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Q 01At which high school did LeBron James gain national attention?
St. Vincent–St. Mary
St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron is where LeBron James became a heavily touted prospect for his scoring, passing, athleticism and playmaking.
Q 02LeBron James chose jersey number 23 as a Cavaliers rookie in honor of which player?
Michael Jordan
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.
Q 03Which NBA team drafted LeBron James first overall?
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected LeBron James with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.
Q 04Which player's 2011 MVP award interrupted LeBron James's run of four in five seasons?
Derrick Rose
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.
Q 05How many Olympic gold medals has LeBron James won with the U.S. national team?
3
LeBron James has won three Olympic gold medals as a member of the U.S. national basketball team.
Q 06What is LeBron James's rank on the NBA's all-time regular season scoring list?
First
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.
Q 07LeBron James became the first Black man on the cover of Vogue in 2008, posing with which supermodel?
Gisele Bündchen
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.
Q 08LeBron James announced his 2010 move to the Miami Heat in a television special with what title?
The Decision
The Decision aired live on ESPN, and LeBron's line about 'taking my talents to South Beach' became instantly notorious.
Q 09In Space Jam: A New Legacy, LeBron James plays for which team alongside Bugs Bunny?
Tune Squad
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.
Q 10In which year's championship series did LeBron James lead his team back from a 3–1 deficit?
2016
In the 2016 NBA Finals, LeBron James led his team to a historic comeback from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors.
Q 11Which player went in the same 2003 NBA draft as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, all later Olympic gold medalists?
Carmelo Anthony
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.
Q 12Which award did LeBron James win for his 2003–04 season with Cleveland?
Rookie of the Year
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.
Q 13LeBron James made his NBA debut against which team on October 29, 2003?
Sacramento Kings
Q 21Whose record did LeBron James break on 7 February 2023 to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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.
Q 22LeBron and Bronny James first played an NBA game together in October 2024 against which team?
Minnesota Timberwolves
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.
Q 23LeBron James reached eight straight NBA Finals; only players from which 1960s team had longer runs?
Celtics
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.
Q 14In which city was LeBron James born?
Akron, Ohio
LeBron James was born in Akron, Ohio, on December 30, 1984, to Gloria Marie James, and was raised in the city.
Q 15Which pregame ritual became a trademark of LeBron James?
Tossing chalk in the air
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.
Q 16What was the nickname of LeBron James's high school basketball team?
The Fighting Irish
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.
Q 17Which position did LeBron James play on his high school football team?
Wide receiver
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.
Q 18Which vehicle, an 18th-birthday gift from his mother, triggered a state investigation of LeBron James's amateur status?
A Hummer H2
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.
Q 19Out of high school in 2003, LeBron James signed a roughly $90 million shoe deal with which company?
Nike
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.
Q 20LeBron James's career-high 61 points came in March 2014 against which team?
Charlotte Bobcats
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.
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.
Q 24LeBron James was the first player to win Finals MVP with how many different franchises?
Three
LeBron James is the only player with Finals MVP awards for three franchises: the Heat (2012, 2013), the Cavaliers (2016) and the Lakers (2020).
Q 25The Decision was broadcast live in July 2010 from a Boys and Girls Club in which Connecticut town?
Greenwich
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.
Q 26After The Decision, Dan Gilbert's Fathead cut LeBron wall graphics to $17.41, a nod to whose birth year?
Benedict Arnold
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.
Q 27Which future Cavaliers All-Star, then aged 13, sat in the audience for The Decision in 2010?
Donovan Mitchell
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.
Q 28In Game 7 of the 2016 Finals, LeBron James made a famous chase-down block on which Warriors player?
Andre Iguodala
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.
Q 29In the 2016 Finals, LeBron James led both teams in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and which fifth category?
Steals
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.
Q 30How long was Cleveland's major-sports championship drought that the Cavaliers ended in 2016?
52 years
The city's last title had been the Browns' 1964 NFL championship.