Brief biography of King James
One of the well known basketball player which has its huge fan range is Lebron James. At the moment he is plying for Miami Heat. He came into the NBA (National Basketball association) at a very young age of 18 following an extremely momentous high school career. Lebron was the first overall pick in the 2003 draft and take away by the Cleveland Cavaliers, also his home town team. After spending seven record breaking years in Ohio, James turned as a free agent, after months of extended speculation, announced publicly that he would be leaving Ohio for Miami.
James was born on December 30th 1984. His athletic gift was apparent all throughout his childhood. James attended a catholic high school in Ohio and soon was the basketball team’s best player. By the time he was eighteen, there was no question that Lebron would skip college and go for straight away to the draft. Speculations that he would be selected as the first pick proved to be right as well when his admirer Cavaliers used their high end draft position to snatch him up.
His rookie season was fully filled with record breaking games and adoration from the fans. During a match against the New Jersey Nets, he became youngest player in the league history who scored at least 40 points during a single game. After few weeks he became the youngest player ever who named as Rookie of the year.
Although his career was fabulous in Cleveland and he was at the top of his game, James eventually made the decision to shift in favor of Miami. His open transfer aside, the players first heat season was a momentous one.
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