
James has been a part-owner of Liverpool F.C. He also appeared in films such as Trainwreck and Space Jam: A New Legacy. He has hosted the ESPY Awards and Saturday Night Live, and won 19 ESPY Awards himself. He has been featured in books, documentaries (including winning two Sports Emmy Awards as an executive producer), and television commercials. Off the court, James has accumulated more wealth and fame from numerous endorsement contracts. James left the Cavaliers once again after opting out of his contract in 2018, and signed a four-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won the 2020 championship against his former team the Miami Heat in six games and was awarded his fourth championship and Finals MVP. However, the Cavaliers would lose to the Warriors in both NBA Finals, the former in five games, and the latter in another sweep. In 20, the Cavaliers met the Warriors again in both Finals, becoming the first two teams to meet in the NBA Finals four consecutive times. James won his third NBA championship and Finals MVP. In 2016, James led the Cavaliers to their first NBA championship in franchise history and ending the city of Cleveland's 52-year sports title drought, defeating the Warriors in seven games after becoming the first team in NBA Finals history to come back from a 3-1 deficit and win. In 2015, the Cavaliers lost in the NBA Finals in six games to the Warriors. In James' second stint with the Cavaliers, he would lead them to four consecutive NBA Finals appearances from 2015-2018 all against the Golden State Warriors. James left Miami after losing to the Spurs in the 2014 rematch in five games and returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the offseason of 2014. In 2013, the Heat won their second consecutive title when Miami defeated the San Antonio Spurs in seven games and James repeated as the Finals MVP. James won his first championship in 2012 when Miami defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games, earning the NBA Finals MVP Award for his play. In his first season in Miami, the Heat reached the Finals (in a rematch from 2006), but lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games.
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In 2010, he left the Cavaliers for the Heat in a highly publicized free agency period, a decision which analysts and fans were extremely critical about. James led Cleveland to the franchise's first Finals appearance in 2007, losing to the San Antonio Spurs in a sweep. After graduating, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Mary High School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, where he was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar. James played high school basketball at St. James has been selected to the All-NBA First Team a record thirteen times, made the All-Defensive First Team five times, and has played in seventeen All-Star Games, in which he was selected All-Star MVP three times. James holds the all-time record for playoffs points, is third in all-time points, and eighth in career assists. He is the first player in NBA history to have been named the Finals MVP with three different franchises. His accomplishments include four NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, four NBA Finals MVP Awards, three NBA All-Star MVP Awards, an NBA scoring title, a NBA Rookie of the Year Award, and two Olympic gold medals. He has competed in ten NBA Finals, including eight consecutive with the Heat and Cavaliers from 2011 through 2018. James has been nicknamed "LBJ" and "King James".ĭuring his 18-year NBA career, James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, and currently, the Lakers. Widely considered as one of the greatest NBA players in history, James is frequently compared to Michael Jordan and sometimes Kobe Bryant in debates over the greatest basketball player of all time.
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(born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball small forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
