147 Fun Facts About LeBron James

At which high school did LeBron James gain national attention?

St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron is where LeBron James became a heavily touted prospect for his scoring, passing, athleticism and playmaking.

LeBron James chose jersey number 23 as a Cavaliers rookie in honor of which player?

Michael Jordan was the idol behind LeBron's No. 23; in 2017 LeBron passed him to become the NBA's all-time playoff scoring leader.

Which NBA team drafted LeBron James first overall?

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected LeBron James with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.

Which player's 2011 MVP award interrupted LeBron James's run of four in five seasons?

Derrick Rose won at 22, the youngest MVP in NBA history, after leading his team to the league's best record; LeBron's Heat then beat them in five games in the East finals.

How many Olympic gold medals has LeBron James won with the U.S. national team?

LeBron James has won three Olympic gold medals as a member of the U.S. national basketball team.

What is LeBron James's rank on the NBA's all-time regular season scoring list?

LeBron James has topped the NBA's all-time regular-season scoring list since February 2023 and in March 2024 became the first player to reach 40,000 career points.

LeBron James became the first Black man on the cover of Vogue in 2008, posing with which supermodel?

Gisele Bündchen shared the April 2008 cover, shot by Annie Leibovitz; critics likened LeBron's snarling pose to King Kong imagery, and the issue became a controversy.

LeBron James announced his 2010 move to the Miami Heat in a television special with what title?

The Decision aired live on ESPN, and LeBron's line about 'taking my talents to South Beach' became instantly notorious.

In Space Jam: A New Legacy, LeBron James plays for which team alongside Bugs Bunny?

The Tune Squad takes on the Goon Squad, digital versions of real basketball stars built by a rogue AI, with LeBron's on-screen son Dom lined up on the other side.

In which year's championship series did LeBron James lead his team back from a 3–1 deficit?

In the 2016 NBA Finals, LeBron James led his team to a historic comeback from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors.

Which player went in the same 2003 NBA draft as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, all later Olympic gold medalists?

Carmelo Anthony went third in 2003 after leading Syracuse to the national title as a freshman; he and LeBron later won Olympic gold together in 2008 and 2012.

Which award did LeBron James win for his 2003–04 season with Cleveland?

Rookie of the Year went to the 19-year-old after he averaged 20.9 points a game, yet Cleveland still finished 35–47 and missed the playoffs.

LeBron James made his NBA debut against which team on October 29, 2003?

Sacramento Kings won 106–92, though the 18-year-old scored 25 points, the most ever in a debut by a player who came straight from high school.

In which city was LeBron James born?

LeBron James was born in Akron, Ohio, on December 30, 1984, to Gloria Marie James, and was raised in the city.

Which pregame ritual became a trademark of LeBron James?

Tossing chalk in the air was a pregame staple until he dropped it during the 2011 playoffs; fans kept asking, so he revived it in 2013, saying they wanted it back.

What was the nickname of LeBron James's high school basketball team?

The Fighting Irish won three state titles in LeBron's four years; their only official loss in his senior season was a forfeited win, after a ruling on his eligibility.

Which position did LeBron James play on his high school football team?

Wide receiver suited him: he made first-team all-state as a sophomore, then gave up football after breaking his wrist in an AAU basketball game before his senior year.

Which vehicle, an 18th-birthday gift from his mother, triggered a state investigation of LeBron James's amateur status?

A Hummer H2, bought with a bank loan his mother took out, set off a two-week Ohio inquiry in January 2003; LeBron was cleared because the gift came from family.

Out of high school in 2003, LeBron James signed a roughly $90 million shoe deal with which company?

Nike won a three-way bidding war with Reebok and Adidas, signing LeBron James to a seven-year deal worth about $90 million in May 2003.

LeBron James's career-high 61 points came in March 2014 against which team?

Charlotte Bobcats gave up 61 points on 22-of-33 shooting in Miami, the highest total of LeBron's career; the team took back the Hornets name after that season.

Whose record did LeBron James break on 7 February 2023 to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer?

LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387 points on February 7, 2023; the game stopped late in the third quarter so Abdul-Jabbar could hand him the ball.

LeBron and Bronny James first played an NBA game together in October 2024 against which team?

Minnesota Timberwolves were the opening-night opponent when LeBron and Bronny became the NBA's first father-son teammates; the same team knocked the Lakers out of the playoffs the following spring.

LeBron James reached eight straight NBA Finals; only players from which 1960s team had longer runs?

Boston Celtics teams reached ten straight Finals from 1957 to 1966; LeBron's eight were split between two franchises, four with Miami and four with Cleveland.

LeBron James was the first player to win Finals MVP with how many different franchises?

LeBron James is the only player with Finals MVP awards for three franchises: the Heat (2012, 2013), the Cavaliers (2016) and the Lakers (2020).

The Decision was broadcast live in July 2010 from a Boys and Girls Club in which Connecticut town?

The Decision aired from the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Connecticut, on July 8, 2010, raising about $2.5 million for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

After The Decision, Dan Gilbert's Fathead cut LeBron wall graphics to $17.41, a nod to whose birth year?

The $17.41 price pointed to 1741, the birth year of Benedict Arnold, the Revolutionary War general turned traitor; David Stern fined Gilbert $100,000 for his open letter.

Which future Cavaliers All-Star, then aged 13, sat in the audience for The Decision in 2010?

Donovan Mitchell, who went to school nearby, watched from the crowd as LeBron left Cleveland; twelve years later a trade sent Mitchell to the Cavaliers.

In Game 7 of the 2016 Finals, LeBron James made a famous chase-down block on which Warriors player?

With under two minutes left in Game 7, LeBron James sprinted back to block Andre Iguodala's layup at the rim, preserving an 89–89 tie in Cleveland's 93–89 win.

In the 2016 Finals, LeBron James led both teams in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and which fifth category?

Steals completed the set at 2.6 a game; no player had led both teams in all five major categories in any playoff series, and LeBron did it while erasing a 3–1 deficit.

How long was Cleveland's major-sports championship drought that the Cavaliers ended in 2016?

The city's last title had been the Browns' 1964 NFL championship.

In LeBron James's film Space Jam: A New Legacy, Don Cheadle plays a scheming artificial intelligence with what punning name?

Al-G Rhythm, a self-aware and deceitful AI presiding over the Warner 'Serververse', traps LeBron and his son Dom inside it.

Which Razzie did LeBron James win for Space Jam: A New Legacy?

Worst Actor was one of three Razzies the sequel collected in 2022: LeBron also shared Worst Screen Combo with the cartoon characters around him, and the film won Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.

In 2011, a Fenway Sports Group deal gave LeBron James a stake in which English football club?

A 2011 marketing deal with Fenway Sports Group gave LeBron James a roughly 2% stake in Liverpool FC; in 2021 he became a full FSG partner, adding a piece of the Red Sox.

LeBron James's sub-$1 million 2012 investment in which fast-casual chain grew to about $25 million?

Blaze Pizza could not use LeBron's name at first because of his McDonald's deal; he later gave up that endorsement to promote the chain, his stake having grown to about $25 million.

In 2019, LeBron James offered to give up No. 23 so that which new Lakers teammate could wear it?

Anthony Davis never got the number: so much LeBron No. 23 merchandise had already been made that the swap was called off, and LeBron kept it for two more seasons.

In January 2020 LeBron James passed which player for third on the NBA's all-time scoring list?

LeBron James passed Kobe Bryant's 33,643 points on January 25, 2020, in Philadelphia, Bryant's hometown; Bryant died in a helicopter crash the next day.

In 2017, LeBron James partnered with Akron's education board to open a public elementary with what name?

The I Promise School, run with Akron Public Schools, opened in July 2018 for at-risk third and fourth graders; it has since added I Promise Village housing and a health clinic.

In which 2015 Judd Apatow comedy did LeBron James appear as himself?

Trainwreck cast LeBron as himself, the friend and sounding board of Bill Hader's sports doctor; it was his first major film role, six years before he starred in a Space Jam sequel.

LeBron James's production company, co-owned with Maverick Carter, is called what?

SpringHill, named for the Akron apartment complex where LeBron grew up, produced Survivor's Remorse, NBC's The Wall and the 2023 House Party reboot.

How old was LeBron James when he captained the U.S. team at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

LeBron James, born December 30, 1984, was 39 at the Paris Games, where he was named the tournament's MVP and carried the U.S. flag at the opening ceremony.

How many times had LeBron James made Time's 100 most influential list through 2019?

LeBron James made Time's 100 most influential list four times by 2019: in 2005, 2013, 2017 and 2019.

After Miami's 66–16 season in 2012–13, LeBron James fell how many votes short of becoming the NBA's first unanimous MVP?

One vote kept LeBron James from being the first unanimous MVP in 2013, in a season when Miami went 66–16 with a 27-game winning streak, the third-longest in NBA history.

LeBron James made his NBA playoff debut in 2006 against which team?

LeBron James's playoff debut came against the Washington Wizards on April 22, 2006, when he posted a 32-point triple-double; Cleveland won the series 4–2.

LeBron James's wife, whom he married in 2013, is named what?

Savannah Brinson went to a rival Akron high school and met LeBron at a football game; he proposed at a New Year's Eve party, and they married in San Diego in 2013.

What did LeBron James and his boyhood AAU teammates call their tight-knit group?

The Fab Four vowed to attend the same high school and chose St. Vincent–St. Mary together; a documentary and a feature film later told their story.

How many points did LeBron score in his NBA debut, a record for a prep-to-pro player?

LeBron James scored 25 points with six rebounds and nine assists in his debut, the most ever by a player straight from high school, though Cleveland lost 106–92 in Sacramento.

LeBron James was an early investor in Lobos 1707, a brand of which spirit?

Tequila and mezcal brand Lobos 1707 launched in November 2020 with LeBron as an early backer; he met its founder, Diego Osorio, through his financial adviser Paul Wachter.

LeBron James reportedly made more than $30 million from his early stake in which headphone brand?

Beats by Dre had been tied to LeBron for years, launching its Powerbeats earphones with him in 2010; Apple's $3 billion purchase in 2014 turned his stake into a windfall.

Which documentary, released in theaters in 2009, follows LeBron James and four of his high school teammates?

More Than a Game tracks five friends from pre-teen AAU ball through high school under coach Dru Joyce II; it premiered at the Toronto festival in 2008, a year before its release.

Which youth football coach took LeBron in and introduced him to basketball at nine?

Gloria James let her son live with the Walker family for stability while she looked for steady work.

LeBron's AAU team, which found national success, was called the Northeast Ohio what?

The Northeast Ohio Shooting Stars were coached by Dru Joyce II, father of LeBron's friend Dru Joyce III; the squad's core stayed together into high school.

As a high school junior, LeBron James made which magazine's cover as 'The Chosen One'?

Sports Illustrated put the 17-year-old on its February 2002 cover; Grant Wahl's story was LeBron's introduction to a national audience, more than a year before he played an NBA game.

Urban Meyer, then an assistant coach at which school, tried to recruit LeBron James to play college football?

Notre Dame's Meyer saw the tall underclassman at St. Vincent–St. Mary and said, 'I want to offer him right now,' unaware that the boy was already a basketball phenom.

Which school did LeBron's team face in a nationally televised ESPN2 game in December 2002?

Oak Hill Academy met LeBron's team on ESPN2 on December 12, 2002; interest ran so high that an Ohio cable company sold his other games on pay-per-view at $7.95 each.

LeBron's 56 points in his second season, then a Cavaliers record, came against which team?

Toronto Raptors won anyway, 105–98, on March 20, 2005; the 20-year-old scored 56 of Cleveland's 98 points, more than half his team's total.

In 2006 LeBron finished second in NBA MVP voting behind which player?

Steve Nash won his second straight MVP in 2006 with LeBron James the runner-up; that season James also took his first All-Star Game MVP and led Cleveland to its first playoff berth since 1998.

Which team swept the Cavaliers in LeBron's first NBA Finals in 2007?

San Antonio Spurs held the 22-year-old to 35.6% shooting and 4-for-20 from three in the sweep; six years later he beat the same team for his second title.

Which team beat LeBron James's 66-win Cavaliers in the 2009 East finals?

Orlando Magic won in six games behind Dwight Howard, even though LeBron averaged 38.5 points in the series and won Game 2 with a last-second shot.

LeBron's 2010 contract with the Heat ran six years and was worth roughly how much?

LeBron James's sign-and-trade deal with Miami in July 2010 was a six-year contract worth about $110 million, with an opt-out after four seasons.

Which jersey number did LeBron wear during his four seasons in Miami?

LeBron James wore No. 6 with the Heat because the franchise had already retired No. 23; he took 23 back when he returned to Cleveland in 2014.

Which team beat the Heat in the 2011 Finals, LeBron's first with Miami?

The Dallas Mavericks beat Miami in six games in 2011; LeBron averaged just 17.8 points in the series, nearly nine below his regular-season mark.

Which Hall of Fame center worked with LeBron on his post game during the 2011 offseason?

LeBron James worked with Hakeem Olajuwon in the 2011 offseason to refine his post game, and won his third MVP and first title the following season.

In January 2013 LeBron became the youngest player ever to reach how many career points?

LeBron James reached 20,000 career points on January 16, 2013, against Golden State, aged 28 years and 17 days, the youngest ever; he was later also youngest to 30,000.

Which team ended the 27-game winning streak of LeBron James's Heat in 2013?

Chicago Bulls won 101–97 at home despite missing four injured players, among them center Joakim Noah, ending what was then the second-longest winning streak in NBA history.

LeBron's 2014 return to Cleveland came on a two-year contract worth roughly how much?

LeBron James returned to Cleveland on a two-year, $42.1 million deal with a player option, choosing short contracts to capitalize on the rising salary cap.

LeBron was the unanimous 2016 Finals MVP after averaging how many points per game?

LeBron James averaged 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists over the seven-game 2016 Finals, earning all 11 Finals MVP votes.

What did LeBron punch to hurt his hand after Game 1 of the 2018 Finals?

LeBron James hurt his right hand punching a whiteboard in the locker room after the Warriors' Game 1 overtime win, and played the rest of the sweep injured.

Which injury cost LeBron James 17 straight games in 2018–19?

A groin strain, the first major injury of his career, kept him out for five weeks; the Lakers went 6–11 without him and LeBron missed the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

In 2019–20 LeBron led the NBA in which statistic for the only time in his career?

LeBron James led the league in assists in 2019–20 at 10.2 per game, his only assist title, after moving to full-time point guard at age 35.

LeBron scored 38 to clinch the 2020 Western Conference finals against which team?

LeBron James closed out the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the 2020 West finals with 38 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists; the Lakers then beat Miami in six.

In 2020–21 LeBron became the first to score 10 or more points in how many straight games?

LeBron James reached 1,000 straight games in double figures during 2020–21; the streak began in January 2007, after an eight-point game against Milwaukee.

Which team handed LeBron his first-ever first-round playoff series loss in 2021?

Phoenix Suns eliminated the defending champions in six games, two weeks after LeBron's triple-double had beaten Golden State in the play-in game.

Whose record for most playoff series wins did LeBron surpass with his 41st in 2023?

Derek Fisher, a guard on five Lakers title teams, had won 40 series; LeBron broke their tie by beating Golden State in the 2023 second round.

LeBron James changed jersey numbers in 2023 after the NBA retired his number league-wide in honor of whom?

Bill Russell died in 2022 and the league retired his number for every team; LeBron was allowed to keep it, wore it one more season, then went back to No. 23 out of respect.

LeBron was named MVP of the inaugural edition of which NBA event in December 2023?

In-Season Tournament MVP honors went to LeBron after the Lakers won the first final, played in Las Vegas; the event was later renamed the NBA Cup.

With which pick of the 2024 NBA draft did the Lakers select Bronny James?

The Lakers took Bronny James 55th overall in the second round of the 2024 draft, after he had averaged 4.8 points in one college season.

Before turning pro, Bronny James played one season of college basketball for which school?

Bronny James played the 2023–24 season at USC, debuting in December after a cardiac arrest at a July practice, and averaged 4.8 points.

LeBron's game-winning buzzer-beater in March 2025 came against which team?

Indiana Pacers led 119–118 until LeBron put back Luka Dončić's miss at the horn for a 120–119 Lakers win in Indianapolis on March 26, 2025.

What ailment kept LeBron out of the Lakers' first 14 games of the 2025–26 season?

Sciatica delayed his debut to November 18, 2025; he returned with a double-double in a home win over Utah, passing Vince Carter as the first player to appear in 23 NBA seasons.

Where did the American team finish at LeBron James's first Olympics, in Athens in 2004?

Bronze was a shock: it was the first U.S. team of NBA players to miss Olympic gold, and the 19-year-old LeBron spent most of the tournament on the bench.

The U.S. beat which country in the 2024 Olympic final, with LeBron named tournament MVP?

France, the host nation, lost 98–87 as the U.S. took a fifth straight gold; LeBron, back at the Olympics after 12 years away, recorded a triple-double on the way to the final.

LeBron James played himself in a cameo on which HBO series?

Entourage featured LeBron as himself in its 2009 episode 'Give a Little Bit'; he has also voiced himself on The Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants.

LeBron launched the podcast Mind the Game in 2024 with which former NBA sharpshooter?

LeBron James and JJ Redick started Mind the Game in March 2024; it paused when Redick became Lakers head coach that June, and Steve Nash joined for season two in 2025.

LeBron James's company helped which tennis player launch her own media company in 2022?

Naomi Osaka and her agent Stuart Duguid launched Hana Kuma, Japanese for 'flower bear', in partnership with LeBron's company; a year later it raised $5 million and spun off on its own.

Which phrase did LeBron unsuccessfully try to trademark in 2019?

The USPTO refused LeBron James's 2019 'Taco Tuesday' application as a commonplace expression; his camp said the filing aimed to stop others from claiming the phrase.

In 2022 LeBron and Drake became part owners of which Italian soccer club?

RedBird Capital's 2022 takeover of AC Milan brought in LeBron James and Drake as minority investors through Main Street Advisors; his FSG partnership also gives him a piece of the Penguins.

Which WNBA team did a group including Renee Montgomery buy in 2021, with LeBron's public support?

Renee Montgomery, a former Dream guard, joined Larry Gottesdiener and Suzanne Abair in buying the Atlanta Dream in 2021 from Kelly Loeffler's group after LeBron publicly backed a sale.

What marketing firm did LeBron form with childhood friends to handle his business deals?

LRMR is spelled from four first names: LeBron, Randy, Maverick and Rich. He set the firm up with those three partners after leaving his first agent in 2005, and it later produced The Decision.

Who wrote the 2023 biography titled simply 'LeBron'?

Jeff Benedict, co-author of Tiger Woods, published LeBron in April 2023 after three years of research and more than 250 interviews.

In 2025 Mattel announced a LeBron version of which doll?

Ken got a LeBron edition in April 2025, making him the first professional male athlete honored with the doll; it stands an inch taller than a standard Ken to reflect his height.

LeBron's 2016 Smithsonian donation supported an exhibit on which athlete?

Muhammad Ali was, LeBron said, 'such a cornerstone of me as an athlete' for what he stood for outside the ring; his $2.5 million gift in 2016 went to the Smithsonian's exhibit on the boxer.

LeBron's Showtime series 'Shut Up and Dribble' took its title from a jab by which TV host?

Fox News host Laura Ingraham told LeBron James to 'shut up and dribble' in February 2018; his Showtime docuseries of that name aired that November.

LeBron James executive-produced the 2016 reality series Cleveland Hustles on which network?

CNBC, a business channel, suited the premise: Cleveland entrepreneurs competed for backing to open shops in the Gordon Square Arts District, over eight episodes in 2016.

LeBron executive-produced the 2019 album 'Rap or Go to the League' by which rapper?

2 Chainz named LeBron executive producer of Rap or Go to the League (2019), whose title challenges the notion that rap or sports are the only ways out of the inner city.

One of LeBron's rookie cards sold at auction in July 2020 for roughly how much?

$1.8 million bought one of only 23 copies of his autographed 2003–04 rookie card at Goldin Auctions; no basketball card had ever sold for more.

LeBron's career-high nine three-pointers in a game came in 2024 against which team?

Brooklyn Nets watched the 39-year-old make 9 of 10 threes for 40 points on March 31, 2024; as a rookie he had shot just 29 percent from deep.

LeBron's 2008 Obama rally in Cleveland featured a free concert by which rapper?

LeBron James hosted an Obama rally at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena on October 29, 2008, headlined by a free Jay-Z concert and a screening of Obama's 30-minute television ad.

Dan Gilbert's angry open letter after LeBron James left Cleveland in 2010 was mocked for which font?

Comic Sans undercut every furious word from the Cavaliers owner: the typeface was drawn to mimic comic-book lettering for a cartoonish Microsoft program.

LeBron James co-founded the nutrition company Ladder in 2018 with which Hollywood action star?

Arnold Schwarzenegger and LeBron built Ladder to make supplements for athletes hit by severe cramps, a problem that had hobbled LeBron during the 2014 Finals.

LeBron James and the Lakers won the 2020 NBA title inside a quarantine 'bubble' at which resort?

Walt Disney World housed 22 teams behind closed doors to keep the virus out, and LeBron's Lakers finished the job by beating his former club, Miami, in six games.

Joining the Heat in 2010, LeBron James announced he was taking his talents to which neighborhood?

South Beach became a punch line for critics overnight, and LeBron later said he regretted how he had handled the televised announcement.

LeBron James irritated Cleveland fans by wearing which rival team's cap to an Indians baseball game?

New York Yankees colors stung because the Yankees were Cleveland's opponents that day, at a time when local fans otherwise adored their hometown star.

LeBron James shared a much-debated 2008 cover of which magazine with supermodel Gisele Bündchen?

Vogue ran the Annie Leibovitz photo on its cover, and critics complained that LeBron's roaring pose beside the model echoed King Kong imagery.

LeBron James hosted the 2007 season premiere of which show, with Kanye West as musical guest?

Saturday Night Live handed LeBron its 33rd-season opener when he was just 22, in the same year he co-hosted the ESPY Awards.

LeBron James called Donald Trump a 'bum' in 2017 for pulling which player's White House invitation?

Stephen Curry had beaten LeBron in the Finals three months earlier, which made the defense of a rival all the more striking. Curry's whole team ended up skipping the visit.

Whose game-tying three in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals saved LeBron James's Heat from elimination?

Ray Allen backpedaled to the right corner and tied it with 5.2 seconds left, and LeBron's Heat won in overtime before taking Game 7 for a second straight title.

Whose tie-breaking three in the final minute of Game 7 won LeBron James a title with Cleveland?

Kyrie Irving broke an 89–89 tie with 53 seconds left, and Cleveland became the first team to recover from three games to one down in the Finals.

LeBron James won his first NBA championship in 2012 by beating which team, led by Kevin Durant?

The Oklahoma City Thunder fell in five games, and LeBron sealed the clincher with a triple-double before collecting his first Finals MVP award.

Which team eliminated LeBron James's Cavaliers from the playoffs in both 2008 and 2010?

The Boston Celtics ended Cleveland's season in the second round both times, and LeBron walked off to boos from his own crowd after a heavy home defeat in 2010.

LeBron James scored his team's last 25 points in a 2007 double-overtime playoff win over which team?

The Detroit Pistons could not stop the 22-year-old, who finished with 48 points and the winning layup with 2.2 seconds left to swing the conference finals.

LeBron James made a famous pre-game ritual of tossing a cloud of what into the air?

Chalk tossing stopped abruptly during the 2011 playoffs, and LeBron only revived the routine in 2013 because fans kept asking for it.

LeBron James and Team USA beat which country in the Olympic final in both 2008 and 2012?

Spain fell again in London, where LeBron's 19 points in the final made him the leading scorer in U.S. men's Olympic basketball history.

Which tennis star carried the U.S. flag with LeBron James at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics?

Coco Gauff was chosen by her Olympic teammates as the female flag-bearer, while LeBron became the first male basketball player to carry the flag for the United States.

Which coach led LeBron James and Team USA to Olympic gold medals in both Beijing and London?

Mike Krzyzewski and USA Basketball chief Jerry Colangelo first told LeBron he could only make the Beijing squad if his attitude improved, and he complied.

Which veteran center joined LeBron James in Cleveland with the motto 'Win a Ring for the King'?

Shaquille O'Neal was 37 and chasing a fifth title, but the plan failed: Cleveland lost in the second round and LeBron left that summer.

Which star guard became LeBron James's Lakers teammate in a shock trade in February 2025?

Luka Dončić had been the NBA's scoring champion only a season earlier, which is why the deal is regarded as one of the most shocking trades in American sports history.

LeBron James passed which Lakers legend in 2017 for the most triple-doubles in NBA Finals history?

Magic Johnson was overtaken in Game 4, and LeBron finished that series as the first player ever to average a triple-double across an entire Finals.

Which Miami Heat president played a major role in persuading LeBron James to sign in 2010?

Pat Riley had won five titles as a head coach, four of them with the Showtime Lakers, before he built Miami's 'Big Three' of LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

Which coach took over LeBron James's Cavaliers midway through 2015–16 and won the title months later?

Tyronn Lue was promoted in January when David Blatt was fired, a move LeBron was widely speculated to have had a hand in.

Which All-Star forward did Cleveland acquire for Andrew Wiggins in 2014, weeks after LeBron James returned?

Kevin Love arrived in a three-team trade six weeks after the homecoming, completing a star trio that reached the Finals in each of its three seasons together.

Which teammate of LeBron James dribbled out the clock with Game 1 of the 2018 Finals tied?

J. R. Smith grabbed the rebound of a missed free throw and ran toward half court instead of shooting, and LeBron's 51 points were wasted in an overtime loss.

Which Serbian center, a famous bust, was drafted second overall in 2003 directly after LeBron James?

Darko Miličić never played at the level expected of him, while the three players picked immediately after him all became perennial All-Stars.

LeBron James won his first Olympic gold in 2008 with a U.S. squad known by which nickname?

The Redeem Team got its name as a play on the 1992 'Dream Team', and as a nod to the disappointing results the Americans had brought home in 2004 and 2006.

LeBron James was a producer of which 2022 Netflix drama starring Adam Sandler as a basketball scout?

Hustle cast professional player Juancho Hernangómez as the raw prospect Bo Cruz, with Adam Sandler co-producing the film as well as starring in it.

LeBron James voiced Gwangi, a large purple yeti, in which 2018 animated film?

Smallfoot flips the Bigfoot legend: its yetis believe humans are the myth, and LeBron's Gwangi belongs to a secret society gathering evidence that they exist.

LeBron James told ESPN in 2018 that he has which drink every night?

Wine every night is good for his heart, LeBron believes. He also has a well-known sweet tooth, with a particular fondness for chocolate chip cookies.

What gift from a clothing store briefly cost high school senior LeBron James his eligibility?

Throwback jerseys worth $845, taken in exchange for posing for pictures, got him ruled ineligible; on appeal the ban was cut to two games, and he scored 52 in his first game back.

LeBron James has twice finished second in voting for which NBA award without ever winning it?

Defensive Player of the Year is a prize LeBron lists among his goals, and the gap stands out beside six straight All-Defensive selections.

LeBron James and his wife have two sons, Bronny and Bryce, and a daughter with which first name?

Zhuri is the only girl among the three children; her eldest brother, Bronny, went on to share an NBA court with their father.

Which longtime friend of LeBron James founded the agency Klutch Sports Group and became his agent in 2012?

Rich Paul learned the business working under LeBron's previous agent at a big Hollywood agency, then left to start his own firm, and LeBron followed him as a client.

Which coach, who started with the Heat as a video coordinator, guided LeBron James to his first two titles?

Erik Spoelstra joined in 1995 with no promise of a job beyond that summer, and became the first Asian American head coach to win a title in the four major U.S. leagues.

LeBron James co-founded which digital media company to bring athlete-created content straight to fans?

Uninterrupted drew a $15.8 million investment from Warner Bros. and Turner Sports in 2015 and later made the documentary The Carter Effect.

Which sportscaster pitched LeBron James's 2010 free-agency TV special and then asked the big question on air?

Jim Gray floated the idea of an hour-long announcement show to LeBron's camp at the NBA Finals, and the choice itself came nearly 30 minutes into the broadcast.

During the 2011 NBA lockout, LeBron James got contract offers from the Cowboys and which other NFL team?

The Seattle Seahawks offer was no joke to LeBron, a former all-state high school player, who gave it serious thought and even began training with football in mind.

In March 2026 LeBron James passed which Hall of Fame center for the most games played in NBA history?

Robert Parish had played 1,611 games across 21 seasons; LeBron overtook him in his 23rd season, two more than Parish managed.

LeBron James ended his record double-figure scoring streak by passing to which teammate for a game-winner?

Rui Hachimura's three-pointer at the buzzer won it and left LeBron on eight points: he gave up a record run for the winning play.

In March 2008 LeBron James passed which Cavaliers great to become the franchise's all-time leading scorer?

Brad Daugherty had retired with 10,389 points after eight seasons, a total LeBron overtook when he was still only 23 years old.

LeBron James earned only the second ejection of his career after bloodying which opposing big man's face?

Isaiah Stewart charged at LeBron several times with blood running down his face after being struck during a free throw, and LeBron was suspended for one game.

LeBron James passed which international legend in 2024 as the top scorer in all of basketball history?

Oscar Schmidt, nicknamed 'Holy Hand', had held the record with almost 50,000 points scored for his clubs and for Brazil's national team.

LeBron James called which NBA executive 'misinformed' in 2019 over a tweet backing Hong Kong protesters?

Daryl Morey, then running the Houston Rockets, saw every mainland Chinese sponsor of the NBA suspend or cut its ties with the league after the post.

Which basketball magazine profiled LeBron James at 16 as possibly the best high school player in America?

Slam writer Ryan Jones made the call before LeBron had even started his junior year, months ahead of the national cover story that made him famous.

Which Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist co-wrote LeBron James's memoir about his high school basketball team?

Buzz Bissinger, best known for Friday Night Lights, helped LeBron tell how he and his four best friends won a championship together.

LeBron James recorded the first triple-double in U.S. Olympic basketball history against which country?

Australia was the opponent, and LeBron repeated the feat twelve years later in Paris to become the first player with two Olympic triple-doubles.

LeBron James produced which Starz comedy-drama about a young basketball player who signs a big pro contract?

Survivor's Remorse ran for four seasons, following fictional star Cam Calloway and his family, and LeBron turned up on screen as himself.

LeBron James plays himself in which 2023 comedy reboot made by his own production company?

House Party reboots the 1990 comedy: two cleaners throw a bash at his mansion while LeBron is away on a two-week meditation retreat in India.

Bryce James, LeBron James's younger son, chose which college program over Ohio State and Duquesne?

Arizona got his commitment on New Year's Day 2025, sending the Sierra Canyon guard to the Big 12 rather than back to his father's home state.

LeBron James co-hosted the 2007 ESPY Awards with which late-night television host?

Jimmy Kimmel and LeBron shared the stage in Los Angeles when LeBron was just 22, in the year of his first trip to the NBA Finals.