First, the birth environment
On December 30, 1984, in a house on Walnut Street in Cleveland, Ohio, a small child in the slum of the United States, LeBron James, whose mother was only 16 years old at the time, did not want to reveal who James's father was. After birth, he lived with his mother, Glia James, at his grandmother's house, and on Christmas morning when James was three years old, Glia and her boyfriend Eddie bought LeBron a set of basketball device toys. James, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes and a good look, was immediately attracted by this rushing and jumping spherical toy. On this night, LeBron's 42-year-old grandmother, Freda, died of a sudden heart attack. For a long time after that, young James chased orange-red basketballs on the streets. Between the ages of 5 and 8, James moved 12 times. It wasn't until 1995 that Glia finally said goodbye to the "wandering days" of traveling after she finally rented a two-bedroom house at Spring Hill Apartments.
Second, the fate of rugby
James grew up energetic, curious and fun about everything, and brilliant. At the age of 9, James often played on a youth team under a rugby team in southern Arkham. Coach Walker quickly noticed him: "This kid has never played an organized game and knows nothing about the rules, but just say it again and he immediately understands that I've never seen a kid as smart as he is." ”
Naturally, James stayed behind to play for the team, and 3 years later, James's left hand was injured in a game, but fortunately, before that, he had already fallen in love with basketball. Walker found James and his mother wandering around during a home visit, and Walker persuaded Glia to take James to his home. Walker not only gave him a good education, but also gave him a warm home. Until now, James has often said, "I love mr. and Mrs. Frank (Walker), without whom I would never be where I am today." ”
At that time, he played football just to get out of poverty, and before that, basketball had become his favorite. James has hoped to grow to 1.98 meters since he was a child, because his idol is Jordan, in fact, no one knows that he will grow into an all-round player like Bird and Magician in the future.
3. Draft
In 2003, because of his strong performance, he had already participated in two national high school superstar games before entering the NBA, so he automatically lost the qualification to enter the NCAA for further study, so James decided to participate in the 2003 NBA Draft.
On the night of the draft on June 27, 2003, LeBron James, a high school graduate, was first selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round, thus becoming the youngest pick in history. He was also the first to serve his hometown. Here's what James' four years of high school were like:
1. Led the St. Vincent and St. Mary's High School basketball teams to four seasons of competition and won 3 state championships.
2. For his outstanding record of 3 state championships, he was named The Basketball Master of Ohio by the Associated Press.
3. In the 2000–01 season, he was named to usa today's first team lineup.
4. In his four-year basketball career in high school, he scored 2657 points, 892 rebounds and 523 assists
5. In the high school league, James can average 30.4 points/9.7 rebounds/4.9 assists/2.9 steals/0.9 blocks per game.
4. Knight 1.0 period
2003-2004 season. Cavaliers: Carlos Boozer, Darius Miles, Ricky Davis, LeBron James and Zajonas Ilgoskas. James finished best rookie with 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game; Carlos Boozer averaged 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game and 41 double-doubles, becoming the team's first player to average a double-double in the season since 1994-95. Big Z and Davis also averaged 15 points per game. At the end of the regular season, the Cavaliers trailed the Celtics by one game and missed the playoffs. From a 17-65 jump in 2002-03 to 35-47, the 18-game improvement is the second-biggest improvement in the team's history.
2004-2005 season. Cavaliers: Zajunas Ilgoskas, Drew Gooden, Jeff McGinnis, Ira Newbel. James had four triple-doubles and averaged 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 2.21 steals per game, and the Cavaliers had the same record as the New Jersey Nets with 42 wins and 40 losses, but unfortunately gave up the playoffs to the end of the playoffs due to their mutual disadvantages. Big Z can average 16.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, which is still the most powerful helper around James, and the new Arrival Gooden can also contribute a good stat of 14 points and 9 rebounds.
2005-2006 season. The team signed free agents Larry Hughes, Donyer Marshall and Damon Jones, and the team was getting better. The 21-year-old James continued to improve, ranking third in the league with an average of 31.4 points per game and finishing second in the division with a good record of 50 wins and 32 losses. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers beat the Washington Wizards 4-2 in the first round to win the playoff series for the first time since 1993. But in the second round, they lost 3-4 to the Detroit Pistons, the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
2006-2007 season. The team lineup has not changed much, the team has been all the way to the finals, unfortunately swept out by the old Spurs. And Duncan's classic quote "The future is yours" has always accompanied James. It was also the only Finals James had ever reached during the Cavaliers 1.0 period.
In the 2007–08 season, the Cavaliers rebuilt the roster again, completing a three-way deal with the Seattle SuperSonics and Chicago Bulls mid-season, with Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Wally Szebiac and Delont West, while Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown were sent to the Bulls, and Ira Newbel and Donyer Marshall were sent to the Supersonics. From time to time, new players are stuck in trouble because they can't adapt to the system of the new team. Still, the Cavaliers made it to the playoffs, with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses. But lost 3-4 to the Boston Celtics in the second round of the playoffs.
2008-2009 season. Mike Brown was selected as the best coach and LeBron James won his first MVP trophy. The team is on the right track, the start is still strong, Mo Williams is strong, contributing an average of 17.8 points per game to become James' second scoring point, vallejo gradually grew to be able to contribute 8 points and 7 rebounds. Led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals, losing 2-4.
In the 2009-2010 season, the Cavaliers gradually got on track after the start of two consecutive losses in the regular season, the addition of "Shark" Shaquille O'Neal gave James a new hope, and during the season, the Cavaliers brought Antoine Jamison to assist James, and everyone felt that James had the best chance to win his first championship. This season, the Cavaliers have more people to stand up, and Xiao Mo and Jamison both have averaged 15 points per game. The Cavaliers locked up the first place in the regular season five games before the end of the season, and James' luxurious statistics of averaging 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game in the season also made James win the regular season MVP award. But the Celtics, their nemesis, were sadly defeated. It also made James leave Cleveland with a hard heart...
5. Heat period
On July 9, 2010, James announced his signing with the Miami Heat through ESPN's national live special" "The Decision." Formed a big three lineup with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.
In the 2010-2011 season, after playing 17 games in the season, the Heat's record was only 9 wins and 8 losses. That time was the bottom of the Heat's entire season. James and Wade then began to familiarize themselves with Bosh's playing style, and the team quickly rebounded, the Heat won 12 consecutive wins, and achieved a 13-game winning streak from December to January, the third-largest away winning streak in NBA history. With Wade, Bosh, James and others sidelined by injury, the Miami Heat have had ups and downs, losing four straight games in mid-January. In the game against the Lakers, the Big Three played well with the Heat to win a key victory and led the team out of the trough. In the Game against the Rockets on March 27, the Big Three scored 30+10 at the same time, the only time in NBA history in 64 years that three players from the same team won 30+10 statistics and won the team. In the Dec. 25 game against the Lakers, James had his third triple-double of the season with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Leading the Heat to beat the Lakers at Christmas was also the first time a player had a triple-double in a Christmas game. At the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, James scored 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the second player to finish in the All-Star Game after Michael Jordan to have a triple-double. The Heat took the Second Place in the East to the playoffs, beating the 76ers 4-1 in the first round, and James averaged 28 points per game in the second round to lead the team to a 4-1 win over the Celtics. The Eastern Conference Finals met the Bulls led by Derrick Rose and lost 21 points in the first game, but James averaged 25 points per game in the following games to help the team win four consecutive games to eliminate the Bulls, and the Heat reached the Finals after a gap of five years. With 16 consecutive points against Wade in Game 5, James' defense was on display against Rose. But in six of the Finals against the Mavericks, James averaged just 17.8 points per game, and even had a playoff minimum of 8 points on 3-of-11 shooting in a single game. Against the Celtics and Bulls, James averaged 8.4 and 8.8 free throws per game. In the six finals, James only made 20 free throws. In the end, he lost to the Mavericks and missed the championship.
In the 2011-2012 season, affected by labor negotiations, the regular season shrank, james in the 62 regular season games he participated in, he started every game, averaging 37.5 minutes per game, 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists, shooting percentage, three-point shooting rate have set a new career high. James was crowned regular season MVP for the third time in four seasons from 2008 to 2012, and became the first person after Michael Jordan to win at least three regular season MVP. After finishing second in the East in the regular season, the Heat beat the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs and passed 4-2 against the Pacers in the second round. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat once again faced the Celtics, the First Five games were 2:3 behind, the sixth game had to play away, James once again in the playoffs to the edge of elimination. But he scored 45 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in game six to help the team win (he was also the second player to have at least 45-15-5 in the playoffs, the first being Wilt Chamberlain). The Heat also narrowly defeated the Celtics at home to advance to the Finals. Facing the Thunder in the Finals, the Heat won four consecutive games with the first loss to win the 2012 NBA championship 4-1. James lifted the championship trophy for the first time in his life, averaging 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists in his third Finals, shooting 47.2% from the field. He scored a triple-double in the final game, contributing 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists to become the Finals MVP.
In the 2012-2013 season, the Heat won 27 consecutive games in the past two months, from the Heat's 100-85 away win over the Raptors on February 4, 2013 to the Heat's 108-94 away wins on March 26, 2013. With the exception of the Spurs, they have beaten almost all playoff teams during this period. His average during the winning streak is 27.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 1.9 steals and 57.5 percent shooting. On May 5, the NBA officially announced the winner of the 2012-13 regular season Value Player of the Season, and James received the award. This is the fourth time james has won this honor in 5 years, and he has also become the fifth player in NBA history to win at least four regular season MVP.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Heat beat the Bucks 4-0, and in the second round, the Heat beat the Bulls 4-1. In the Eastern Conference Finals, facing the Pacers led by Paul George, the Heat won in the Scramble Seven. Beat the Pacers 4-3 to reach the Finals. In the Finals, the Heat and the Spurs entered the seventh game, and James performed well in the seventh game with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists to help the Heat beat the Spurs 4:3 to defend the championship. 37 points tied the record for the highest score in seven games. In seven series games, James averaged 25.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, plus seven assists to win the NBA Finals MVP again. James has been the MVP of the regular season and finals for two consecutive years.
In the 2013-2014 season, the Heat's aging/weak interior line and excessive reliance on James' personal play emerged. On March 4, 2014, James scored 61 points in the game, breaking his career scoring record and the Heat's all-time scoring record held by Glenn Rice. On March 10, the Heat advanced to the playoffs. The Heat eliminated the Bobcats 4-0 on aggregate in the first round of the playoffs. On May 15, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Heat narrowly defeated the Nets 96-94 at home to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. On May 30, the Heat beat the Pacers 4-2 to advance to the Finals. On this day, James won his 100th career playoff victory, and he is the 22nd player in NBA history to win a career playoff win. At 29 years and 151 days, he became the second player in NBA history to win a playoff 100 before his 30th birthday. In the Finals, the Heat once again played against the Spurs, and on June 6, the Heat lost to the Spurs 95-110, and James, who contributed 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, withdrew due to injury in the last quarter. This game James became the third player after Jordan and Bryant to have 4,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists in the playoffs. James contributed 35 points and 10 rebounds on the 8th. The Heat narrowly won 98:96. The Heat then suffered a three-game losing streak, losing 1-4 to the Spurs.
6. Knight 2.0 period
On July 12, 2014, James published an open letter in Sports Illustrated announcing his return to the Cavaliers. James and Kyrie Owen, Kevin Love make up the new Big Three.
In the 2014-2015 season, in the early games after the start of the season, James's compatibility with Irving and Luck in the game was not good, resulting in the Cavaliers only achieving a record of 1 win and 3 losses. Their performance of stumbling on both ends of the attack and defense has been stumbling, and the effect is still very different from the expectations of the outside world. Until the end of December 2014, James decided to truce, and after returning from eight games out, James himself and the Cavaliers completely changed their appearance. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers signed Mozgov, JR Smith and Shumpert under the operation of general manager David Griffin. In the second half of the season, the team won more than 30 games and locked in second place in the East.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Celtics 4-0, but in this round of the series, Kevin Love was injured and the season was reimbursed. In the semifinals, the Cavaliers and bulls had a strong dialogue, and the overall progress of the series between the two sides was remarkable, with Rose and LeBron both contributing to the finals. In the end, the Cavaliers won the entire series 4-2. In the first game of the Finals, the Cavaliers lost 100-108 to the Golden State Warriors in overtime. Kyrie Owen left the field injured in overtime and was reimbursed for the season. In the next two games, the Cavaliers fought two wins with only seven (commonly known as the "Seven Samurai") rotation to take a 2-1 lead, and Warriors star Stephen Curry played an aberration under The Defense of Matthew De la Vidova. In Game 4 of the Finals, Warriors coach Steve Kerr replaced center Andrew Bogut with small forward Andrew Bogut (also known as the feared "death squad"), and the Cavaliers lost three consecutive games to win the championship.
In the 2015-2016 season, the Cavaliers achieved a 57-25 record in the regular season, ranking first in the East. This season, the Cavaliers have been at a weaker position against the Warriors in the regular season, and after losing to the Warriors in the Christmas war, the Cavaliers sacked head coach David Blatt and straightened out defensive coach Tyrone Lue.
In the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Pistons and Hawks 4-0 in two consecutive rounds, beating the Raptors 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals. In the Finals, the Cavaliers trailed the Warriors 1-3 in their first four games. On June 14, the Cavaliers won 112-97 away to the Warriors. Throughout the game, LeBron James played 43 minutes, 16 of 30 shots, and got 41 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks; Kyrie Irving played 40 minutes, 17 of 24 shots, and got 41 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, which was the first time in the history of the Finals that two players from the same team scored 40+ points in a single game. On June 17, the Cavaliers defeated the Warriors 115-101 at home, james played 43 minutes in the game, 16-of-27 shooting, and had 41 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks. On June 20, the NBA Finals won seven finals, the Cavaliers defeated the Warriors 93-89 to win the first championship trophy in team history with a score of 4-3, becoming the first team in history to reverse the championship from 1-3. James had 27 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and three blocks, the seventh time in his career that he had a triple-double in the Finals, and the first time a player had a triple-double in the 2016 Finals. In the end, James was elected MVP of the 15-16 Finals. It is worth mentioning that in this Finals, James's scoring of 29.7 + rebounds 11.3 + assists 8.9 + steals 2.6 + blocks 2.3 are the first of the two teams, which is the only time in NBA history.
In the 2016-2017 season, James averaged 26.4 points per game, a new high since returning to the Cavaliers, averaging 8.6 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game, a career-high. The East has been in a position of prominence for the Cavaliers in the first half of the season, starting with a 13-2 start to the season, James and Irving continued their excellent performances in last season's Finals, while Love returned to 20+10 in the first half of the season. However, in the middle and late part of the regular season, the team performed weakly, and the new players signed, Delon Williams and Andrew Bogut, did not help the team much due to injury and aging reasons. Frequent losses led to a decline in the rankings, ranking second in the East with a record of 51 wins and 31 losses. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Pacers and Raptors 4-0 in two consecutive rounds, and beat the Celtics 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals. In the Finals, the Cavaliers lost the strength to compete with the Warriors who owned Kevin Durant, losing 1-4 to the Warriors. In the Finals G1, James surpassed 6,000 total points in the playoffs, becoming the only player to score 6,000.
In the offseason of the 2017-2018 season, the Cavaliers sacked general manager David Griffin and signed Kobe Altman as general manager. Kyrie Irving was unhappy with the team's request to be traded, and the Cavaliers sent him to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jay Crowder, Ante Žižić and the Nets' 2018 first-round picks. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers signed Jose Calderon, Jeff Green, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade and newcomer Chedy Osman. The Cavaliers made a poor start, ranking outside the top eight in the East with a 5-6 record. It wasn't until December 3, 2017, that James scored 57 points to lead the Cavaliers to a 130-122 away win over the Wizards, ending a four-game losing streak. The Cavaliers then won 13 straight, equaling the best winning streak in franchise history. On January 19, 2018, James won the first ticket king after the All-Star Game reform, and also had the right to select All-Star teammates for the first time. But after the return of Isaiah Thomas, the team's record took a sharp turn for the worse, with often bizarre failures and locker room conflicts erupting. The team made a big deal on the Feb. 8 trade deadline, with Rose, Wade and Thomas Jr. leaving the Cavaliers. On February 18, the 2018 Los Angeles All-Star Game, James scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and won the All-Star Game MVP for the third time. The Cavaliers have a regular season record of 50 wins and 32 losses, ranking fourth in the East.
In the first round of the playoffs, James played in the first round of the playoffs in a game of seven, with the Cavaliers beating the Pacers 4-3. In the second round, the Cavaliers swept the Top Raptors in the Eastern Conference 4-0 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 4-3, and James advanced to the Finals for the eighth consecutive year. May 2, 2018. James' playoff steal total topped 400, becoming the only player with 400+ steals. In the Finals, the Cavaliers met the Warriors for four consecutive years, and G1 scored a playoff-high score of 51 points but failed to lead the team to victory. Swept 4-0 by the Warriors.
7. The Lakers period
On July 10, 2018, James officially signed a four-year, $153 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, with the fourth year of the contract being a player option. On July 17, Forbes announced the 2018 Global Celebrity Income List, and LeBron James ranked 17th with a revenue of $85.5 million.
In the 2018-2019 season, after joining the Lakers, James has a tendency to lead the Lakers to become a strong team. On December 25, James suffered a groin injury in an offensive round in the third quarter of the Lakers' 127-101 win over the Warriors. According to Yahoo Sports reporter Chris Haynes, the source revealed that the preliminary test result was that only a mild groin strain, intact elsewhere, the situation could have been worse. During James' injury, the Lakers recorded 6-12 and slid from fourth in the West to tenth in the West.
On January 25, 2019, the NBA officially announced that James was named to the 2018-19 NBA Western Conference All-Star Starting Lineup as the king of votes. On Jan. 27, Pelicans player Anthony Davis publicly asked for a trade and intended to join the Lakers. On January 31, after missing 17 games due to a groin strain, James finally came back, and the Lakers won 123-120 against the Clippers. On February 7, the NBA trade deadline, the Lakers' proposal to trade 8-for-2 with Davis failed. On March 7, James surpassed Michael Jordan in career scoring against the Nuggets and rose to no. 4 in NBA history. On March 25, the Lakers beat the Kings 111-106, James played 35 minutes, 9 of 22 shots, including 6 of 3 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, 29 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and the total number of blocks in the regular season reached 921, surpassing Yao Ming and equaling Robin López and tied for 109th in NBA history; the total number of three-point shots reached 1722, surpassing Dale Ellis to 19th in NBA history. On March 31, the Lakers officially announced that LeBron James would be sidelined due to injury and would miss all the remaining games of the 2018-19 season. In the regular season, James played 55 times, averaged 35.2 minutes per game, had 27.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocks, and the Lakers have been determined to miss the playoffs. On May 24, the NBA officially announced that LeBron James was named to the 2018-19 NBA All-In-19 Team Three. On June 12, forbes announced the 2019 global athlete revenue rankings, and James ranked eighth.
For the 2019-2020 season, on June 28, 2019, with forward Anthony Davis joining the Lakers, James decided to give up the No. 23 jersey and change back to the No. 6 jersey he wore for the Heat and U.S. national teams. However, in July, in order to avoid problems such as funds, James's change of number was announced to be postponed.
On February 5, 2020, James was named the Western Conference Player of the Month of the Month, which was also the first Western Conference Player of the Month that James won. On March 7, lakers vs bucks, Lakers player LeBron James played 18 minutes in the first half, shooting 4 of 7, 4 of 4 free throws, and had 12 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. The number of career regular-season free throws reached 10,014, surpassing Kobe Bryant (10,011) and rising to fifth all-time. In the 2019-20 season, James was named the NBA assist king with an average of 10.2 assists per game. James was named the NBA assists king in his 17th season, becoming the first person in NBA history.
On August 25, 2020, the Lakers beat the Blazers 135:115. The series score was 3:1 to win the match point. With 30 points and 10 assists, the total playoff score exceeded 7,000 points, the only in history. On September 7, the Lakers beat the Rockets 117:109 to draw 1-1 in the series. Lakers forward LeBron James reached 161 post-playoff wins, equaling Derrick Fisher's record and tied for first place in NBA history; in addition, James's career regular season and playoff total of 1,000 games, ranking eighth in NBA history; James' career playoff three-point shooting reached 386, successfully surpassing Hall of Famer Ray Allen (385) to occupy the second place in history. On September 9, the Lakers just beat the Rockets 112:102 to give them a 2-1 lead in the series. After this win, LeBron James's personal playoff wins reached 162, surpassing Derrick Fisher to rise to the first place in history. The 65.6 percent playoff win rate is also the highest among players who have played in at least 200 playoff games. On September 17, the NBA officially announced that LeBron James was named to the 2019-20 NBA All-NBA Team For the first time; James entered the All-Team for the 16th consecutive season, surpassing Kobe Bryant to take the first place in history. On September 23, the Western Conference Finals G3. The Lakers lost 106-114 to the Nuggets, leading 2-1 on aggregate in the series. James' playoff total reached 252, officially surpassing Tim Duncan (251). On September 25, the Western Conference Finals G4. The Lakers beat the Nuggets 114:108 to win the match point 3-1 on aggregate in the series. James scored 25+5+5 in game 135 of the playoffs, nine more games than Jordan Bird combined. He finished with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists and a quasi-triple-double and 0 turnovers in the first playoffs. On September 27, the Western Conference Finals G5. The Lakers beat the Nuggets 117:107 and advanced to the Finals 4-1 on aggregate in the series. With a triple-double of 38 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, he advanced to the Finals for the tenth time, becoming the fourth player in history to have more than 10 Finals. On October 1, the Finals G1 Lakers vs Heat, James opened the game and shot a three-pointer against Bam Adebayo in the opening minutes. Became the second player after Stephen Curry to hit more than 400 playoff three-pointers. He hit another three-pointer in the second half, surpassing Klay Thompson in the Finals three-pointers and rising to second-best all-time. On October 3, the finals G2 Lakers vs Heat. James had 33 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and a quasi-triple-double 0 turnover, the second player after Elvin Johnson to have 20 points, 9 assists and 0 turnovers. Finals for the first time 2-0 lead On October 5, the Finals G3 Lakers vs Heat. James surpassed John Stockton in playoff assists to rise to second all-time, and finals assists surpassed Bob Cousy to second all-time. On October 12, the Finals Lakers won the 2019-20 NBA championship 4-2. LeBron James was unanimously voted FMVP with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists; the fourth time in his career that he won the award; he won the fourth in history as the MVP of the Finals at the age of 35; he also became the oldest player to cut a triple-double in the Finals; and playoff appearances reached 260 games, surpassing Derrick Fisher to enjoy the first place in history.
For the 2020-2021 season, on December 3, 2020, the Lakers and James reached a contract extension for $85 million for 2 years (the contract will take effect in the 2021-2022 season and expire in 2023, and James is the first player in NBA history to receive a salary of 400 million). On December 26, Christmas vs. Lakers vs. Lone Rangers, at the beginning of the third quarter, James scored a three-pointer against Luka Doncic, surpassing Oscar Robertson to become the second highest scorer in the history of Christmas Wars. On Dec. 27, James was named the 2020 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. On December 31, lakers vs Spurs, James completed a new milestone - 1,000 consecutive games to score in double figures. On January 31, 2021, James surpassed J.R. Smith in his regular-season three-point shooting total to rise to 13th all-time. On February 5, the Lakers beat the Nuggets 114:93, and James surpassed Wilt Chamberlain in career goals to rise to no. 3 in history. On February 13, the Lakers reversed the Grizzlies 111:105, and James made as many as 5 turnovers, surpassing Carl Malone to become the NBA regular season turnover king. On February 19, the Lakers lost 98:109 to the Nets, and James's career total exceeded 35,000 points. On the same day, James was named to the 2020-21 All-Star Western Conference starting lineup. On February 25, the Lakers lost 89:114 to the Jazz, and James has been interrupted in 32 consecutive games with at least 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and finally fixed in 32 games. On February 27, the Lakers beat the Blazers 102:93 to end a four-game losing streak. James 28 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks, 49th technical statistics ahead of the team, the first in NBA history; on March 19, the Lakers defeated the Hornets 116:105, james played in the regular season to 1305 games, rising to 20th in history. On March 21, during the Lakers' home game against the Hawks, James suffered a sprained right ankle and left the game. On May 1, the Lakers made their official comeback in their home game against the Kings. On June 15, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that LeBron James would wear the No. 6 jersey for the new season. On June 4, the Lakers lost 100:113 at home to the Suns, and the series scored 2:4 out, so James suffered the first playoff first round of his career.
On June 16, James was named to the 2020-21 NBA All-NBA Second Team.
In the 2021-22 season, James will wear the No. 6 shirt instead.
8. Personal honor
So far, James has won a total of 63 weekly bests and 39 monthly bests in his career, you know, the NBA physical confrontation is very strong, the general career life is only 4-5 years, and James from the beginning of the league, in addition to the average data of the rookie season is 20.9 points + 5.5 rebounds + 5.9 assists, the average data of the rest of the season is not less than 25 + 6 + 6 , and 18 years as a stable and strong. 18 years of professional career, 10 finals + 4 championships + 4FMVP + 4MVP + 3 All-Star Game MVP + 17 All-Star Games + 8 All-Star ticket kings + 13 best lineup first team + 3 best lineup second team + 1 best team third team + 5 best defensive team + 1 scoring king + 1 assist king + 2 Olympic champions + 4 times "Time" global 100 most influential people + 20 sports illustrated cover people + 4 times the world's top 100 influential people + A series of youngest scoring record creators. So far, a total of 35367 points in the third place in the scoring list, 15611 points away from the second place Karl Malon 36928, and 3020 points away from the first Place Jabbar 38387, although the status of the last season has declined, but this season has not stopped training in the offseason, has been successfully slimmed down, if in good shape, the 2021-2022 season can surpass Carl Malone in the second place in the scoring list, and the end of the 2022-2023 season, It is very likely to squeeze out Abdul-Jabbar's exclusive first place in history, and even many experts and James fans agree that James may become the only player in history who can score 40,000 + rebounds, 10,000 + assists and 10,000 when he retires, which is the biggest default for James's ability.
9. Philanthropy
As early as 2005, when James was still earning rookie contracts, he founded the LeBron James Family Foundation, which donated to charitable organizations such as:
Boys and Girls Clubs of America, After-School All-Stars, the Children's Defense Fund, Gabriel's Angle Foundation, ONEXONE.
Donated projects include:
High-risk/disadvantaged youth, cancer, children, artistic creation, education, family/parent assistance, health, human rights, hunger, intellectual disability, disability, poverty, and teammates who may not get big contracts elsewhere.
In 2010 James donated $2.5 million from ESPN's decision-one livestream revenue to donate to the organization. The couple donated 1,000 computers to the organization's 59 locations across the United States.
Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture:
James donated $2.5 million to the exhibition "Muhammad Ali: Fighting for Change" in the renovation.
Child Protection Fund:
James's donation is mainly prepared in conjunction with the after-school All-Star Project, with "high-risk children" as the main target.
ONEXONE：
The project mainly provides breakfast, drinking water, medicine, education and extracurricular activities for children in schools who are in difficulty.
Off-campus All-Stars:
This is a collaborative project between James and the Akron government, which has collectively donated more than $41 million, sponsoring more than 1,100 students and their parents for adult re-education, which also made him one of the top 6 athletes in the world in charity donations in 2015. The I Promise School was incubated in the last project.
James was no longer satisfied with donating to the children, and he directly spent $8.1 million to build this public elementary school and became the principal of Zhan. And James wasn't just paying for it, his idea was to become an industry benchmark.
The school accepts children whose families are struggling or who are one to two years behind in reading, and initially has three or four grades. The school is located on the corner of St. Vincent street in Akron, just steps from Akron's most unsafe neighborhood, a place that has been a frequent area for drug abuse and drug-related murders in Ohio for the past few years.
James's high school was on the same street as the elementary school, and because of his family's poverty, he also attended a public school from an early age, and even did not go to school for 83 days because of the difficult living conditions in the fourth grade.
If it were not for the support of society and well-wishers, James might have dropped out of school, and we may not see the man who stands at the top of the basketball world so generously now, looking back on the past, James obviously never forgot the feeling of that time:
"It's a very painful thing for me not to be able to go to class, because when I was in school, I liked the structure of the school, I liked my classmates, I liked to play, and like all other children, it was really uncomfortable not to be a part of it."
According to the expectations of James and his foundation, they hope that by 2029, more than 1200 students out of the 2300 children sponsored by the program will be able to enter the university, and some foreign netizens have calculated the account:
Considering that the University of Akron now has an annual tuition fee of $10,500, the tuition fee for four years of college education is at least $42,000 (regardless of the tuition increase), and if the tuition fee increases by 3.7% per year, the tuition fee for four years is $44,400. As a result, assuming that James School's first graduates (120 in fourth grade) enroll in 2019, the total tuition expense will reach at least $5.32 million, and I Promise School will provide this expenditure for students.
But that's just the amount of one grade, and in fact, if all goes as James wishes, James is prepared to provide four years of full tuition to 1,200 such students, which means more than $50 million in expenses.
Think about it, the $50 million is just college tuition, if you count the previous seven seven eight eight sponsorships, according to incomplete statistics, James and his foundation raised a total of about $200 million (not all by James himself, including the funds he raised), as a comparison, James's lifetime salary totaled 237 million.
After the school, which has been in preparation since 2017, finally became a reality, the country was shaken, Mrs. Obama sent congratulatory messages on Twitter, and journalists and athletes from all over the country expressed their respect in the media, using words including but not limited to: great, exemplary, inspiring, proud, and most importantly, not only basketball.
The size of James' contract with Nike in 2015 has been unclear, but one of his own words may have leaked secrets: "I'm going to take out half of the contract Nike gave me, that is, $800 million, for charity." "For such a public figure, who has done so much charity, there are actually sunspots who jump out and spray feces: James donated so much money, do you think he is really doing charity, he is not to pay less tax? What logic is this? Rich people aren't just James, are they all brain-dead? Do charity can pay less tax reason do not understand? You make it for everyone to see, let the government charge you less taxes! It's the first time I've heard that doing charity is to pay less tax!
10. Influence
According to incomplete statistics, in 2019, Forbes released the list of the most social media-worthy athletes of the year. In the field of basketball, James is still in the first place, and there is a very obvious gap with the second place. In terms of the number of social media account followers, James's total followers on the three major platforms of Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have reached 116.3 million, surpassing the second curry by as much as 70 million. James's total social media interactions in the first half of the year reached 125.5 million, also surpassing the second-place Curry by about 70 million. To own James is to have box office and traffic. Whether on the court or in life, James is a unique existence. Loyalty to his wife, dedication to charity, whether it is ball or character. And the most amazing thing is that he continues to create his own myth.