torin_Francis" title="Torin Francis">Francis</a></li> <li>2003: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Josh_McRoberts" title="Josh McRoberts">McRoberts</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Love</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Monroe" title="Greg Monroe">Monroe</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Favors" title="Derrick Favors">Favors</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Barnes" title="Harrison Barnes">Barnes</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Rivers</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Shabazz_Muhammad" title="Shabazz Muhammad">Muhammad</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Parker" title="Jabari Parker">J. 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Parker</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Abby_Waner" title="Abby Waner">Waner</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Charles</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Elena_Delle_Donne" title="Elena Delle Donne">Delle Donne</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Bone" title="Kelsey Bone">Bone</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Williams_(basketball)" title="Elizabeth Williams (basketball)">E. Williams</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Stewart</a></li> <li>2013: Reimer</li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Ariel_Atkins" title="Ariel Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Samuelson</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Dangerfield" title="Crystal Dangerfield">Dangerfield</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Evina_Westbrook" title="Evina Westbrook">Westbrook</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">C. Williams</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Haley_Jones" title="Haley Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Bueckers</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Azzi_Fudd" title="Azzi Fudd">Fudd</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Rice</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Mikaylah_Williams" title="Mikaylah Williams">M. Williams</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Joyce_Edwards" title="Joyce Edwards">Edwards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="McDonald&#039;s_All-American_Game_–_Boys&#039;_MVPs" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#DB0007; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFBC0D;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:McDonald%27s_All-American_Game_Boys_MVP" title="Template:McDonald's All-American Game Boys MVP"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:#FFFFFF">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:McDonald%27s_All-American_Game_Boys_MVP" title="Template talk:McDonald's All-American Game Boys MVP"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:#FFFFFF">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:McDonald%27s_All-American_Game_Boys_MVP" title="Special:EditPage/Template:McDonald's All-American Game Boys MVP"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:#FFFFFF">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="McDonald&#039;s_All-American_Game_–_Boys&#039;_MVPs" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American Game – Boys' MVPs</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Woods" title="Rudy Woods">Woods</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Darren_Daye" title="Darren Daye">Daye</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Cross" title="Russell Cross">Cross</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Branch" title="Adrian Branch">Branch</a> & <a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Sherrod" title="Aubrey Sherrod">Sherrod</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Efrem_Winters" title="Efrem Winters">Winters</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Winston_Bennett" title="Winston Bennett">Bennett</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/John_Williams_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="John Williams (basketball, born 1966)">Williams</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Walker_Lambiotte" title="Walker Lambiotte">Lambiotte</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/J._R._Reid" title="J. R. Reid">Reid</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Macon" title="Mark Macon">Macon</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a> & <a href="/wiki/Billy_Owens" title="Billy Owens">Owens</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hurley" title="Bobby Hurley">Hurley</a> & <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Bradley" title="Shawn Bradley">Bradley</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rick_Brunson" title="Rick Brunson">Brunson</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Othella_Harrington" title="Othella Harrington">Harrington</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Jacque_Vaughn" title="Jacque Vaughn">Vaughn</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Stackhouse</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">López</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Shaheen_Holloway" title="Shaheen Holloway">Holloway</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Gregory" title="Kenny Gregory">Gregory</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Curry" title="Ronald Curry">R. Curry</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Bender" title="Jonathan Bender">Bender</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Zach_Randolph" title="Zach Randolph">Randolph</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Eddy_Curry" title="Eddy Curry">E. Curry</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">Redick</a></li> <li>2003: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a> & <a href="/wiki/J._R._Smith" title="J. R. Smith">Smith</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Josh_McRoberts" title="Josh McRoberts">McRoberts</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Chase_Budinger" title="Chase Budinger">Budinger</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Beasley" title="Michael Beasley">Beasley</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Tyreke_Evans" title="Tyreke Evans">Evans</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Favors" title="Derrick Favors">Favors</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Barnes" title="Harrison Barnes">Barnes</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jared_Sullinger" title="Jared Sullinger">Sullinger</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist" title="Michael Kidd-Gilchrist">Gilchrist</a> & <a href="/wiki/James_Michael_McAdoo" title="James Michael McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Shabazz_Muhammad" title="Shabazz Muhammad">Muhammad</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Gordon" title="Aaron Gordon">Gordon</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Jackson_(basketball,_born_1995)" title="Justin Jackson (basketball, born 1995)">Ju. Jackson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Okafor" title="Jahlil Okafor">Okafor</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Cheick_Diallo" title="Cheick Diallo">Diallo</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Jackson_(basketball)" title="Frank Jackson (basketball)">F. Jackson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Josh_Jackson_(basketball)" title="Josh Jackson (basketball)">Jo. Jackson</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Porter</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Nassir_Little" title="Nassir Little">Little</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Cole_Anthony" title="Cole Anthony">Anthony</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Dariq_Whitehead" title="Dariq Whitehead">Whitehead</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Collier" title="Isaiah Collier">Collier</a> & <a href="/wiki/D._J._Wagner" title="D. J. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Stoudemire</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sean_May" title="Sean May">May</a></li> <li>2003: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a> & <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Brown" title="Shannon Brown">Brown</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Hansbrough" title="Tyler Hansbrough">Hansbrough</a> & <a href="/wiki/Andray_Blatche" title="Andray Blatche">Blatche</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_Young" title="Thaddeus Young">Young</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Dont%C3%A9_Greene" title="Donté Greene">Greene</a> & <a href="/wiki/Corey_Fisher" title="Corey Fisher">Fisher</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Tyreke_Evans" title="Tyreke Evans">Evans</a> & <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Jennings" title="Brandon Jennings">Jennings</a></li> <li>2009: <a 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title="1952 NBA draft">1952</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Workman" title="Mark Workman">Workman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_draft" title="1953 NBA draft">1953</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Felix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_draft" title="1954 NBA draft">1954</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Selvy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_draft" title="1955 NBA draft">1955</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Ricketts" title="Dick Ricketts">Ricketts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_draft" title="1956 NBA draft">1956</a>: <a href="/wiki/Si_Green" title="Si Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_draft" title="1957 NBA draft">1957</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_draft" title="1958 NBA draft">1958</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_draft" title="1959 NBA draft">1959</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Boozer" title="Bob Boozer">Boozer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_draft" title="1960 NBA draft">1960</a>: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_draft" title="1961 NBA draft">1961</a>: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_draft" title="1962 NBA draft">1962</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McGill" title="Bill McGill">McGill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_draft" title="1963 NBA draft">1963</a>: <a href="/wiki/Art_Heyman" title="Art Heyman">Heyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_draft" title="1964 NBA draft">1964</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_%22Bad_News%22_Barnes" title="Jim "Bad News" Barnes">Barnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_draft" title="1965 NBA draft">1965</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hetzel" title="Fred Hetzel">Hetzel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_draft" title="1966 NBA draft">1966</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_draft" title="1967 NBA draft">1967</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Walker_(basketball,_born_1944)" title="Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_draft" title="1968 NBA draft">1968</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_draft" title="1969 NBA draft">1969</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_draft" title="1970 NBA draft">1970</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_draft" title="1971 NBA draft">1971</a>: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Carr" title="Austin Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_draft" title="1972 NBA draft">1972</a>: <a href="/wiki/LaRue_Martin" title="LaRue Martin">L. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_draft" title="1973 NBA draft">1973</a>: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_draft" title="1974 NBA draft">1974</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_draft" title="1976 NBA draft">1976</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Lucas_II" title="John Lucas II">Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_draft" title="1977 NBA draft">1977</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kent_Benson" title="Kent Benson">Benson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_draft" title="1978 NBA draft">1978</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mychal_Thompson" title="Mychal Thompson">M. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_draft" title="1979 NBA draft">1979</a>: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">E. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Barry_Carroll" title="Joe Barry Carroll">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_draft" title="1981 NBA draft">1981</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Aguirre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_draft" title="1982 NBA draft">1982</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_draft" title="1984 NBA draft">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_draft" title="1985 NBA draft">1985</a>: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_draft" title="1986 NBA draft">1986</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Daugherty_(basketball)" title="Brad Daugherty (basketball)">Daugherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_draft" title="1987 NBA draft">1987</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_draft" title="1988 NBA draft">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Manning" title="Danny Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_draft" title="1989 NBA draft">1989</a>: <a href="/wiki/Pervis_Ellison" title="Pervis Ellison">Ellison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_draft" title="1990 NBA draft">1990</a>: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_draft" title="1991 NBA draft">1991</a>: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">L. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_draft" title="1992 NBA draft">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_draft" title="1993 NBA draft">1993</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_draft" title="1994 NBA draft">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Robinson" title="Glenn Robinson">G. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_draft" title="1997 NBA draft">1997</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Olowokandi" title="Michael Olowokandi">Olowokandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elton_Brand" title="Elton Brand">Brand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_draft" title="2000 NBA draft">2000</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kenyon_Martin" title="Kenyon Martin">K. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_draft" title="2001 NBA draft">2001</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kwame_Brown" title="Kwame Brown">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">2002</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Bogut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Bargnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_draft" title="2007 NBA draft">2007</a>: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">2009</a>: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Griffin" title="Blake Griffin">Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Wall" title="John Wall">Wall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Irving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bennett_(basketball)" title="Anthony Bennett (basketball)">Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a>: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017</a>: <a href="/wiki/Markelle_Fultz" title="Markelle Fultz">Fultz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_draft" title="2018 NBA draft">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Ayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019</a>: <a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_draft" title="2020 NBA draft">2020</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cade_Cunningham" title="Cade Cunningham">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_draft" title="2022 NBA draft">2022</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paolo_Banchero" title="Paolo Banchero">Banchero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_draft" title="2023 NBA draft">2023</a>: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor Wembanyama">Wembanyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_draft" title="2024 NBA draft">2024</a>: <a href="/wiki/Zaccharie_Risacher" title="Zaccharie Risacher">Risacher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Don_Meineke" title="Don Meineke">Meineke</a> </li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Felix</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Stokes" title="Maurice Stokes">Stokes</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Sauldsberry" title="Woody Sauldsberry">Sauldsberry</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Dischinger" title="Terry Dischinger">Dischinger</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Monroe</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Unseld</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a> & <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Petrie" title="Geoff Petrie">Petrie</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Wicks" title="Sidney Wicks">Wicks</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_DiGregorio" title="Ernie DiGregorio">DiGregorio</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Wilkes</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Alvan_Adams" title="Alvan Adams">Adams</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(basketball)" title="Walter Davis (basketball)">Davis</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Ford_(basketball)" title="Phil Ford (basketball)">Ford</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">Griffith</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Williams" title="Buck Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cummings" title="Terry Cummings">Cummings</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Person" title="Chuck Person">Person</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Coleman</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Johnson</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Hill</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Stoudamire</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Carter</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Elton_Brand" title="Elton Brand">Brand</a> & <a 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Irving">Irving</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Lillard</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Carter-Williams" title="Michael Carter-Williams">Carter-Williams</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Towns</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Brogdon" title="Malcolm Brogdon">Brogdon</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Dončić</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Morant</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/LaMelo_Ball" title="LaMelo Ball">Ball</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Barnes</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Paolo_Banchero" title="Paolo Banchero">Banchero</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor 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title="George Mikan">Mikan</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Russell</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Smith_(basketball)" title="Adrian Smith (basketball)">A. Smith</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Greer" title="Hal Greer">Greer</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Frazier</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Smith_(basketball)" title="Randy Smith (basketball)">R. Smith</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Chambers_(basketball)" title="Tom Chambers (basketball)">Chambers</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Malone</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></li> 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href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Irving</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></li> <li>2018: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Leonard</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Antetokounmpo</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Tatum</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Lillard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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title="Neil Johnston">Johnston</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Neil_Johnston" title="Neil Johnston">Johnston</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Neil_Johnston" title="Neil Johnston">Johnston</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Arizin</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/George_Yardley" title="George Yardley">Yardley</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Maravich</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Alex_English" title="Alex English">English</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Bernard_King" title="Bernard King">King</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Wilkins</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></li> <li>2008: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Wade</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Anthony</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">Harden</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">Harden</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">Harden</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Embiid</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Embiid</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Dončić</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Lier" title="Norm Van Lier">Van Lier</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_DiGregorio" title="Ernie DiGregorio">DiGregorio</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Porter</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Slick_Watts" title="Slick Watts">Watts</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Don_Buse" title="Don Buse">Buse</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Porter</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Porter</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Micheal_Ray_Richardson" title="Micheal Ray Richardson">Richardson</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Porter</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Moore_(basketball)" title="Johnny Moore (basketball)">Moore</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></li> 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href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. Malone</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. Malone</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. 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team</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/James_Michael_McAdoo" title="James Michael McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Parker" title="Jabari Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>2012: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Gordon" title="Aaron Gordon">Gordon</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Irving</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Brunson</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Anthony</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Jameel_Warney" title="Jameel Warney">Warney</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Hearn" title="Reggie Hearn">Hearn</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Hummel" title="Robbie Hummel">Hummel</a></li> <li>2020: None</li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Flagg" title="Cooper Flagg">Flagg</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Koa_Peat" title="Koa Peat">Peat</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sports_Illustrated_Sportsperson_of_the_Year" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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<li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Podres" title="Johnny Podres">Johnny Podres</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Morrow" title="Bobby Morrow">Bobby Morrow</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Rafer_Johnson" title="Rafer Johnson">Rafer Johnson</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Ingemar_Johansson" title="Ingemar Johansson">Ingemar Johansson</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer" title="Arnold Palmer">Arnold Palmer</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Jerry Lucas</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Baker" title="Terry Baker">Terry Baker</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Pete Rozelle</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Venturi" title="Ken Venturi">Ken Venturi</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Ryun" title="Jim Ryun">Jim Ryun</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Billie_Jean_King" title="Billie Jean King">Billie Jean King</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">John Wooden</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Stewart" title="Jackie Stewart">Jackie Stewart</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Evert" title="Chris Evert">Chris Evert</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cauthen" title="Steve Cauthen">Steve Cauthen</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> & <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Miracle_on_Ice" title="Miracle on Ice">U.S. Olympic Hockey Team</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Ray_Leonard" title="Sugar Ray Leonard">Sugar Ray Leonard</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Decker" title="Mary Decker">Mary Decker</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Moses" title="Edwin Moses">Edwin Moses</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mary_Lou_Retton" title="Mary Lou Retton">Mary Lou Retton</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Joe Paterno</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Bourne" title="Bob Bourne">Bob Bourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judi_Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Judi Brown">Judi Brown King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kipchoge_Keino" title="Kipchoge Keino">Kipchoge Keino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Murphy" title="Dale Murphy">Dale Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chip_Rives" title="Chip Rives">Chip Rives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patty_Sheehan" title="Patty Sheehan">Patty Sheehan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rory_Sparrow" title="Rory Sparrow">Rory Sparrow</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(linebacker)" title="Reggie Williams (linebacker)">Reggie Williams</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Orel Hershiser</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Greg_LeMond" title="Greg LeMond">Greg LeMond</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Ashe" title="Arthur Ashe">Arthur Ashe</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don 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J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Archie_Griffin" title="Archie Griffin">Archie Griffin</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">Larry O'Brien</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cauthen" title="Steve Cauthen">Steve Cauthen</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Herzog" title="Whitey Herzog">Whitey Herzog</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Bowie Kuhn</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Ueberroth" title="Peter Ueberroth">Peter Ueberroth</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a></li> <li>1987: None</li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Joyner-Kersee" title="Jackie Joyner-Kersee">Jackie Joyner-Kersee</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski" title="Mike Krzyzewski">Mike Krzyzewski</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Cito_Gaston" title="Cito Gaston">Cito Gaston</a> & <a href="/wiki/Pat_Gillick" title="Pat Gillick">Pat Gillick</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">Emmitt Smith</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Cal Ripken Jr.</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark 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<li>1936: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Owens" title="Jesse Owens">Jesse Owens</a></li> <li>1937: <a href="/wiki/Don_Budge" title="Don Budge">Don Budge</a></li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Don_Budge" title="Don Budge">Don Budge</a></li> <li>1939: <a href="/wiki/Nile_Kinnick" title="Nile Kinnick">Nile Kinnick</a></li> <li>1940: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Harmon" title="Tom Harmon">Tom Harmon</a></li> <li>1941: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinkwich" title="Frank Sinkwich">Frank Sinkwich</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Gunder_H%C3%A4gg" title="Gunder Hägg">Gunder Hägg</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Byron_Nelson" title="Byron Nelson">Byron Nelson</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Byron_Nelson" title="Byron Nelson">Byron Nelson</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Davis_(halfback)" title="Glenn Davis (halfback)">Glenn Davis</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Leon_Hart" title="Leon Hart">Leon Hart</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Konstanty" title="Jim Konstanty">Jim Konstanty</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Kazmaier" title="Dick Kazmaier">Dick Kazmaier</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Mathias" title="Bob Mathias">Bob Mathias</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hogan" title="Ben Hogan">Ben Hogan</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cassady" title="Howard Cassady">Howard Cassady</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Elliott" title="Herb Elliott">Herb Elliott</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Ingemar_Johansson" title="Ingemar Johansson">Ingemar Johansson</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Rafer_Johnson" title="Rafer Johnson">Rafer Johnson</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Maury_Wills" title="Maury Wills">Maury Wills</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Don_Schollander" title="Don Schollander">Don Schollander</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">Denny McLain</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/George_Blanda" title="George Blanda">George Blanda</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></li> <li>1972: 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J. Simpson">O. J. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_(1980_film)" title="The Jazz Singer (1980 film)">The Jazz Singer</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klinton_Spilsbury" title="Klinton Spilsbury">Klinton Spilsbury</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Lone_Ranger" title="The Legend of the Lone Ranger">The Legend of the Lone Ranger</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Olivier" title="Laurence Olivier">Laurence Olivier</a> – <a href="/wiki/Inchon_(film)" title="Inchon (film)">Inchon</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Atkins" title="Christopher Atkins">Christopher Atkins</a> – <a href="/wiki/A_Night_in_Heaven" title="A Night in Heaven">A Night in Heaven</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone" title="Sylvester Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rhinestone_(film)" title="Rhinestone (film)">Rhinestone</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone" title="Sylvester Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rambo:_First_Blood_Part_II" title="Rambo: First Blood Part II">Rambo: First Blood Part II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rocky_IV" title="Rocky IV">Rocky IV</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a> – <a href="/wiki/Under_the_Cherry_Moon" title="Under the Cherry Moon">Under the Cherry Moon</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cosby" title="Bill Cosby">Bill Cosby</a> – <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Part_6" title="Leonard Part 6">Leonard Part 6</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone" title="Sylvester Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rambo_III" title="Rambo III">Rambo III</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Shatner" title="William Shatner">William Shatner</a> – <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek_V:_The_Final_Frontier" title="Star Trek V: The Final Frontier">Star Trek V: The Final Frontier</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Dice_Clay" title="Andrew Dice Clay">Andrew Dice Clay</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Ford_Fairlane" title="The Adventures of Ford Fairlane">The Adventures of Ford Fairlane</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Costner" title="Kevin Costner">Kevin Costner</a> – <a href="/wiki/Robin_Hood:_Prince_of_Thieves" title="Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves">Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone" title="Sylvester Stallone">Sylvester Stallone</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stop!_Or_My_Mom_Will_Shoot" title="Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot">Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burt_Reynolds" title="Burt Reynolds">Burt Reynolds</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cop_and_a_Half" title="Cop and a Half">Cop and a Half</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Costner" title="Kevin Costner">Kevin Costner</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Earp_(film)" title="Wyatt Earp (film)">Wyatt Earp</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauly_Shore" title="Pauly Shore">Pauly Shore</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jury_Duty_(film)" title="Jury Duty (film)">Jury Duty</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Arnold_(actor)" title="Tom Arnold (actor)">Tom Arnold</a> – <a href="/wiki/Big_Bully_(film)" title="Big Bully (film)">Big Bully</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carpool_(1996_film)" title="Carpool (1996 film)">Carpool</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Stupids_(film)" title="The Stupids (film)">The Stupids</a> / <a href="/wiki/Pauly_Shore" title="Pauly Shore">Pauly Shore</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bio-Dome" title="Bio-Dome">Bio-Dome</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Costner" title="Kevin Costner">Kevin Costner</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Postman_(film)" title="The Postman (film)">The Postman</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Willis" title="Bruce Willis">Bruce Willis</a> – <a href="/wiki/Armageddon_(1998_film)" title="Armageddon (1998 film)">Armageddon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Rising" title="Mercury Rising">Mercury Rising</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Siege" title="The Siege">The Siege</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Sandler" title="Adam Sandler">Adam Sandler</a> – <a href="/wiki/Big_Daddy_(1999_film)" title="Big Daddy (1999 film)">Big Daddy</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a> – <a href="/wiki/Battlefield_Earth_(film)" title="Battlefield Earth (film)">Battlefield Earth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lucky_Numbers" title="Lucky Numbers">Lucky Numbers</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Green" title="Tom Green">Tom Green</a> – <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Got_Fingered" title="Freddy Got Fingered">Freddy Got Fingered</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Benigni" title="Roberto Benigni">Roberto Benigni</a> (dubbed <a href="/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">Godzilla</a>-style by <a href="/wiki/Breckin_Meyer" title="Breckin Meyer">Breckin Meyer</a>) – <a href="/wiki/Pinocchio_(2002_film)" title="Pinocchio (2002 film)">Pinocchio</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Affleck" title="Ben Affleck">Ben Affleck</a> – <a href="/wiki/Daredevil_(film)" title="Daredevil (film)">Daredevil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gigli" title="Gigli">Gigli</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Paycheck_(film)" title="Paycheck (film)">Paycheck</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fahrenheit_9/11" title="Fahrenheit 9/11">Fahrenheit 9/11</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Schneider" title="Rob Schneider">Rob Schneider</a> – <a href="/wiki/Deuce_Bigalow:_European_Gigolo" title="Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo">Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlon_Wayans" title="Marlon Wayans">Marlon Wayans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Wayans" title="Shawn Wayans">Shawn Wayans</a> – <a href="/wiki/Little_Man_(2006_film)" title="Little Man (2006 film)">Little Man</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a> – <a href="/wiki/Norbit" title="Norbit">Norbit</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Myers" title="Mike Myers">Mike Myers</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Love_Guru" title="The Love Guru">The Love Guru</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonas_Brothers" title="Jonas Brothers">Jonas Brothers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Joe_Jonas" title="Joe Jonas">Joe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Jonas" title="Kevin Jonas">Kevin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Jonas" title="Nick Jonas">Nick</a>) – <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Brothers:_The_3D_Concert_Experience" title="Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience">Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashton_Kutcher" title="Ashton Kutcher">Ashton Kutcher</a> – <a href="/wiki/Killers_(2010_film)" title="Killers (2010 film)">Killers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day_(2010_film)" title="Valentine's Day (2010 film)">Valentine's Day</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Sandler" title="Adam Sandler">Adam Sandler</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_(2011_film)" title="Jack and Jill (2011 film)">Jack and Jill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Just_Go_with_It" title="Just Go with It">Just Go with It</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Sandler" title="Adam Sandler">Adam Sandler</a> – <a href="/wiki/That%27s_My_Boy_(2012_film)" title="That's My Boy (2012 film)">That's My Boy</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="Jaden Smith">Jaden Smith</a> – <a href="/wiki/After_Earth" title="After Earth">After Earth</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Cameron" title="Kirk Cameron">Kirk Cameron</a> – <a href="/wiki/Saving_Christmas" title="Saving Christmas">Saving Christmas</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Dornan" title="Jamie Dornan">Jamie Dornan</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey_(film)" title="Fifty Shades of Grey (film)">Fifty Shades of Grey</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinesh_D%27Souza" title="Dinesh D'Souza">Dinesh D'Souza</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hillary%27s_America:_The_Secret_History_of_the_Democratic_Party" title="Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party">Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Cruise" title="Tom Cruise">Tom Cruise</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Mummy_(2017_film)" title="The Mummy (2017 film)">The Mummy</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> – <a href="/wiki/Death_of_a_Nation_(2018_film)" title="Death of a Nation (2018 film)">Death of a Nation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fahrenheit_11/9" title="Fahrenheit 11/9">Fahrenheit 11/9</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Fanatic_(film)" title="The Fanatic (film)">The Fanatic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trading_Paint" title="Trading Paint">Trading Paint</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lindell" title="Mike Lindell">Mike Lindell</a> (The "My Pillow Guy") – <a href="/wiki/Absolute_Proof" title="Absolute Proof">Absolute Proof</a> (2020/21)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">LeBron James</a> – <a href="/wiki/Space_Jam:_A_New_Legacy" title="Space Jam: A New Legacy">Space Jam: A New Legacy</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jared_Leto" title="Jared Leto">Jared Leto</a> – <a href="/wiki/Morbius_(film)" title="Morbius (film)">Morbius</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Voight" title="Jon Voight">Jon Voight</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mercy_(2023_film)" title="Mercy (2023 film)">Mercy</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Golden_Raspberry_Award_for_Worst_Screen_Combo" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible 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title="The Specialist">The Specialist</a> (1994)</li> <li>Any combination of two people (or two body parts) – <a href="/wiki/Showgirls" title="Showgirls">Showgirls</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demi_Moore" title="Demi Moore">Demi Moore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Burt_Reynolds" title="Burt Reynolds">Burt Reynolds</a> – <a href="/wiki/Striptease_(film)" title="Striptease (film)">Striptease</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme" title="Jean-Claude Van Damme">Jean-Claude Van Damme</a> – <a href="/wiki/Double_Team_(film)" title="Double Team (film)">Double Team</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio" title="Leonardo DiCaprio">Leonardo DiCaprio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio" title="Leonardo DiCaprio">Leonardo DiCaprio</a> (as <a href="/wiki/Twin" title="Twin">twins</a>) – <a href="/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Iron_Mask_(1998_film)" title="The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)">The Man in the Iron Mask</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kline" title="Kevin Kline">Kevin Kline</a> and <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a> – <a href="/wiki/Wild_Wild_West" title="Wild Wild West">Wild Wild West</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a> and anyone sharing the screen with him – <a href="/wiki/Battlefield_Earth_(film)" title="Battlefield Earth (film)">Battlefield Earth</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Green" title="Tom Green">Tom Green</a> and any animal he abuses – <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Got_Fingered" title="Freddy Got Fingered">Freddy Got Fingered</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adriano_Giannini" title="Adriano Giannini">Adriano Giannini</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> – <a href="/wiki/Swept_Away_(2002_film)" title="Swept Away (2002 film)">Swept Away</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Affleck" title="Ben Affleck">Ben Affleck</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gigli" title="Gigli">Gigli</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> and either <a href="/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice" title="Condoleezza Rice">Condoleezza Rice</a> or <a href="/wiki/The_Pet_Goat" title="The Pet Goat">his pet goat</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fahrenheit_9/11" title="Fahrenheit 9/11">Fahrenheit 9/11</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Ferrell" title="Will Ferrell">Will Ferrell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kidman" title="Nicole Kidman">Nicole Kidman</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bewitched_(2005_film)" title="Bewitched (2005 film)">Bewitched</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Wayans" title="Shawn Wayans">Shawn Wayans</a> and either <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Washington" title="Kerry Washington">Kerry Washington</a> or <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Wayans" title="Marlon Wayans">Marlon Wayans</a> – <a href="/wiki/Little_Man_(2006_film)" title="Little Man (2006 film)">Little Man</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan" title="Lindsay Lohan">Lindsay Lohan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan" title="Lindsay Lohan">Lindsay Lohan</a> (as <a href="/wiki/Twin" title="Twin">twins</a>) – <a href="/wiki/I_Know_Who_Killed_Me" title="I Know Who Killed Me">I Know Who Killed Me</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris_Hilton" title="Paris Hilton">Paris Hilton</a> and either <a href="/wiki/Christine_Lakin" title="Christine Lakin">Christine Lakin</a> or <a href="/wiki/Joel_David_Moore" title="Joel David Moore">Joel David Moore</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Hottie_and_the_Nottie" title="The Hottie and the Nottie">The Hottie and the Nottie</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Bullock" title="Sandra Bullock">Sandra Bullock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Cooper" title="Bradley Cooper">Bradley Cooper</a> – <a href="/wiki/All_About_Steve" title="All About Steve">All About Steve</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>The entire cast of <a href="/wiki/Sex_and_the_City_2" title="Sex and the City 2">Sex and the City 2</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Sandler" title="Adam Sandler">Adam Sandler</a> and either <a href="/wiki/Katie_Holmes" title="Katie Holmes">Katie Holmes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Pacino" title="Al Pacino">Al Pacino</a> or <a href="/wiki/Adam_Sandler" title="Adam Sandler">Adam Sandler</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_(2011_film)" title="Jack and Jill (2011 film)">Jack and Jill</a> / The entire cast of <a href="/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_(2011_film)" title="Jack and Jill (2011 film)">Jack and Jill</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mackenzie_Foy" title="Mackenzie Foy">Mackenzie Foy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Lautner" title="Taylor Lautner">Taylor Lautner</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_2" title="The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2">The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2</a> / The entire cast of <a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_2" title="The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2">The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaden_Smith" title="Jaden Smith">Jaden Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a> on planet nepotism – <a href="/wiki/After_Earth" title="After Earth">After Earth</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Cameron" title="Kirk Cameron">Kirk Cameron</a> and his ego – <a href="/wiki/Saving_Christmas" title="Saving Christmas">Saving Christmas</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Dornan" title="Jamie Dornan">Jamie Dornan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dakota_Johnson" title="Dakota Johnson">Dakota Johnson</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey_(film)" title="Fifty Shades of Grey (film)">Fifty Shades of Grey</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Affleck" title="Ben Affleck">Ben Affleck</a> and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cavill" title="Henry Cavill">Henry Cavill</a> – <a href="/wiki/Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice" title="Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice">Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</a> (2016)</li> <li>Any two obnoxious <a href="/wiki/Emoji" title="Emoji">Emojis</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Emoji_Movie" title="The Emoji Movie">The Emoji Movie</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> and "His Self Perpetuating Pettiness" – <a href="/wiki/Death_of_a_Nation_(2018_film)" title="Death of a Nation (2018 film)">Death of a Nation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fahrenheit_11/9" title="Fahrenheit 11/9">Fahrenheit 11/9</a> (2018)</li> <li>Any two half-feline/half-human hairballs – <a href="/wiki/Cats_(2019_film)" title="Cats (2019 film)">Cats</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a> and his pants zipper – <a href="/wiki/Borat_Subsequent_Moviefilm" title="Borat Subsequent Moviefilm">Borat Subsequent Moviefilm</a> (2020)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">LeBron James</a> and any <a href="/wiki/List_of_Looney_Tunes_and_Merrie_Melodies_characters" title="List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters">Warner cartoon character</a> (or <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery" title="Warner Bros. 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