Biography
Four-time NBA Lebron James champion is considered to be one of the greatest American athletes. The legend of basketball was the second after Michael Jordan, who managed to make Tripl Double on the match of all stars. In addition, LeBron is not deprived of artistry and known as an approximate husband and a caring father.Childhood and youth
Athlete was born in December 1984 in the Rubber Capital of the World, as the city of Acron is called Ohio for the location of the headquarters of companies that produce tires and material.
Mom of the future celebrity, Gloria James, gave birth to a child at the age of 16, he herself put on his feet and gave last name. With Biological Father, Anthony McKleland, James does not support communication. According to rumors, Anthony is a famous streetball player and an equally well-known sweat, who spent a third of life in prison.
The athlete has a warm relationship with Mom, although Gloria has entered the son of Son a lot of Skyatitsy. From 5 years of age, Lebron traveled from one corner of America to another, without stopping for a long time. In the year, the family moved 6-7 times, changing cities and apartments. When the boy went to school, it bothered greatly. Yes, and make friends at a new place James did not have time.
In the 4th grade, the schoolboy missed half of his studies because of the mother who violated the public order and held a week under arrest. James simply was ashamed to go to class and listen to the mockery comments of the peers. The behavior of Gloria has repeatedly forced Lebrone to blush, because Mom regularly hooliganil, scandaling with sellers and employers, showed disrespect for the court.
Later, when the sports star of Lebrone James rose, Gloria showed a stormy temperament as a fan. At the matches, the woman disassembled with each who expressed dissatisfaction with the game of the Son, for which he received the nickname Mama Averson, the double two.
James's basketball talent opened a school coach of a football team. Frankie Walker, seeing the considerable potential of the boy, took the quarter-grader in his house. So Frankie suspended the moving of irrepressible Gloria from the city to the city for a year and a half.
In the 5th grade, James thanks to Frankie visited all school lessons. And the main thing - basketball appeared in the biography of Lebrone. The coach taught the young athlete of the rules of the game and throwing the ball with his left hand (Lebron James - Lefty).
In addition to the coach, the male education Lebron received from Eddie Jackson, stepfather, with whom the guy had a warm relationship. Steph, like the mother, a law-abiding citizen was not: 6 years spent behind a lattice for fraud with credit cards and drug trafficking. But James was brought up by Jackson from 2 years old, and at 17 he received from Eddie as a gift for the birthday of the first car - Ford Explorer.
"Cleveland Cavalers"
In the world of big sports Lebron broke rapidly. After the 8th grade, the basketball player turned out to be the finalist of the America's championship among schoolchildren. Due to smoking marijuana, which James "took off stress", the guy almost flew off the team, but he managed to stop. The second test was no less dangerous: the iron structure with a ring collapsed on the schoolchildren on the schoolchildren. The benefit of the injury turned out to be frivolous.Looking at the talented basketball player, the legendary Kobe Bryant, nicknamed Black Mambay, arrived at the novice star from Los Angeles. After making sure the truthfulness of the rumors, Bryant invited Lebrone James to train with the NBA team "Cleveland Cavalers".
The abilities of a young athlete were as high as the club deliberately violated the rules for which the player should be 18 years old. For this, the owners of "Cleveland Cavalers" paid a 150,000th penalty, but it was worth it.
In 2003, the NBA draprot turned out to be the most starry in the coming millennium: the team has gathered the best basketball players, whose names of the fans have pronounced with reverence.
In "Cleveland", the newcomer James immediately became the first number, although he did not graduate from school. The risk and spending on which the coach and the club managers went, were justified: LeBron pulled out the lagging team, sowing to adapt in less than six months.
Soon, according to the results of the Cleveland Cavalers Basketball Association, he got into the top 10 of the best teams, which was seeing the merit of Lebrone James. In 2008, Christopher Belman took off the documentary tape, which tells the history of Lebrone and other successful colleagues.
"Miami Hit"
In 2010, James decided together with the player "Toronto Raptorus" by Chris, I bike to "Miami Hit", where the friend and colleague for the Duane Wade team already worked. But the fans regarded the step as a betrayal and even went to the protest marches with flashmobs, where T-shirts with number 23 were burned. Lebron was forced to explain that the act is not treason, but the desire to take the NBA championship.
Soon, the fans were convinced that the favorite was right: in the 2011/2012 season, James's title achieved the title of NBA champion, the player was included in the US Dream Team national team.
To the 2012 final, the athlete took all possible awards. Lebron James turned out to be the youngest basketball player in the world, who managed to overcome the frontier of 20 thousand glasses. The event occurred in January 2013.
Return to Cleveland
In July 2014, LeBron concluded a two-year agreement with Cleveland Cavalers for $ 42.1 million, leaving the right to terminate the contract after one season. And a year later, the player informed the leadership of the intention to become an unlimited free agent. A month later, James signed a new agreement with "Cleveland" in the amount of $ 46.9 million.Cleveland fans forgave Lebron old resentment after excellent results. In June 2016, the athlete helped the team winning the first championship in history. James managed to drag the victory on the side of the club, despite the fact that the rivals managed to be unlawable in the beginning of the meeting.
In early December 2017, James recognized the player of the week in the Eastern Conference of the NBA. Forward helped "Cleveland Cavalers" to win in 4 matches, in each collecting dubl-dublu. According to Chenning Fray, a teammate partner, Lebron was in excellent shape. Fry argued that the colleague was usually laid out by 60%, but in that season, 80% of opportunities involved, and it seemed relaxed.
Los Angeles Lakers
In 2018, James signed a contract with Los Angeles Lakers. Although this time, the fans were calmly taken from "Cleveland", emotions from the crossing of the idol remained mixed. Lebron's agent explained that, moving to Miami Hit, "a basketball player was thinking about the championship, returning to his native club, - on the fulfillment of the promise, and in 2018 the titled athlete finally decided to think about his desires and did the way as he found it necessary.
In the 2018/2019 season, James showed an excellent game, but in the match against Golden State Warriorz received a groin injury. Because of the Lebron occurred, 17 matches had to skip. Without a celebrity, Lakers did not cope and could not continue the struggle in the playoffs.
But next season, together with the team, James won, reaching the champion title at the 3rd time. In the 2020th club "Los Angeles Lakers" without thinking extended a contract with Le Bron for 2 years.
US team
For the first time, James was summoned to the United States national team in 2004. At the Olympics in Athens, the American team instead of the usual gold received bronze. Lebron reigned, arguing that failure is due to the fact that he did not give the opportunity to express himself in all its glory. The athlete's reaction was then found disrespectful.Before you to admit a basketball player to the Olympic team in 2008, James forced to work on behavior and learn to control emotions. Lebron listened. At the Olympics, the Americans beat the Spaniards and won the 1st place. Success repeated 4 years later.
Lebron James - the second person who managed to get a gold medal in the 2012 London Olympiad, the title of the most valuable player of the final and win the NBA Championship. Previously, such a vertex was able to conquer only Michael Jordan.
Films
Lebron, called King James, is good and on basketball, and on the set. A high and muscular athlete (with a rise of 206 cm Weight reaches 113 kg) love photo and filmmers. The celebrity has repeatedly appeared in the commercials of such companies like, Coca-Cola and McDonalds.
The charismatic player has repeatedly starred in the cinema. In the filmography of Lebrone, there are serials and full-length tapes. True, as a rule, James appears in front of the audience in the image of himself. So it was in the Hollywood comedy of 2015 "Girl without complexes." The picture was successful. Cash fees exceeded the budget 4 times, gathering $ 140 million.
James is good and in front of operators who take out real meetings. The video on which LeBron demonstrates danks and other techniques, gain record digits of views. Sports statistics legends amazing. But the main role of the basketball player played and continues to play not on the parquet or the shooting area, but in the circle of relatives.
Personal life
James's personal life has succeeded. In high school class, the athlete met the future wife of Savannaya Brinson. The school romance was not over and after James and Savannah left the walls of the educational institution.Long-term connection of the basketball player and chosen led to the hoist. Wedding couple played in September 2013 in San Diego. Witnesses of the celebration were 200 guests.
By the time of the celebration, Savannah and Lebrone had already grown up two sons. Firstborn, Lebron James - Jr., born in 2004, and 3 years later, Bryce Maximus appeared. Both guys are now engaged in basketball. In November 2014, the spouse gave the athlete the daughter of Zuri.
LeBron long time to communicate with loved ones. Once, family dinners with tacos were even inspired by the father of three children to create a trademark Taco Tuesday. The phrase James used to describe stories with gatherings, which was postponed in instagram account. True, the brand registration was denied, as the expression was considered common.
Lebron James now
The state of the athlete continues to grow. In January 2021, Forbes, the 7th time recognized Lebrone the highest paid player of the NBA. According to the calculations of the publication, the income of James for the season will be $ 96.5 million of which salary is only a third, the rest - advertising revenues and other sources of profit.
At the same time, on June 4, 2021, an event was unpleasant for Lakers. Having lighted "Phoenix Sanz", the team had to leave the struggle and abandon the title of NBA champions.
But LeBron flashed on the screen. For July, with the participation of a basketball player, the premiere of the comedy family film "Space Jam: New Generation". Although James again depicted himself, this time an athlete is a key character.
Awards
- 2002 - USA Mr. Basketball
- 2003 - Prize of Neussmit Best Player of the Year among high school students
- 2004 - Novice Year of the NBA
- 2006, 2008 - the most valuable match player of all NBA stars
- 2009, 2010, 2013 - Bet Award in the nomination "Athlete of the Year"
- 2010, 2012, 2013 - the most valuable NBA player
- 2012 - Athlete of the Year according to the US Basketball Federation
- 2012, 2013, 2016 - the most valuable player of the NBA finals
- 2012, 2016 - athlete of the year according to Sports Illustrated
- 2013 - Kids' Choice Awards in the nomination "Favorite Athlete"
- 2013 - Male athlete of the Year according to the version of the Associated Press
- 2014 - Teen Choice Award in the nomination "Best Athlete"
- 2017 - Prize named after J. Walter Kennedy