History of LeBron James

Saturday Dec 29, 1984 to Present

U.S.

LeBron Raymone James Sr. (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is often considered the best basketball player in the world and regarded by some as the greatest player of all time. His accomplishments include three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals. James has appeared in fifteen NBA All-Star Games and been named NBA All-Star MVP three times. He won the 2008 NBA scoring title, is the all-time NBA playoffs scoring leader, and is fourth in all-time career points scored. He has been voted onto the All-NBA First Team twelve times and the All-Defensive First Team five times.

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Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Sunday Dec 30, 1984
Birth
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Sunday Dec 30, 1984
James was born on December 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio.

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Cheveland, Ohio, U.S.
Wednesday Oct 29, 2003
Debut
Cheveland, Ohio, U.S.
Wednesday Oct 29, 2003
James was selected by his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the first overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft.

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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Sunday Mar 20, 2005
Cleveland's new single game
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Sunday Mar 20, 2005
On March 20, James scored 56 points against the Toronto Raptors, setting Cleveland's new single-game points record.

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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Thursday Jul 1, 2010
12:01:00 AM
Free agent
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Thursday Jul 1, 2010
12:01:00 AM
James became an unrestricted free agent at 12:01 am EDT on July 1, 2010.

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Miami, Florida, U.S.
Thursday Jul 8, 2010
To Miami Heat
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Thursday Jul 8, 2010
On July 8, he announced on a live ESPN special titled The Decision that he would sign with the Heat.

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Miami, Florida, U.S.
Saturday Jul 10, 2010
To Heat Officially
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Saturday Jul 10, 2010
James officially signed with the Heat on July 10, 2010.

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Miami, Florida, U.S.
Tuesday Jun 21, 2011
Won the 11-12 Playoffs
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Tuesday Jun 21, 2011
Won the 11-12 Playoffs with Heats
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Miami, Florida, U.S.
Thursday Apr 26, 2012
11-12 Champion
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Thursday Apr 26, 2012
Won the Season 11-12 with Heat
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Miami, Florida, U.S.
Sunday Mar 3, 2013
Career-high and franchise-record
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Sunday Mar 3, 2013
On March 3 of the 2013–14 season, James scored a career-high and franchise-record 61 points in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Miami, Florida, U.S.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
12-13 Season Champion
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
12-13 Season Champion with Miami Heat
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Miami, Florida, U.S.
Sunday May 5, 2013
Won the 12-13 Playoffs
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Sunday May 5, 2013
Won the 12-13 Playoffs with Heats.
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Miami, Florida, U.S.
Wednesday Jun 25, 2014
Heat contract is Opted
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Wednesday Jun 25, 2014
On June 25, 2014, James opted out of his contract with the Heat.
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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Saturday Jul 12, 2014
Back to the Cavaliers
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Saturday Jul 12, 2014
On July 12, he officially signed with the team.
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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Sunday Jun 19, 2016
Won the 15-16 Playoffs
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Sunday Jun 19, 2016
Won the 15-16 Playoffs with Cleveland.
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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Sunday Jun 19, 2016
15-16 season Champion
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Sunday Jun 19, 2016
15-16 season Champion with Cavaliers.
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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Friday Jun 29, 2018
LeBron left Cavaliers
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Friday Jun 29, 2018
On June 29, 2018, James opted out of his contract with the Cavaliers and became an unrestricted free agent.
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Los Angeles, U.S.
Monday Jul 9, 2018
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles, U.S.
Monday Jul 9, 2018
The deal was officially completed to Lakers on July 9.
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History of LeBron James

Birth

Debut

Cleveland's new single game

Free agent

To Miami Heat

To Heat Officially

Won the 11-12 Playoffs

11-12 Champion

Career-high and franchise-record

12-13 Season Champion

Won the 12-13 Playoffs

Heat contract is Opted

Back to the Cavaliers

Won the 15-16 Playoffs

15-16 season Champion

LeBron left Cavaliers

Los Angeles Lakers