CAT | NBA STAR Resume
LeBron James
Date of Birth
30 December 1984, Akron, Ohio, USA
Birth Name
LeBron Raymone James
Nickname
King James
Height
6′ 7½” (2.02 m)
Trade Mark
Pregame ritual: dusting at the scorers table.
Trivia
#1 overall pick in the NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers out of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. At a 31 March press conference, James had verbally committed to play college basketball at Maryland. (26 June 2003)
Had posters of Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Magic Johnson,Penny Hardaway, Kobe Byrant, Michael Jordan and himself on the walls of the apartment he shared with his mother.
Eats and writes left-handed, but shoots right-handed.
His mother used her son’s future earning power to get a bank loan to buy an $80,000 Hummer H2 for his 18th birthday, prompting an investigation by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Under the OHSAA guidelines, no amateur may accept any gift valued over $100 as a reward for athletic performance. When James later accepted two jerseys from a Cleveland sports store worth $845 in exchange for him posing for pictures to be displayed on its walls, the OHSAA stripped him of his eligibility. James appealed, and a judge blocked the ruling, reducing the penalty to a two-game suspension, allowing the phenom to play the remainder of the season (February 2003)
While he was in high school at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, NBA superstars such as Shaquille O’Neal were in attendance for his games. A few of his games were even televised nationally on EPSN2.
Won Olympic Bronze Medal for USA in 2004 (Basketball)
His favourite film of all time is Friday (1995)
On Forbes’ 2006 Richest Young Celebrities List, it is reported he earned $22.5 million in 2005. He was the top earner on the list at age 21.
Children: (with fiancée and high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson) LeBron James Jr. (b. October 6, 2004) and Bryce Maximus James (b. June 14, 2007 at 8 lb. 6 oz. & 21 in. long).
Is an only child.
In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year to be $27 million.
