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History of LeBron James

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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17 events on this timeline

  1. Birth

    Sunday Dec 30, 1984Akron, Ohio, U.S.

    James was born on December 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio.

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  2. Debut

    Wednesday Oct 29, 2003Cheveland, Ohio, U.S.

    James was selected by his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the first overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft.

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  3. Cleveland's new single game

    Sunday Mar 20, 2005Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

    On March 20, James scored 56 points against the Toronto Raptors, setting Cleveland's new single-game points record.

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  4. Free agent

    Thursday Jul 1, 201012:01:00 AMCleveland, Ohio, U.S.

    James became an unrestricted free agent at 12:01 am EDT on July 1, 2010.

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  5. To Miami Heat

    Thursday Jul 8, 2010Miami, Florida, U.S.

    On July 8, he announced on a live ESPN special titled The Decision that he would sign with the Heat.

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  6. To Heat Officially

    Saturday Jul 10, 2010Miami, Florida, U.S.

    James officially signed with the Heat on July 10, 2010.

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  7. Won the 11-12 Playoffs

    Tuesday Jun 21, 2011Miami, Florida, U.S.

    Won the 11-12 Playoffs with Heats

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  8. 11-12 Champion

    Thursday Apr 26, 2012Miami, Florida, U.S.

    Won the Season 11-12 with Heat

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  9. Career-high and franchise-record

    Sunday Mar 3, 2013Miami, Florida, U.S.

    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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  10. 12-13 Season Champion

    Wednesday Apr 17, 2013Miami, Florida, U.S.

    12-13 Season Champion with Miami Heat

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  11. Won the 12-13 Playoffs

    Sunday May 5, 2013Miami, Florida, U.S.

    Won the 12-13 Playoffs with Heats.

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  12. Heat contract is Opted

    Wednesday Jun 25, 2014Miami, Florida, U.S.

    On June 25, 2014, James opted out of his contract with the Heat.

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  13. Back to the Cavaliers

    Saturday Jul 12, 2014Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

    On July 12, he officially signed with the team.

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  14. Won the 15-16 Playoffs

    Sunday Jun 19, 2016Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

    Won the 15-16 Playoffs with Cleveland.

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  15. 15-16 season Champion

    Sunday Jun 19, 2016Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

    15-16 season Champion with Cavaliers.

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  16. LeBron left Cavaliers

    Friday Jun 29, 2018Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

    On June 29, 2018, James opted out of his contract with the Cavaliers and became an unrestricted free agent.

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  17. Los Angeles Lakers

    Monday Jul 9, 2018Los Angeles, U.S.

    The deal was officially completed to Lakers on July 9.

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