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A game seven is the final game of a best of seven series. This game can occur in the postseasons for Major League Baseball (League Championship Series and World Series), the National Basketball Association (all rounds of the NBA Playoffs), and the National Hockey League (all rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs).

The game is traditionally played at the site of team holding the home advantage across the series.

Because of the final nature of this game, where the losing team is done for the season, game sevens add an element of drama to their sports. Since this is the final game of the series, the winning team advances in the playoffs or wins the championship.

Aside from North American sports leagues, game sevens are also a fixture in many other sports around the world, mostly in baseball, basketball, ice hockey leagues. Most codes of football do not employ a best-of-seven series (or any best-of-x series in general), hence game sevens are not played in those leagues.

The game seven is comparable to a final or to a single game in a single-elimination tournament or to a one-game playoff.

1 Examples
2 Comebacks
3 References

Examples [link]

[edit] Chinese Professional Baseball League^[1]

Taiwan Series that were decided on a game seven:

Year	Winning team	Losing team	Score	Site	Notes
1991	Uni-President Lions	Wei Chuan Dragons	13–5	Taipei City
1998	Wei Chuan Dragons	Sinon Bulls	5–2	Taichung City	Capacity audience.
2000	Uni-President Lions	Sinon Bulls	4–1	Taichung City	Capacity audience. Lo Min-ching homered the fifth time and then the sixth in the series.
2001	Brother Elephants	Uni-President Lions	7–5	Tainan City	Capacity audience. Yofu Tetsu saved the Elephants.
2004	Sinon Bulls	Uni-President Lions	8–6	Tainan City	Capacity audience. Chang Chia-hao hit the winning triple in the ninth inning.
2007	Uni-President Lions	La New Bears	4–2	Kaohsiung County	Capacity audience. Nelson Figueroa became the first player taking 3 starting wins in CPBL playoff history.
2008	Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions	Brother Elephants	4–0	Tainan City	Capacity audience. Luther Hackman closed the game.
2009	Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions	Brother Elephants	5–2	Tainan City	Capacity audience. Lions wins 3 streak champions.

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In the MLB postseason, Game 7 can occur in the League Championship Series and the World Series (the divisional series are best of five). In the World Series, there have only been 36 Game Sevens (40 if you include the four that occurred when the World Series was best of nine).^[2]

World Series that were decided on a game seven:

Year	Winning team	Losing team	Score	Site	Notes
1909^[3]	Pittsburgh Pirates	Detroit Tigers	8–0	Bennett Park, Detroit, Michigan
1924^[4]	Washington Senators	New York Giants	4–3 F/12	Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
1925^[5]	Pittsburgh Pirates	Washington Senators	9–7	Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1926^[6]	St. Louis Cardinals	New York Yankees	3–2	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
1934^[7]	St. Louis Cardinals	Detroit Tigers	11–0	Navin Field, Detroit, Michigan
1940^[8]	Cincinnati Reds	Detroit Tigers	2–1	Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
1945^[9]	Detroit Tigers	Chicago Cubs	9–3	Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois	Cubs most recent World Series appearance. See also: Curse of the Billy Goat
1946^[10]	St. Louis Cardinals	Boston Red Sox	4–3	Sportsman's Park III, St. Louis, Missouri
1947^[11]	New York Yankees	Brooklyn Dodgers	5–2	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
1955^[12]	Brooklyn Dodgers	New York Yankees	2–0	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York	Dodgers' only championship in Brooklyn. The home team won all games of the series, except for Game 7.
1956^[13]	New York Yankees	Brooklyn Dodgers	9–0	Ebbets Field, New York City, New York	Jackie Robinson's final Major League game. The home team won all games of the series, except for Game 7.
1957^[14]	Milwaukee Braves	New York Yankees	5–0	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
1958^[15]	New York Yankees	Milwaukee Braves	6–2	County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1960^[16]	Pittsburgh Pirates	New York Yankees	10–9	Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Bill Mazeroski hit the walk-off home run to win the Pirates the championship.
1962^[17]	New York Yankees	San Francisco Giants	1–0	Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
1964^[18]	St. Louis Cardinals	New York Yankees	7–5	Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri	The Yankees' last World Series appearance until 1976.
1965^[19]	Los Angeles Dodgers	Minnesota Twins	2–0	Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota	The home team won all games of the series, except for Game 7.
1967^[20]	St. Louis Cardinals	Boston Red Sox	7–2	Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
1968^[21]	Detroit Tigers	St. Louis Cardinals	4–1	Busch Stadium II, St. Louis, Missouri
1971^[22]	Pittsburgh Pirates	Baltimore Orioles	2–1	Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland	The home team won all games of the series, except for Game 7.
1972^[23]	Oakland Athletics	Cincinnati Reds	3–2	Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
1973^[24]	Oakland Athletics	New York Mets	5–2	Oakland- Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
1975^[25]	Cincinnati Reds	Boston Red Sox	4–3	Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
1979^[26]	Pittsburgh Pirates	Baltimore Orioles	4–1	Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland	Last World Series Game 7 won by the road team
1982^[27]	St. Louis Cardinals	Milwaukee Brewers	6–3	Busch Stadium II, St. Louis, Missouri
1985^[28]	Kansas City Royals	St. Louis Cardinals	11–0	Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri	World Series held entirely in the state of Missouri.
1986^[29]	New York Mets	Boston Red Sox	8–5	Shea Stadium, New York City, New York
1987^[30]	Minnesota Twins	St. Louis Cardinals	4–2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota	The home team won all games of the series.
1991^[31]	Minnesota Twins	Atlanta Braves	1–0 F/10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota	The home team won all games of the series. The Twins won in the bottom of the 10th on a walk off single by Gene Larkin after 9 ¹⁄₂ scoreless innings of play.
1997^[32]	Florida Marlins	Cleveland Indians	3–2 F/11	Pro Player Stadium, Lake Lucerne, Florida	Florida becomes the first wild card team to win the World Series. The Marlins rallied for 1 run in the bottom of the 9th to tie and won in the 11th on an Edgar Renteria RBI single off Charles Nagy.
2001^[33]	Arizona Diamondbacks	New York Yankees	3–2	Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona becomes the fastest expansion team to win the World Series, rallying for 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th for a come-from-behind win. Luis Gonzalez hit the winning RBI single off closer Mariano Rivera. The home team won all games of the series.
2002^[34]	Anaheim Angels	San Francisco Giants	4–1	Edison International Field, Anaheim, California	Both World Series teams were wild card entrants into the playoffs.
2011	St. Louis Cardinals	Texas Rangers	6–2	Busch Stadium III, St. Louis, Missouri

National Hockey League [link]

In the NHL playoffs, Game 7 can occur in all playoff series.^[35] In the Stanley Cup Finals, the NHL gained complete control of the Cup in 1926, and the league instituted the best-of-seven series starting in the 1938–39 season.

The game sevens where the Cup was awarded are:

Year	Winning team	Losing team	Score	Site	Notes
1942^[36]	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Red Wings	3–1	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario	Toronto came back down 0–3 in the series to win the Cup.
1945^[37]	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Red Wings	2–1	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan	Detroit was down 0–3 in the series and rallied to force Game 7 before losing.
1950^[38]	Detroit Red Wings	New York Rangers	4–3 (2OT)	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan	Longest Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals.
1954^[39]	Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	2–1 (OT)	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan	Most recent Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals to be decided in overtime.
1955^[40]	Detroit Red Wings	Montreal Canadiens	3–1	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan	Red Wings last Stanley Cup until 1997. The home team won all games of the series.
1964^[41]	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Red Wings	4–0	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
1965^[42]	Montreal Canadiens	Chicago Blackhawks	4–0	Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec	The home team won all games of the series.
1971^[43]	Montreal Canadiens	Chicago Black Hawks	3–2	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois	The home team won all games of the series, except for Game 7.
1987^[44]	Edmonton Oilers	Philadelphia Flyers	3–1	Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta
1994^[45]	New York Rangers	Vancouver Canucks	3–2	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York	Rangers first Stanley Cup since 1940. Canucks were the last Canadian team in the Stanley Cup Finals until 2004 Calgary Flames.
2001^[46]	Colorado Avalanche	New Jersey Devils	3–1	Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
2003^[47]	New Jersey Devils	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3–0	Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey	The home team won all games of the series.
2004^[48]	Tampa Bay Lightning	Calgary Flames	2–1	St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida	This was the last NHL game before the lockout.
2006^[49]	Carolina Hurricanes	Edmonton Oilers	3–1	RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina	First Stanley Cup Final featuring two former World Hockey Association teams. Also, the Hurricanes made history when they won the championship in 2006, then had a losing record and didn't make it to the playoffs the following year. In the second year since the Hurricanes won the championship, they didn't make it to the playoffs again.
2009^[50]	Pittsburgh Penguins	Detroit Red Wings	2–1	Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan	The home team won all games of the series, except for Game 7.
2011^[51]	Boston Bruins	Vancouver Canucks	4–0	Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia	The home team won all games of the series, except for Game 7. Vancouver failed to be the 3rd Canadian city to win the championship a year after hosting an Olympics. Boston became the first city to win all four major sports championships in the 21st century.

National Basketball Association [link]

Main article: List of NBA game sevens

All playoff rounds in the NBA are now in a best-of-seven series format so all rounds can have game sevens. The NBA Finals has been consistently played in a best-of-seven series format since its inception.

The game sevens where the champions were awarded are:

Year	Winning team	Losing team	Score	Site	Notes
1951^[52]	Rochester Royals	New York Knicks	79–75	Edgerton Park Arena, Rochester, New York	New York forced a game 7 after trailing 0–3 in the series.
1952^[53]	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks	82–65	Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1954^[54]	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	87–70	Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1955^[55]	Syracuse Nationals	Fort Wayne Pistons	92–91	Onandoga War Memorial, Syracuse, New York
1957^[56]	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	125–123 (OT)	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
1960^[57]	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	122–103	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
1962^[58]	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	110-107 (OT)	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
1966^[59]	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	95–93	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
1969^[60]	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	108–106	The Forum, Inglewood, California
1970^[61]	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	113–99	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York	Notable for Willis Reed's return from injury.
1974^[62]	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	102–87	MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1978^[63]	Washington Bullets	Seattle SuperSonics	105–99	Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
1984^[64]	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	111–102	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
1988^[65]	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	108–105	The Forum, Inglewood, California
1994^[66]	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks	90–84	The Summit, Houston, Texas
2005^[67]	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	81–74	SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas
2010^[68]	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	83-79	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California	Fifth time that Boston and LA meet in a game seven. Kobe Bryant won his second consecutive Finals MVP award, scoring 10 of his game high 23 points in the fourth quarter, as well as grabbing 15 rebounds to clinch the victory for LA.

Comebacks [link]

Only in four instances has a team been able to come back from being down 0–3 to win a series:

The Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the Detroit Red Wings in the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals
The New York Islanders vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1975 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals
The Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series
The Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Boston Bruins in the 2010 Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Semifinals

Additionally, the following eight teams were able to force a seventh game in a series after being down 0–3, subsequently losing it:

The New York Rangers vs. the Boston Bruins in the 1939 Stanley Cup Semifinals
The Detroit Red Wings vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1945 Stanley Cup Finals
The New York Knicks vs. the Rochester Royals in the 1951 NBA Finals
The New York Islanders vs. the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1975 Stanley Cup Semifinals
The Denver Nuggets vs. the Utah Jazz in the 1994 NBA Western Conference Semifinals
The Portland Trail Blazers vs. the Dallas Mavericks in the 2003 NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals
The Chicago Blackhawks vs. the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 Stanley Cup Western Conference Quarterfinals
The Detroit Red Wings vs. the San Jose Sharks in the 2011 Stanley Cup Western Conference Semifinals

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Rajon Rondo
No. 9 – Boston Celtics
Rondo with the Celtics playing in a game against the Knicks
Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1986-02-22) February 22, 1986 (age 26) Louisville, Kentucky
Nationality	American
High school	Eastern HS (Middletown, Kentucky), Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	Kentucky
NBA Draft	2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career	2006–present
Career history
2006–present	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (2008) 3× NBA All-Star (2010–2012) All-NBA Third Team (2012) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2010–2011) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2009, 2012) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2007) NBA steals leader (2010) NBA assists leader (2012)

Rajon Pierre Rondo (born February 22, 1986) is an American professional basketball point guard with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Rondo attended Eastern High School and Oak Hill Academy for his high-school basketball career, before receiving a scholarship from the University of Kentucky. He played for two years at Kentucky before declaring for the 2006 NBA Draft, represented by agent Bill Duffy.

During the draft, Rondo was selected 21st overall by the Phoenix Suns, and was subsequently traded to the Boston Celtics, where he made his NBA debut as a rookie during the 2006–07 season. He played a supporting role before he established himself as the starting point guard for the Celtics during the 2007–08 season. That season, Rondo earned his first NBA Championship, playing alongside All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. His breakout performance came during the 2009 NBA Playoffs, where he nearly averaged a triple-double, and helped his team take the eventual Eastern-conference champion Orlando Magic seven games in the Eastern semi-finals.^[1] He ranks eighth in Celtics history in assists and fifth in steals.^[2]

1 Early life
2 College career
3 NBA career
4 NBA career statistics
- 4.1 Regular season
- 4.2 Playoffs
5 Awards and honors
6 See also
7 Footnotes
8 External links

Early life [link]

Rondo was born on February 22, 1986 in Louisville, Kentucky to Amber Rondo.^[3] He has three siblings: Dymon, William and Anton.^[4] He had little contact with his father, who left his family when he was seven years old.^[4] To support the family, his mother worked the third shift at Philip Morris USA, a tobacco company.^[4] Rondo was first interested in football, before his mother steered him towards basketball because she felt that the sport would be less punishing on his skinny frame.^[4] After Rondo became serious about basketball, he attended Louisville's Eastern High School for three years where he played under head coach Doug Bibby. During his junior year at Eastern High School, he averaged 27.9 points, 10.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists which earned him a spot on the All-State honors and was named the 7th Region Player of the Year. He transferred to Virginia's Oak Hill Academy for his senior year where he averaged 21.0 points per game (ppg), 3.0 rebounds per game (rpg) and 12.0 assists per game (apg) and finished the 2003–04 season with a 38–0 record.^[5] In his senior year at Oak Hill Academy, Rondo broke Jeff McInnis's single-season school record of 303 assists, while averaging a double-double. There, he included two efforts of 27 assists and a single-game school record of 31, merely four away from the all-time national record.^[5] He also had a 55 point game in high-school, second highest all-time in Oak Hill Academy, surpassed only by Calvin Duncan with 61.^[6] Rondo was named to the McDonald's All-American Team in 2004 and scored a total of 14 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in the all-star game. He also participated in the 2004 Jordan Capital Classic game, logging 12 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. He ended his career as Oak Hill Academy's all-time assists leader in a single season with 494 assists, surpassing Jeff McInnis.^[7]

College career [link]

Rondo committed to University of Kentucky over hometown University of Louisville.^[8] Rondo, along with All-Americans Joe Crawford and Randolph Morris, gave Kentucky the top-rated recruiting class for 2004 according to Rivals.com.^[9] Rondo led Kentucky to several wins including clutch-shot victories against the University of Louisville, South Carolina and Central Florida, but Kentucky failed to advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in either Rondo's freshman or sophomore seasons. He was named to the SEC All-Freshmen Team.^[10] He set a Kentucky Wildcats record for most steals in single-season, with a total of 87 steals in his freshman year and made at least one steal in every game.^[11] He finished his freshman year at Kentucky averaging 8.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.6 steals.^[12]

In his sophomore year he had a career high 12 assists against Ole Miss, despite playing just 23 minutes, and 25 points against Louisville.^[13] Rondo also set another Kentucky Wildcats record for most rebounds in a game by a guard, with 19 rebounds in an early season loss to Iowa.^[14] He was not known for being a shooter, however, going 18–66 from three with a 57.1% FT average. He averaged 11.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game in his sophomore year.^[12] Rondo was also named to the 2005 USA Men's Under-21 World Championship Team, which traveled to Argentina for the FIBA World Championships.^[15] He averaged 11.0 ppg and 4.5 apg in the eight-game tournament, garnering much attention from NBA scouts. The USA U-21 team won a gold medal at the Global Games held in Texas in late July.

NBA career [link]

2006 NBA Draft [link]

Following the 2005–06 NCAA season, Rondo announced he would forgo his final two seasons at Kentucky and enter the NBA draft.^[16] Rondo was drafted 21st overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2006 NBA Draft. Phoenix then traded him to the Boston Celtics along with Brian Grant for the Cleveland Cavaliers' first-round draft pick in the 2007 NBA Draft and cash considerations.^[17] He was the first point guard to be chosen in the draft.^[18] In another draft-day deal, the Celtics acquired Sebastian Telfair from the Portland Trail Blazers, finally uniting the backcourt Rick Pitino had envisioned at Louisville.^[19] He was signed by the Boston Celtics on July 4, 2006.

Rookie season [link]

During his rookie season in the NBA, Rondo played a supporting role and would split time with Sebastian Telfair and Delonte West. Rondo only started in 25 games that season due to his initial backup role to Telfair. He made his NBA regular season debut on November 1, 2006, in a home loss against the New Orleans Hornets.^[20] In his rookie season, he lacked on his jump shot which resulted in him slashing to the basket for a teardrop or layup. While coming off the bench, he managed to score a career-high 23 points against the Toronto Raptors,^[3] and record his first career double-double in a road losing effort against the Washington Wizards.^[21] In his first career start, he matched his career-high against the Los Angeles Clippers, though the line-ups were constantly being shuffled between Telfair and Rondo at the point guard.^[3] After officially becoming a starter, he began to receive more playing time (career-high forty-seven minutes of playing time)^[3] and show improvement (career-high fourteen rebounds against the San Antonio Spurs,^[22] and a career-high seven steals against the Indiana Pacers).^[3] As the mid-season approached, his numbers began to increase,^[23] which earned him an All-Rookie Second Team selection.^[24] He finished the season with an average of 6.4 ppg and 3.8 apg,^[25] ranking in the top ten in the NBA in steals (128)^[26] and also ranking in the top ten among rookies in several other categories, including first in steals, second in assists and sixth in minutes.^[23] In the end, however, the Celtics finished the season with a 24–58 win-loss record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

2007–08 season [link]

Rondo in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks.

After Telfair and West were traded during the offseason of the 2007–08 season, Rondo secured a spot in the starting lineup, starting in every game. Surrounded by All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, he quickly became a steady, consistent player.^[27] In his 77 games played, he averaged 10.6 points per game (ppg), 5.1 assists per game (apg) and 4.2 rebounds per game (rpg).^[25] His role as a playmaker reflected in him leading the team in assists and steals. In a game against the New Jersey Nets, Rondo suffered a lower back injury late in the third quarter, forcing him to miss the next four games.^[28] He made his successful return from injury and to the starting lineup in a road win against the New York Knicks.^[29] A week later, he matched his career-high against the Miami Heat,^[30] and then scored a career-high 24 points in a home game against the Los Angeles Clippers the following month.^[31] During the All-Star break, he was selected to play on the Sophomore Team in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam.^[32] Following the All-Star weekend, Rondo recorded a career-high 16 assists in a home victory against the Charlotte Bobcats.^[33] Despite his solid rookie year, there was much speculation about Boston needing a veteran point guard.^[34] In March, they signed veteran point guard Sam Cassell as a free agent to serve as a backup.^[34] The Celtics' best single-season improvement in NBA history earned them the number one seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.

Following the regular season, Rondo finished in the top five for the NBA Most Improved Player voting.^[35] Rondo made his playoff debut on April 20, 2008 against the Atlanta Hawks and finished the game with 15 points, 9 assists and 2 steals. The Celtics closed out the series in seven games, went on to defeat Cleveland in the next round, and then defeated the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. In the NBA Finals, facing the Los Angeles Lakers, Rondo recorded two strong performances, including a career-high 16 assists in Game 2. In Game 3, however, Rondo left the court in the third quarter after rolling his ankle.^[36] The ankle injury was considered a "non-factor", and Rondo eventually made his return in Game 4.^[37] In Game 6, the point guard posted a playoffs career-high 6 steals as the Celtics defeated the Lakers 4–2, giving Rondo his first NBA championship ring. After the game Lakers head coach Phil Jackson called Rondo the "star" of Game 6.^[34]

2008–09 season [link]

Rondo with a layup in a game against the New Orleans Hornets.

In his third NBA campaign, the Celtics began the season with the best starting record in NBA history and also set a franchise record with a nineteen-game winning streak.^[38] Rondo's numbers increased from his previous season performance; however, he was criticized for his shooting.^[39] He recorded his first career triple-double along with a career-high in assists (16 points, 13 rebounds and 17 assists), against the Indiana Pacers.^[40] In a home win against the New York Knicks, Rondo led the team to tie a franchise record with eighteen straight wins.^[41] However, after the winning streak was snapped the team struggled, losing seven out of nine games after ending the streak.^[42] Rondo—matched up with one of the league's quicker guards, Tony Parker—recorded 16 assists in a losing effort against the Spurs, one short of his season-high.^[43] Less than a week later against the Mavericks, he recorded his second career triple-double (19 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists),^[44] and then recorded a career-high 32 points against the Phoenix Suns on his 23rd birthday.^[45] He became the first NBA athlete to sign an endorsement contract with Red Bull on April 17, 2009. He finished the season ranking fifth in the NBA in assists (8.2) and steals (1.9).^[46] The team finished the season as the second seed in the Eastern Conference, although they entered the playoffs without their injured All-Star power forward Kevin Garnett.

In the playoffs match-up against the Chicago Bulls, despite putting up a playoff career-high 29 points in Game 1, the Celtics lost in overtime.^[47] Boston won the next two games and in Games 2 and 4, Rondo recorded triple-doubles^[48] and became the first Celtic player with two triple-doubles in the same series since Larry Bird in 1986. He also became the first player with multiple triple-doubles in the same playoff series since Jason Kidd had three triple-doubles in the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals.^[49] In Game 6, he recorded a career-high 19 assists without a turnover, tying an NBA playoffs record.^[50] In the next round against the Orlando Magic, the Celtics lost the first game before Rondo's triple-double performance in Game 2 helped secure a home win. His third triple-double of the postseason tied Larry Bird's franchise record and also became the first to do that since Jason Kidd had four.^[51] However, the Celtics were defeated in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals.^[52] During the postseason, Rondo nearly averaged a triple double with 16.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 9.8 assists.^[53]

2009–10 season [link]

During the 2009–10 season, Rondo averaged career highs in points (13.7), assists (9.8) and steals (2.3) and became the first Celtic to lead the league in steals.^[54] On November 2, 2009, Rondo signed a five-year extension with the Celtics worth a guaranteed $55 million.^[55] In a road victory against the Orlando Magic on Christmas day, Rondo recorded 17 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, two assists shy of a triple double.^[56] Three days later, Rondo scored 30 points along to go with 15 assists in a road loss to the Golden State Warriors.^[57] On January 10, 2010, Rondo recorded his third regular-season career triple-double, with 22 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds against the Toronto Raptors.^[58] On January 28, 2010, he received his first NBA All-Star selection as a reserve on the Eastern Conference squad for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.^[59] He also competed in the 2010 H-O-R-S-E contest but lost In the finals to Kevin Durant.^[60] Rondo recorded his fourth regular-season career triple-double against the Denver Nuggets on March 24, 2010, with 11 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds.^[61] Two days later against the Sacramento Kings, Rondo entered the game tied with Rick Fox for a franchise record of most steals in a single-season (167), eventually establishing the record with a second-quarter steal from Sean May.^[62] In a game against the Houston Rockets on April 2, 2010, he broke Bob Cousy's franchise record for most assists in a single-season.^[63]

In the 2010 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Miami Heat in five games and faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round. In Game 2, Rondo dished out 19 assists tying his career-high and also tying a franchise record for most assists in a playoff game.^[64] In Game 4, he recorded his fourth postseason triple-double along with a playoff career-high 29 points and 18 rebounds.^[65] He joined Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson as the only other player in NBA history to have 29 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists in a playoff game.^[66] The Celtics eventually defeated the Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games.^[67] In the Finals, the Celtics once again faced the Los Angeles Lakers, a team they previously beat in 2008. In Game 2, Rondo recorded his second triple-double of the postseason (19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists),^[68] however, despite Rondo's performance, the Celtics succumbed to the Lakers in seven games.^[69]

2010–11 season [link]

In the first game of the 2010–11 season, Rondo put up 17 assists, which tied with Oscar Robertson for the third-most assists in a season opener.^[70] In the third game of the season, he dished out a career-high 24 assists along with a triple-double (10 points and 10 rebounds) against the New York Knicks.^[71] It tied him with Isiah Thomas as the only players in NBA history to have at least 24 assists in a triple-double.^[72] His total of 50 assists through the first three games of the season tied John Stockton's NBA record for most assists in the first 3 games of the season.^[72] In the next game against the Detroit Pistons, he finished the game with 17 assists for a total of 67 assists, which is the most assists in the teams first four games in NBA history.^[73] With a 15 assists effort the following day, Rondo again set a record for most assists through the first five games.^[74]

Rondo's season also began with injuries. He has played through plantar fasciitis in his feet.^[75] He missed three games in November due to a strained left hamstring.^[76] He sprained his left ankle in a win against the New York Knicks on December 15, 2010, and missed the next seven games.^[77] On April 22, in the third game of the first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, Rondo had a triple-double with 20 assists.^[78] Rondo set a Celtics franchise record for most assists in a playoff game. He was also tied with LeBron James with 6 career triple-double in the playoffs until James had reached his seventh further on in the playoffs during Game 4 of the Finals.^[78]^[79] Rondo had the third best selling jersey in the league during the 2010-11 season, behind only James and Kobe Bryant.^[80]

2011–12 season [link]

On February 21, 2012, Rondo was named an injury replacement for Joe Johnson on the Eastern Conference roster at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.^[81] With 18 points, 17 rebounds, and 20 assists against the Knicks on March 4, he joined Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, and Jason Kidd as the only players to have at least 15 points, rebounds, and assists in the same game.^[82] In a win against the Heat on April 1, Rondo registered another triple-double (16 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds).^[83] Rondo closed out the regular season with 24 consecutive games of 10+ assists. This is not only a Celtics franchise record, but is also the longest streak the NBA has seen since John Stockton logged a streak of 29 such games in 1992. Only Magic Johnson and Stockton have streaks longer than Rondo's, which is still considered active and will resume at the beginning of the 2012-13 regular season.^[84]

Rondo posted his sixth triple-double of the season (with 20 assists) in an overtime win against the Hawks on April 11.^[85] He had his first triple double of the 2012 playoffs against the same team on May 4,^[86] another on May 13 in the first game of the second round against the 76ers,^[87] and a third on May 26 in the last game of that round, helping the Celtics advance to the Eastern Conference finals.^[88] He joined Larry Bird as the only Celtics players to record a triple-double in a Game 7 and is tied with Wilt Chamberlain for the fourth-most postseason triple-doubles in NBA history.^[89] In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, Rondo scored a career high 44 points while grabbing 8 rebounds and adding 10 assists.^[90] According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Rondo is the only player in NBA history with 44 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds in a playoff game.^[90]

NBA career statistics [link]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

	Led the league

Correct as of end of the 2011-12 regular season^[25]

Regular season [link]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Boston	78	25	23.5	.418	.207	.647	3.7	3.8	1.6	.1	6.4
2007–08	Boston	77	77	29.9	.492	.263	.611	4.2	5.1	1.7	.2	10.6
2008–09	Boston	80	80	33.0	.505	.313	.642	5.2	8.2	1.9	.1	11.9
2009–10	Boston	81	81	36.6	.508	.213	.621	4.4	9.8	2.3	.1	13.7
2010–11	Boston	68	68	37.2	.475	.233	.568	4.4	11.2	2.2	.2	10.6
2011–12	Boston	53	53	36.9	.448	.238	.597	4.8	11.7	1.8	.1	11.9
Career		437	384	32.6	.481	.241	.619	4.4	8.1	1.9	.1	10.8
All-Star		3	0	18.3	.545	.000	.000	1.7	7.0	.3	.0	4.0

Playoffs [link]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008	Boston	26	26	32.0	.407	.250	.691	4.1	6.6	1.7	.3	10.2
2009	Boston	14	14	41.2	.417	.250	.657	9.7	9.8	2.5	.2	16.9
2010	Boston	24	24	40.6	.463	.375	.596	5.6	9.3	1.9	.1	15.8
2011	Boston	9	9	38.3	.477	.000	.632	5.4	9.6	1.1	.0	14.0
Career		73	7.3	37.4	.437	.282	.638	5.8	8.5	1.9	.2	13.8

Awards and honors [link]

File:Rondo Champion.jpg

Rondo at the championship parade of the 2008 NBA Champions Boston Celtics.

1× NBA Champion: 2008
3× NBA All-Star: 2010, 2011, 2012 ^[91]
1× All-NBA Team:

Third Team: 2012

4× NBA All-Defensive:

First Team: 2010, 2011
Second Team: 2009, 2012

NBA All-Rookie selection:

Second team: 2007

NBA regular season leader:

2010: most steals (189), most steals per game (2.3)
2012: most assists per game (11.4), most triple-doubles (6)

NBA postseason leader:

2008: most assists (172), most steals (45)
2009: most assists (127), most triple-doubles (3)
2010: most triple-doubles (2), most steals (46)
2011: most triple-doubles (1)
2012*: most assists (165), most assists per game (11.8), most triple-doubles (3)

*active series

Boston Celtics franchise records:

Most assists in a single season: 794 (2009–10)
Most steals in a single season: 189 (2009–10)
Most assists in a playoff game: 20 (2010–11)
Most assists per game (season): 11.7 (2011-12)
Most consecutive games with 10+ assists (regular season): 24* (2011-12)

*active streak

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External links [link]

Rajon Rondo at NBA.com
Rajon Rondo at Basketball-Reference.com
The Official Site of Rajon Rondo
YardBarker – Rajon Rondo's Blog
NBA.com Draft Profile
Profile at UKAthletics.com
ESPN.com Player Card
Rajon Rondo Career Stats
ESPN.com 2010 NBA Playoffs Feature: "9 Stories on No. 9: The Legend of Rondo"; 06/08/10

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v t e Boston Celtics 2007–08 NBA Champions

0 Leon Powe 5 Kevin Garnett 9 Rajon Rondo 11 Glen Davis 13 Gabe Pruitt 20 Ray Allen 28 Sam Cassell 34 Paul Pierce (Finals MVP) 41 James Posey 42 Tony Allen 43 Kendrick Perkins 44 Brian Scalabrine 50 Eddie House 66 Scot Pollard 93 P. J. Brown Head coach Doc Rivers Assistant coaches Tom Thibodeau Armond Hill Kevin Eastman Clifford Ray

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v t e 2006 NBA Draft

First round	Andrea Bargnani LaMarcus Aldridge Adam Morrison Tyrus Thomas Shelden Williams Brandon Roy Randy Foye Rudy Gay Patrick O'Bryant Mouhamed Sene J. J. Redick Hilton Armstrong Thabo Sefolosha Ronnie Brewer Cedric Simmons Rodney Carney Shawne Williams Oleksiy Pecherov Quincy Douby Renaldo Balkman Rajon Rondo Marcus Williams Josh Boone Kyle Lowry Shannon Brown Jordan Farmar Sergio Rodríguez Maurice Ager Mardy Collins Joel Freeland

Second round	James White Steve Novak Solomon Jones Paul Davis P. J. Tucker Craig Smith Bobby Jones Kosta Perović David Noel Denham Brown James Augustine Daniel Gibson Marcus Vinicius Lior Eliyahu Alexander Johnson Dee Brown Paul Millsap Vladimir Veremeenko Leon Powe Ryan Hollins Cheikh Samb Guillermo Diaz Yotam Halperin Hassan Adams Ejike Ugboaja Edin Bavčić Loukas Mavrokefalidis J. R. Pinnock Damir Markota Will Blalock

NBA season assists leaders

1947: Calverley
1948: Calverley
1949: Davies
1950: Phillip
1951: Phillip
1952: Phillip
1953: Cousy
1954: Cousy
1955: Cousy
1956: Cousy
1957: Cousy
1958: Cousy
1959: Cousy
1960: Cousy
1961: Robertson
1962: Robertson
1963: Rodgers
1964: Robertson
1965: Robertson
1966: Robertson
1967: Rodgers
1968: Robertson
1969: Robertson
1970: Wilkens
1971: Van Lier
1972: West
1973: Archibald
1974: DiGregorio
1975: Porter
1976: Watts
1977: Buse
1978: Porter
1979: Porter
1980: Richardson
1981: Porter
1982: Moore
1983: Johnson
1984: Johnson
1985: Thomas
1986: Johnson
1987: Johnson
1988: Stockton
1989: Stockton
1990: Stockton
1991: Stockton
1992: Stockton
1993: Stockton
1994: Stockton
1995: Stockton
1996: Stockton
1997: Jackson
1998: Strickland
1999: Kidd
2000: Kidd
2001: Kidd
2002: Miller
2003: Kidd
2004: Kidd
2005: Nash
2006: Nash
2007: Nash
2008: Paul
2009: Paul
2010: Nash
2011: Nash
2012: Rondo

NBA season steals leaders

1974: Steele
1975: Barry
1976: Watts
1977: Buse
1978: Lee
1979: Carr
1980: Richardson
1981: Johnson
1982: Johnson
1983: Richardson
1984: Green
1985: Richardson
1986: Robertson
1987: Robertson
1988: Jordan
1989: Stockton
1990: Jordan
1991: Robertson
1992: Stockton
1993: Jordan
1994: McMillan
1995: Pippen
1996: Payton
1997: Blaylock
1998: Blaylock
1999: Gill
2000: Jones
2001: Iverson
2002: Iverson
2003: Iverson
2004: Davis
2005: Hughes
2006: Wallace
2007: Davis
2008: Paul
2009: Paul
2010: Rondo
2011: Paul
2012: Paul

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LeBron James

James with the Heat

No. 6 – Miami Heat

Small forward

Personal information

Born

December 30, 1984 (age 27)
Akron, Ohio, United States

Nationality

American

High school

St. Vincent – St. Mary High School

Listed height

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Listed weight

250 lb (113 kg)

Career information

NBA Draft

2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall

Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers

Pro career

2003–present

Career history

2003–2010

Cleveland Cavaliers

2010–present

Miami Heat

Career highlights and awards

3× NBA Most Valuable Player (2009–2010, 2012)
NBA Rookie of the Year (2004)
8× NBA All-Star (2005–2012)
NBA scoring champion (2008)
6× All-NBA First Team (2006, 2008–2012)
2× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2007)
4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009–2012)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)
2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008)
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2003)

Stats at NBA.com

Medals

Men's Basketball
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Gold	2008 Beijing	Team competition
Bronze	2004 Athens	Team competition
FIBA World Championship
Bronze	2006 Japan	Team competition
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold	2007 Las Vegas	Team competition

LeBron Raymone James (/ləˈbrɒn/; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a sophomore at St. Vincent – St. Mary High School. He was selected with the number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Listed as a small forward, James has set numerous youngest player records since joining the league. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2003–04, was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2009, 2010, and 2012^[1] and has been both an All-NBA selection and an All-Star every season since 2005. In 2010, a much-publicized free agency process ended with James signing with the Miami Heat.

James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to consecutive playoff appearances from 2006 through 2010. In 2007, the Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the San Antonio Spurs. In 2011, James and the Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals but lost to the Dallas Mavericks. James has been a member of the USA national team, winning a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics and gold at the 2008 Olympics.

High school career [link]

James attended St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron, where he starred as a two-sport athlete, playing basketball and football. A distinguished wide receiver, James was named first-team all-state in his sophomore year and led the Fighting Irish to the state semifinals in his junior year.^[2] His football career came to an end before his senior year when he broke his wrist during an AAU basketball game.^[3] Many sports analysts, football critics, and former and current players have speculated on whether he could have played in the NFL.^[4]

James was a starter for St. Vincent-St. Mary's varsity basketball team from day one. During his freshman year, he averaged 21 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, eventually leading the Irish to the OHSAA Division III state title. The next year, he upped his averages to 25.2 points and 7.2 rebounds, while also contributing 5.8 assists and 3.8 steals per game.^[2] The Irish finished the season 26-1 and repeated as state champions. For his outstanding play, James was named Ohio's Mr. Basketball and was selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team, becoming the first ever sophomore to do either.^[5]

James' junior year saw his popularity explode onto a national level. Prior to the start of the season, he appeared in SLAM Magazine and was lauded as possibly "the best high school basketball player in America right now" by writer Ryan Jones.^[6] With averages of 29 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game, he was again named Ohio's Mr. Basketball and selected to the All-USA First Team. Additionally, he was named the 2001-2002 boys' basketball Gatorade National Player of the Year. Unfortunately, St. Vincent-St. Mary did not defend its state championship from the year before, losing to Roger Bacon High School in the OHSAA Division II championship game. Following the loss, James seriously considered declaring for the 2002 NBA Draft, petitioning for an adjustment to the NBA's draft eligibility rules which required prospective players to have at least graduated from high school.^[7] Although the petition was unsuccessful, it only further raised his exposure.

By the time James' senior year began, he had already appeared on the covers of ESPN The Magazine and Sports Illustrated. His unprecedented level of fame forced St. Vincent-St. Mary to move their practices to James A. Rhodes Arena at the University of Akron.^[8] The Irish's regular season games were frequently attended by celebrities such as Shaquille O'Neal, with some being televised nationally on ESPN2 and regionally on pay-per-view.^[9] For the season, James averaged 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.4 steals per game.^[5] He was named Ohio's Mr. Basketball and selected to the All-USA First Team for an unprecedented third consecutive year. He participated in three three year-end high school basketball all-star games - the EA Sports Roundball Classic, the Jordan Capital Classic, and the McDonald's All-American Game -, losing his NCAA eligibility and making it official he would enter the 2003 NBA Draft.^[10] James finished his high school basketball career with 2,657 points, 892 rebounds and 523 assists.^[5] On January 31, 2012, he was honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans.^[11]

Despite his accomplishments, James' senior year was a tumultuous one. For his 18th birthday, he accepted a Hummer H2 from his mother, Gloria, who secured a loan for the vehicle utilizing LeBron's future earning power.^[12] This prompted an investigation by the OHSAA because under their guidelines, no amateur may accept any gift valued over $100 as a reward for athletic performance.^[13] Later in the season, James accepted two throwback jerseys worth $845 from an urban clothing store in exchange for his posing for pictures, officially violating OHSAA violations and resulting in him being stripped of his high school sports eligibility.^[13] James appealed the ruling and his penalty was eventually dropped to a two game suspension, allowing him to play the remainder of the season. The Irish were also forced to forfeit one of their wins, their only official loss that season.^[14]

NBA career [link]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010)[link]

Rookie season [link]

James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the number one overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. In his first professional game he recorded 25 points, setting an NBA record for most points scored by a prep-to-pro player in his debut outing.^[15] He also added 9 assists, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals with a 60% field goal percentage.^[16] Originally, he was scheduled to compete in the 2004 Slam Dunk Contest but was forced to withdraw because of an ankle injury.^[17] In a late season match-up with the New Jersey Nets, he scored a season-high 41 points, becoming the youngest player in league history to score at least 40 points in a game.^[18] James was eventually named the 2003–04 NBA Rookie of the Year, finishing with averages of 20.9 points, 5.9 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game.^[19] He also became the first Cavalier to receive the honor and joined Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game in their rookie season (Tyreke Evans has since joined this group). Despite James' award-worthy play and an 18-game improvement over the previous season, the Cavaliers failed to make the the playoffs.^[20]

2004–05 season [link]

In the 2004–05 season, James was selected to his first NBA All-Star Game and recorded 13 points, 6 assists, and 8 rebounds, as the Eastern All-Stars defeated the Western All-Stars 125–115.^[21] During the season, James became the youngest player in league history to record a triple-double and make the All-NBA Team.^[2] He averaged 27.2 points, 7.2 assists, 7.4 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game.^[19] The Cavaliers failed to reach the playoffs again and finished with a 42–40 regular season record.^[22]

2005–06 season [link]

In the 2005–06 season, James was elected to his second straight All-Star Game appearance and led the Eastern All-Stars to a 122–120 victory, with 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. He became the youngest All-Star MVP at 21 years, 51 days.^[23] He was named NBA Player of the Week for an unprecedented three consecutive weeks and concluded the season with five honors.^[24] He scored 35 or more points in nine consecutive games, joining Jordan and Kobe Bryant as the only players since 1970 to accomplish the feat.^[24] For the season, James averaged 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game,^[19] and became the youngest player in NBA history to average at least 30 points. He became the fourth player in NBA history to average more than 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a single season.^[25] The Cavaliers made the playoffs for the first time since 1998,^[26] and improved from a record of 17–65 in 2002–03 to 50–32 in 2005–06.^[27]

Following the regular season, James was named as one of the candidates for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Although he finished second to Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns in MVP voting, he was awarded co-MVP honors with Nash by The Sporting News; an award given by the publication that is based on the voting of thirty NBA general managers.^[28]

James made his playoff debut against the Washington Wizards in 2006. He recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds, as the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards 97–86.^[29] He joined Johnny McCarthy and Magic Johnson as the only players in NBA history to register a triple-double in their playoff debut.^[29] For the series, James averaged 35.7 points, as the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards in six games.^[30] In the process, James set a new record for turnovers in a 6-game series, with 34. In the second round of the playoffs, James and the Cavaliers lost in seven games to the defending Eastern Conference champion and divisional rival Detroit Pistons. James averaged 30.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 5.8 assists in the playoffs.^[19]

At the end of the season, James negotiated a three-year contract extension, with a player option for a fourth year. The contract was worth $60 million and began at the start of the 2007–08 season.^[31] Although it was for fewer years and less money than the maximum he could sign, it allowed him the option of seeking a new contract worth more money as an unrestricted free agent following the 2010 season.^[31] He had discussed this with fellow members of his 2003 draft class, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, who also re-signed with their respective teams while allowing them to be unrestricted agents in 2010.^[32]

2006–07 season [link]

James in April 2007

James was elected to his third consecutive All-Star game appearance during the 2006–07 season. He played a game high 32 minutes and finished with 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.^[33] In the regular season, the Cavaliers tied the previous season's record with 50 wins and clinched the second seed of the Eastern Conference on the last day of the season.^[34] For the season, James averaged 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 1.6 steals per game.^[2] He joined Robertson as the only players in NBA history to average 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game for three consecutive years.^[35]

In the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs, James led the Cavaliers to their first sweep in franchise history over the Washington Wizards in four games.^[36] It was the first time the franchise had won consecutive road playoff games.^[36] For the series, James averaged 27.8 points, 7.5 assists, and 8.5 rebounds.^[19] In the second round of the playoffs, James led the Cavaliers to a 4–2 series victory over the New Jersey Nets.^[37] He averaged 25.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 8.6 assists in the series,^[19] as the Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 15 years.^[37]

In the Eastern Conference Finals, James led the Cavaliers from an 0–2 deficit against the Detroit Pistons to win the series in six games. His performance in Game 5 was especially memorable. James recorded a franchise-record 48 points on 54.5% field goal shooting, to go with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. In addition, James scored 29 of Cleveland's last 30 points, including the team's final 25 points in a double-overtime victory. He concluded the night with a game-winning lay-up with 2 seconds left.^[38] NBA analyst Marv Albert referred to James' performance as "one of the greatest moments in postseason history," while color commentator Steve Kerr called it "Jordan-esque."^[39]

In the 2007 NBA Finals, James averaged 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists, as the Cavaliers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs, losing 4 consecutive games.^[2] For the postseason, James averaged 25.1 points, 8.0 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game.^[19] He set a franchise record for double-doubles in a playoff season with eight and became the first Cavalier and the first non-guard in NBA history to have at least seven assists in eight consecutive playoff games.^[2]

2007–08 season [link]

James drives to the basket in a game in April 2008.

In the 2007–08 season, James continued his dominant play, earning his fourth consecutive All-Star Game appearance^[40] and once again positioning himself as one of the front runners for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. He won the 2008 All-Star Game MVP with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals as the Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated their Western counterparts, 134–128.^[41]

On February 19, 2008, James recorded his fifth triple-double of the 2007–08 season by putting up 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists against the Houston Rockets. It was the fifteenth triple-double of his career. He is the third youngest player to post 15 triple-doubles, behind Robertson and Johnson.^[42] He scored his sixth triple-double of the season and sixteenth of his career against the Indiana Pacers the very next game. It was the second time during the season that he had a triple-double in back-to-back games. The last player to accomplish that feat was Johnson in 1988.^[43] James finished the season with seven triple-doubles, breaking his personal and team records for triple-doubles in a season and 17 career triple-doubles broke his team record as well.^[44]

James taking part in his pre-game ritual of tossing crushed chalk in the air.

On February 27, 2008, against the Boston Celtics, James became the youngest person to score 10,000 points in his career at 23 years and 59 days, achieving the feat in style with a slam-dunk over 11-time All-Star Kevin Garnett, eclipsing the old mark by more than a year. James did so in 368 games, the ninth fastest in league history.^[45]^[46] On March 5, 2008, James scored 50 points with 8 rebounds and 10 assists on the New York Knicks, becoming only the third player since the ABA-NBA merger to record a 50-point 10-assist game.^[47] On March 21, 2008, James scored 29 points against the Toronto Raptors, taking him past Brad Daugherty's all-time Cavaliers scoring record of 10,389 points. Daugherty achieved this record over the course of 548 games, while James took only 380 games to score 10,414 points.^[48]

All told, James propelled Cleveland to a 45–37 record, good for second place in the Central Division and the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Prior to Cleveland's first-round series versus the Washington Wizards, Wizards guard Deshawn Stevenson said James was "overrated," prompting James to say that he would not return the insult, as that would be "almost like Jay-Z [responding to a negative comment] made by Soulja Boy."^[49] In response, Soulja Boy himself made an appearance at Game 3 of the series (played in Washington) in support of the Wizards, and his music was played over the PA system.^[50] James would later say that he meant no disrespect to Soulja Boy with his comment, and that his young son is a big fan of the rapper. Jay-Z responded by producing a freestyle version of the Too Short single "Blow the Whistle", named "Playoff", in which he "disses" Stevenson and Soulja Boy on James' behalf.^[51]^[52] The Cavaliers won the series against the Wizards in 6 games (4–2). The Cavaliers were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the next round (4–3). During the decisive seventh game, which was played in Boston, James scored 45 points, but opponent Paul Pierce's 41 led the Celtics to a narrow victory.

2008–09 season [link]

In the 2008–09 season James continued to improve facets of his game while setting new career highs. He had 23 chase-down blocks (93 blocks in total, a career-high) and improved his free-throw shooting (78.0%, a career-high, with league-leading 594 free-throws made).^[53]^[54] He was the NBA Player of the Month four times, making him the second player in NBA history to do that after Kevin Garnett did so in his 2003–04 MVP season.^[55] In addition, he became the fourth player in NBA history to lead his team in all five major statistical categories (total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) in one season.^[56]

James defending Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics in October 2008

After a win on March 25 against the New Jersey Nets the Cleveland Cavaliers improved their record to 58–13 exceeding their previous franchise best of 57–25 set in the 1988–89 and 1991–92 NBA seasons. They ended the regular season with a league best of 66–16 after losing their final home game to the Philadelphia 76ers in overtime. The Cavaliers had a chance to tie the 1985–86 Boston Celtics for the all-time best NBA home record but ended at 39–2 after home losses to the Los Angeles Lakers and 76ers.

James dribbles the ball in a game in April 2009.

In the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs. James averaged 32.0 points, 11.3 rebounds and 7.5 assists in the series and became just the third player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a postseason series. At the end of the last game, in which he tallied 36 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists on 16–17 free throw shooting, there were MVP chants for him in The Palace of Auburn Hills.^[57] On May 4, he was announced as the NBA Most Valuable Player. He became the first Cavaliers player in history to win the award.^[58]^[59]^[60]

He was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team for the first time in his career.^[61]

In the next series in the playoffs, James once again led his team to a sweep against the Atlanta Hawks.^[62]

On May 22, during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Orlando Magic's Hedo Türkoğlu shot a 12-foot jumper to give the Magic a 2-point lead with 1 second left. Following a Cleveland timeout, Williams inbounded the ball to James, but heavy defense by Türkoğlu denied James a chance at a tying layup. James then attempted and made a three-point shot over Türkoğlu, giving the Cavs a 96–95 victory to tie the series 1–1.^[63] Following a Game 3 road loss, James attempted another game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer in Game 4, but from farther out; it missed, thus dropping the Cavaliers 1–3 in the series.^[64] After a Game 5 home win, he scored a playoff low 25 points in Game 6 and Cleveland lost the series to Orlando. James' postgame behavior incited some controversy when he left the game floor without shaking hands with his opponents.^[65] James later told reporters:

"It's hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them, I'm a winner. It's not being a poor sport or anything like that. If somebody beats you up, you're not going to congratulate them. ... I'm a competitor. That's what I do. It doesn't make sense for me to go over and shake somebody's hand."^[66]

2009–10 season [link]

James taking a free throw against the Atlanta Hawks.

Before the 2009–10 season, Cleveland traded for four-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal to address an inside presence that was missing against Orlando.^[67] O'Neal's goal was to "Win a Ring for the King."^[68] James was selected to his sixth consecutive All-Star game appearance.^[69] He became the first player to earn at least 2.5 million votes three times.^[69] James recorded 25 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals as the Eastern Conference All-Stars defeated the Western Conference All-Stars 141–139.^[70] In a 118–116 loss to the Denver Nuggets, James tallied 43 points, 13 rebounds, 15 assists, two steals and four blocks in a game.^[71] He was the first player to have at least 40 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds in a game since Robertson did so on February 13, 1962.^[71] All-Star Antawn Jamison was acquired by the Cavs on February 17, 2010.^[72] On March 13, 2010, James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 15,000 regular season points during a 92–85 win over the Chicago Bulls.^[73]

At the end of the regular season, Cleveland finished with the best regular season record for the second consecutive year.^[74] James won the Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career, becoming the twelfth NBA player in history to do so.^[75] James received 116 of a possible 122 first-place votes to win.^[75]

In the playoffs, the Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls in the first round, but fell to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.^[76] James was criticized for not playing well, especially in Game 5 of the series, in which he shot only 3 for 14 and scored 15 points.^[77] He walked off the court in that game, his final home game as a Cavalier, "to a smattering of boos and rows of empty seats" and Cleveland lost 88–120 in their worst home playoff loss in team history.^[78] Cleveland was eliminated in Game 6, James' last playing for Cleveland, as he recorded 27 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists, but also 9 turnovers.^[76]

2010 free agency [link]

James, in his No. 6 Heat jersey, attempts to dunk the basketball.

James became a free-agent at 12:01 am ET on July 1, 2010.^[79] He filed papers to formally change his jersey number 23 to 6 for the season.^[80] James was courted by several teams, including the Knicks, Nets, Heat, Bulls, Clippers, and his hometown Cavaliers.^[81]

On July 8, 2010, James announced on a live ESPN special, The Decision, that he would be playing for the Miami Heat for the 2010–11 season and teaming with Miami's other All-Star free agent signees Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.^[82] The Decision was broadcast from the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, Connecticut.

In this fall...this is very tough...in this fall I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat. I feel like it's going to give me the best opportunity to win and to win for multiple years, and not only just to win in the regular season or just to win five games in a row or three games in a row, I want to be able to win championships. And I feel like I can compete down there.^[83]^[84]

—LeBron James

Wade had informed Heat President Pat Riley that James wanted to become less of a scorer and more of a distributor, and James looked forward to no longer carrying the offense night after night as he did playing with Cleveland.^[85] Riley sold to James that "LeBron would be Magic Johnson, Dwyane Wade would be Kobe Bryant, Chris would be Kevin Garnett." Relieved of the burden of scoring, James thought he could be the first player to average a triple-double in a season since Oscar Robertson.^[85]^[86]

The Cavaliers were informed of James' decision minutes before the show began.^[87] The television program drew high ratings as well as criticism for the prolonged wait until James' actual decision and the spectacle of the show itself.^[88]

In Cleveland, fans considered James' departure a betrayal that ranks second to Art Modell's efforts to relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.^[89] Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert almost immediately published an open letter to fans, denouncing James' decision as a "selfish", "heartless", "callous", and "cowardly betrayal", while guaranteeing that the Cavs would win an NBA title before the "self-declared former King."^[90] Gilbert's sports-memorabilia company Fathead also lowered the price of wall graphics depicting James from $99.99 to $17.41, the birth year of Benedict Arnold.^[91] William Rhoden of The New York Times defended James by stating that Gilbert's "venomous, face-saving personal attack", along with the ensuing "wrath of jersey-burning fans", only validated James’ decision to leave Cleveland.^[92] Reverend Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist, said Gilbert's feelings "personify a slave master mentality", and he was treating James as "a runaway slave".^[93] J. A. Adande of ESPN said, however, that James chose to promote the drama of his decision in an hour-long television special instead of showing "common courtesy" to notify Cleveland and other teams of his plans.^[94] On July 12, 2010, NBA Commissioner David Stern fined Gilbert $100,000 for the letter's contents, while also criticizing the way James handled free agency.^[95] On July 14, James told J. R. Moehringer for a GQ article that there was "nothing at all" he would change about his handling of free agency.^[96]

Former NBA players criticized his decision to not stay with Cleveland and continuing to try to win a championship as "the guy".^[97] Michael Jordan stated that he would not have contacted his rivals from other teams like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird to play on one team together, as "I wanted to defeat those guys." Jordan added that "...things are different [now]. I can't say that's a bad thing. It's an opportunity these kids have today."^[98] Johnson echoed Jordan's sentiments on teaming with rivals.^[99]

On September 29, 2010, asked by Soledad O'Brien of CNN if race was a factor in the fallout from The Decision, James said, "I think so, at times. There's always – you know, a race factor."^[100] James had previously stayed clear of racial issues.^[101]^[102] When the earlier controversy over his cover on Vogue became a national debate, James had no comment.^[102] Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com, said James suddenly bringing up race in this instance was "laughable."^[102] Jason Whitlock of Foxsports.com said James' usage of the race card was "an excuse to avoid dealing with his own bad (The) Decision."^[103] Adande, however, said James "didn't claim to be a victim of racial persecution" and "caused us to examine the bias that's always lurking".^[101]

Before a game against the Nets on October 31, his first game against one of his suitors, James reflected on his free agency: “If I had to go back on it, I probably would do it a little bit different,” James said. “But I’m happy with my decision.” He declined to be more specific.^[104]

Miami Heat (2010–present)[link]

LeBron James during the 2010–11 regular season.

On July 9, James officially completed a sign-and-trade six-year contract with the Miami Heat, which would have allowed for an NBA max deal.^[105] However, in order to afford Bosh, Wade, and James, the deal was for less than the NBA maximum contract.^[106] On the same day, the Heat threw a welcome party and introduced James, Wade and Bosh to the 13,000 Heat fans at American Airlines Arena. The rock concert atmosphere featured the trio arriving to plumes of smoke with Bosh and Wade pointing to the crowd and James strutting around.^[107] Howard Beck of The New York Times described the national fan reaction to the party: "Everyone saw something: greatness, arrogance, self-indulgence, boldness, cowardice, pride, friendship, collusion, joy, cynicism, heroes, mercenaries."^[108] James became the third reigning NBA MVP to change teams and the first since Moses Malone in 1982.^[109]

On November 2, James had a game-high 12 assists in a 129–97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.^[110] James was the primary ball handler for nearly the entire 33 minutes he played against the Wolves.^[111] He has been playing throughout the season the point guard role that Riley sold to him during free agency.^[111]^[112]^[113] "I don't want to be called a point guard, but I can't stop it," said James. Heat public relations announced that James's 12 assists was the highest in franchise history by a forward.^[111] On November 9 in a 116–114 loss to the Utah Jazz, James finished with 20 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds, his first triple-double with the Heat.^[114] It was his 29th career triple-double, the seventh that came in a loss.^[115] On December 2, the Heat played in Cleveland in James' first game back since departing as a free agent. The crowd directed derisive chants and signs at James, who was booed every time he touched the ball. With tight security, the crowd was rowdy but not violent and there was only one arrest and four ejections. James scored a then-season-high 38 points and Miami won in a 118–90 blowout as the hostile crowd was quieted before halftime.^[116]^[117] In a well publicized arrival after spurning the franchise, James had his second triple double of the season with 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in a blowout victory.^[118] In the Heat's 104–100 victory over the Orlando Magic on February 3, 2011, James scored 23 points in the first quarter, breaking Alonzo Mourning's single-game franchise record of 21 first-quarter points (March 29, 1996).^[119] James finished the game with 51 points, a season high, along with 11 rebounds and eight assists.^[120] On March 29, in James' second game at Cleveland as a member of the Heat, he skipped his pregame player introduction, saying that he was using the bathroom, and entered the arena during the Cleveland Cavaliers player introductions. The Heat lost to the Cavaliers 102–90 despite James' 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.^[121]

James finished second in the league in scoring with 26.7 points per game and Dwyane Wade finished fourth (25.5 points per game). They combined to score 4,052 points this season, most by a duo in franchise history.^[122] In the 2011 NBA Finals James finished with averages of 17.8 points, 6.8 assists, and 7.1 rebounds, although the Miami Heat were beaten in 6 games by the Dallas Mavericks, 4–2. Throughout the postseason James averaged 23.6 points, 5.8 assists, and 8.3 rebounds. James's 17.8 points per game (down 8.9 points from 26.7) in the Finals was the largest drop off in points from a regular season to an NBA Finals in NBA history.^[123]

On February 2, James was selected to start in his eighth All-Star game. The West defeated the East 152–149, but not before James tied with Kevin Durant for a game-high 36 points, including tying Mark Price's 19-year All-Star game record of six 3-point field goals.^[124]

On May 20, 2012, James recorded 40 points, 18 rebounds, and 9 assists in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals against the Indiana Pacers, becoming only the second player to ever do so in NBA history (besides Elgin Baylor in 1961).^[125]

International career [link]

James goes up for a shot against China's Yao Ming in the Group B men's Olympic basketball game between the U.S. and China on August 10, 2008, at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

After his rookie season, James played on the 2004 U.S. Olympic basketball team in Athens, where the US men's team won the bronze medal. It was the first time a U.S. Olympic team with NBA players failed to win the gold medal. Limited to 14.6 minutes per game, James averaged just 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.^[126]

Along with Kobe Bryant, he was one of the first two players to be publicly named to the 2006–2008 U.S. preliminary roster in 2006 by Jerry Colangelo.^[127] James competed in the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan and averaged 13.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game.^[128] The team finished with an 8–1 record, and was again awarded the bronze medal.^[128] James was named as one of three captains for the 2006 USA Men's World Championship team, alongside Carmelo Anthony and Wade.^[129]

After failing to win the 2006 World Championships, the team competed at the 2007 Tournament of Americas Olympic qualifiers to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. During the gold medal game against Argentina, James recorded 31 points, the most by an American in an Olympic qualifier, as the United States captured gold medal honors.^[130] He averaged 18.1 points (on tournament-high field-goal percentage (76%) and three-point percentage (62.2%), 4.7 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 22.2 minutes per game.

James, along with the rest of Team USA reclaimed the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, defeating Spain 118 to 107. He finished the gold medal game with 14 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 assists as the U.S. went unbeaten, winning their first gold medal since the 2000 Olympics.^[131] It was later reported that James' "immaturity and downright disrespectfulness" were a risk to his being included on the Beijing Olympic team as Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski and managing director Jerry Colangelo believed that Bryant joining the national team would allow the team to win the gold medal with or without James.^[87]

Player profile [link]

As of the 2011–12 season, James has averaged 27.6 points, 6.9 assists and 7.2 rebounds per game for his career in the regular season.^[19] In the 2005–06 season, he led the league in completed traditional three point plays.^[2] He regularly ranks among the league leaders in rebounds for the small forward position.^[132]^[133] James' skills have led to many comparisons to NBA legends Robertson, Johnson, and Jordan.^[134] James was not named to the NBA All-Defensive Team until the 2008–09 season, when he finished second in voting for Defensive Player of the Year.

In March 2011, the New York Times wrote that James "has not mastered a reliable midrange jumper ... has not developed a go-to move in the post" and his options in a half-court set at the end of games "often are a long jump shot or a mad dash to the rim."^[135] In January 2012, Miami teammate Bosh opined that Wade—based off Wade's past success—should take the last-second shot instead of Bosh or James to win or lose a game.^[136] James was criticized by the media for passing instead of taking the last-second shot in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game and in a couple of subsequent games.^[137]^[138]

James started a petition saying that no one should be allowed to wear the No. 23 in the NBA to honor Jordan.^[139] On March 1, 2010, James filed an application to the NBA to wear the No. 6 starting the 2010–11 season.^[140]

Off the court [link]

Personal life [link]

James was born on December 30, 1984 in Akron, Ohio, to a 16-year-old mother, Gloria. His biological father, Anthony McClelland, was an ex-convict who left Gloria, leaving her to raise LeBron by herself.^[141]^[142]

James has two children with his high school sweetheart, Savannah Brinson. The first, LeBron James Jr., was born on October 6, 2004,^[143] and the second, Bryce Maximus James, on June 14, 2007.^[143]^[144] They currently reside in Coconut Grove, a Miami suburb, where James bought a three-story mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay for $9 million on November 12, 2010.^[145] James became engaged to Brinson on December 31, 2011. He proposed to her at a party to celebrate New Year’s Eve and his 27th birthday.^[146]

Endorsements [link]

James is a minority stakeholder of Liverpool F.C.

James has endorsement contracts with Nike, Sprite, Glacéau, Bubblicious, Upper Deck, McDonald's and State Farm.^[147]^[148] With Nike, James has released nine signature shoe styles, and six additional shoes (20–5–5, Soldier, Soldier 2, Soldier 3, Soldier 4, Ambassador). He has acted in a 2007 series of commercials called "The LeBrons", as well as had his likeness voiced by Kenan Thompson in a 2009 commercial series titled "MVPuppets". In December 2007, James was ranked at No.1 in the Forbes Top 20 Earners Under 25 with annual earnings of $27 million.^[149]

James and Ice Cube have paired up to pitch a one-hour special to ABC based on James' life. James will act as executive producer if the show is greenlighted.^[150] James appeared on the cover of the February 2009 edition of GQ magazine.^[151] He stars in the Lions Gate film, More Than a Game (2009).

Following an agreement with Fenway Sports Group to become the sole marketer of his rights globally, in return as part of the deal James and his manager Maverick Carter became minority stakeholders in the Premier League football club Liverpool F.C.^[152]

On April 10, 2011 James became the new global brand ambassador for luxury Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet. He will in addition collaborate to produce his own limited-edition watch, for which he will donate the proceeds from any future auctions of these timepieces to his charity, the LeBron James Family Foundation.^[153]

Public image [link]

During the 2007 NBA Playoffs, James drew criticism^[154] when he declined to sign a petition started by his teammate, Ira Newble, regarding the Chinese government's alleged involvement in the ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan, stating that he did not know enough about the issue.^[155]^[156] A year later, James did talk publicly about the issue, saying, "At the end of the day we're talking about human rights. And people should understand that human rights and people's lives are in jeopardy. We're not talking about contracts here. We're not talking about money. We're talking about people's lives being lost and that means a lot more to me than some money or a contract."^[157]

James received criticism from Cleveland fans and critics for attending Cleveland Indians games against the New York Yankees dressed in a Yankees hat. James said, "As individuals I want every Indian to succeed. I love all these fans for coming out and supporting us. But team-wise I want the Yankees to win." Despite residing in Ohio for all of his childhood, James added that he grew up as a Yankees fan, a Dallas Cowboys fan and a Chicago Bulls fan.^[158] In January 2008, Nike released the Air Zoom V LeBron shoe, which featured a Yankees-type motif and was made available only in New York City.^[159]

		The WWI Destroy This Mad Brute poster, the 1933 King Kong movie poster and the April 2008 Vogue cover with James and Gisele Bündchen which critics claim referenced the earlier posters.[160][161]		The WWI Destroy This Mad Brute poster, the 1933 King Kong movie poster and the April 2008 Vogue cover with James and Gisele Bündchen which critics claim referenced the earlier posters.[160][161]
The WWI Destroy This Mad Brute poster, the 1933 King Kong movie poster and the April 2008 Vogue cover with James and Gisele Bündchen which critics claim referenced the earlier posters.^[160]^[161]

In March 2008, James became the first black man to appear on the cover of Vogue, posing with Gisele Bündchen.^[160] He was the third man to appear on the cover of Vogue, after Richard Gere and George Clooney. Some sports bloggers and columnists considered the cover offensive, describing the demeanor of James and his holding Bündchen as a reference to classic imagery of the movie monster King Kong, a dark savage capturing his light-skinned love interest.^[160]^[161]

In June 2008, James donated $20,000 to a committee to elect Barack Obama.^[162] On October 29, 2008, James gathered almost 20,000 people at the Quicken Loans Arena for a viewing of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's 30-minute American Stories, American Solutions television advertisement. It was shown on a large screen above the stage, where Jay-Z later held a free concert.^[163]

On July 23 in an interview for his upcoming book "Shooting Stars",^[164] James admitted to smoking marijuana at one point during his high school career to help cope with all the stress resulting from constant media attention he was receiving at the time.^[165]^[166]^[167]^[168]

James, with comedian Jimmy Kimmel, co-hosted the 2007 ESPY Awards. James himself was nominated for three ESPYs: Best Male Athlete, Best NBA Player (winner), and Best Record Breaking Performance. The performance for which he was nominated was when he scored 48 points in Game 5 of the 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons, including 29 of the last 30 points, the team's final 25 points, and the team's 18 points in the first and second overtime combined to win the game.^[39] ^[169] In other comedic pursuits, James hosted the 33rd season premiere of Saturday Night Live. The show's creator Lorne Michaels praised him for his versatility.

In April 2010, Forbes ranked James as the second most influential athlete behind Lance Armstrong.^[170]

In September 2010, The Q Score Company ranked James as the sixth most disliked sports personality behind Michael Vick, Tiger Woods, Terrell Owens, Chad Ochocinco and Kobe Bryant.^[171] In February 2012, Forbes ranked James as the sixth most disliked athlete behind Michael Vick, Tiger Woods, Plaxico Burress, Ndamukong Suh and Kris Humphries.^[172]

Salaries [link]

Season	Team	Salary
2003–04	Cleveland	$4,018,920
2004–05	Cleveland	$4,320,360
2005–06	Cleveland	$4,621,800
2006–07	Cleveland	$5,828,090
2007–08	Cleveland	$13,041,250
2008–09	Cleveland	$14,410,581
2009–10	Cleveland	$15,779,912
2010–11	Miami	$14,500,000
2011–12	Miami	$16,022,500

NBA career statistics [link]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season [link]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	Cleveland	79	79	39.5	.417	.290	.754	5.5	5.9	1.6	.7	20.9
2004–05	Cleveland	80	80	42.4	.472	.351	.750	7.4	7.2	2.2	.6	27.2
2005–06	Cleveland	79	79	42.5	.480	.335	.738	7.0	6.6	1.6	.8	31.4
2006–07	Cleveland	78	78	40.9	.476	.319	.698	6.7	6.0	1.6	.7	27.3
2007–08	Cleveland	75	74	40.4	.484	.315	.712	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	30.0
2008–09	Cleveland	81	81	37.7	.489	.344	.780	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	28.4
2009–10	Cleveland	76	76	39.0	.503	.333	.767	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	29.7
2010–11	Miami	79	79	38.8	.510	.330	.759	7.5	7.0	1.6	.6	26.7
2011–12	Miami	62	62	37.5	.531	.362	.771	7.9	6.2	1.9	.8	27.1
Career		689	688	39.8	.484	.331	.747	7.2	6.8	1.7	.8	27.6
All-Star		8	8	27.0	.532	.392	.760	7.0	6.1	1.4	.2	25.9

Playoffs [link]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006	Cleveland	13	13	46.5	.476	.333	.737	8.1	5.8	1.4	.7	30.8
2007	Cleveland	20	20	44.7	.416	.280	.755	8.1	8.0	1.7	.5	25.1
2008	Cleveland	13	13	42.5	.411	.257	.731	7.8	7.6	1.8	1.3	28.2
2009	Cleveland	14	14	41.4	.510	.333	.749	9.1	7.3	1.6	.9	35.3
2010	Cleveland	11	11	41.8	.502	.400	.733	9.3	7.6	1.7	1.8	29.1
2011	Miami	21	21	43.9	.466	.353	.763	8.4	5.9	1.7	1.2	23.7
Career		92	92	43.6	.460	.323	.746	8.4	7.0	1.6	1.0	28.0

Awards and honors [link]

Main article: List of career achievements by LeBron James

3× NBA Most Valuable Player: 2009, 2010, 2012
NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
NBA Scoring Champion: 2008
2× NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2006, 2008
8× NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
8× All-NBA:
- First Team: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Second Team: 2005, 2007
4× NBA All-Defensive:
- First Team: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2004
Bronze medal with Team USA, 2004 Summer Olympic Games
Bronze medal with Team USA, 2006 FIBA World Championship
Gold medal with Team USA, 2007 FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal with Team USA, 2008 Summer Olympic Games

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v t e Gatorade High School Basketball Player of the Year Award

Boys	1986: J. R. Reid 1987: LaBradford Smith 1988: Alonzo Mourning 1989: Kenny Anderson 1990: Damon Bailey 1991: Chris Webber 1992: Corliss Williamson 1993: Randy Livingston 1994: Felipe Lopez 1995: Stephon Marbury 1996: Kobe Bryant 1997: Baron Davis 1998: Al Harrington 1999: LaVell Blanchard 2000: Jared Jeffries 2001: Kelvin Torbert 2002: LeBron James 2003: LeBron James 2004: Dwight Howard 2005: Greg Oden 2006: Greg Oden 2007: Kevin Love 2008: Jrue Holiday 2009: Brandon Knight 2010: Brandon Knight 2011: Bradley Beal 2012: Jabari Parker

Girls	1986: Susan Anderson 1987: Kris Durham 1988: Vicki Hall 1989: Lisa Harrison 1990: Lisa Leslie 1991: Michelle Marciniak 1992: Katie Smith 1993: La'Keshia Frett 1994: Monick Foote 1995: Stephanie White 1996: Jamie Walz 1997: Nikki Teasley 1998: Tamika Williams 1999: Nicole Kaczmarski 2000: Shereka Wright 2001: Shyra Ely 2002: Ann Strother 2003: Candace Parker 2004: Candace Parker 2005: Abby Waner 2006: Tina Charles 2007: Maya Moore 2008: Nneka Ogwumike 2009: Skylar Diggins 2010: Chiney Ogwumike 2011: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis

v t e Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year Award

Boys	2003: LeBron James 2004: Dwight Howard 2005: Greg Paulus 2006: Greg Oden 2007: Kevin Love 2008: Matt Barkley 2009: Garrett Gilbert 2010: Brandon Knight 2011: Dylan Bundy

Girls	2003: Allyson Felix 2004: Candace Parker 2005: Cynthia Barboza 2006: Tina Charles 2007: Maya Moore 2008: Chanelle Price 2009: Skylar Diggins 2010: Chiney Ogwumike 2011: Morgan Brian

v t e ESPN RISE 2000s All-Decade High School Boys Basketball Team

First Five	Dajuan Wagner LeBron James Carmelo Anthony Kevin Durant Greg Oden

Second Five	Derrick Rose Ty Lawson O. J. Mayo Kevin Love Dwight Howard

Third Five	Sebastian Telfair Brandon Jennings Monta Ellis Darius Miles Zach Randolph

v t e 2003 NBA Draft

First round	LeBron James Darko Miličić Carmelo Anthony Chris Bosh Dwyane Wade Chris Kaman Kirk Hinrich T. J. Ford Michael Sweetney Jarvis Hayes Mickaël Piétrus Nick Collison Marcus Banks Luke Ridnour Reece Gaines Troy Bell Žarko Čabarkapa David West Sasha Pavlović Dahntay Jones Boris Diaw Zoran Planinić Travis Outlaw Brian Cook Carlos Delfino Ndudi Ebi Kendrick Perkins Leandro Barbosa Josh Howard

Second round	Maciej Lampe Jason Kapono Luke Walton Jerome Beasley Sofoklis Schortsanitis Szymon Szewczyk Mario Austin Travis Hansen Steve Blake Slavko Vraneš Derrick Zimmerman Willie Green Zaza Pachulia Keith Bogans Malick Badiane Matt Bonner Sani Bečirovič Mo Williams James Lang James Jones Paccelis Morlende Kyle Korver Remon van de Hare Tommy Smith Nedžad Sinanović Rick Rickert Brandon Hunter Xue Yuyang Andreas Glyniadakis

NBA first overall draft picks

1947: McNeely
1948: Tonkovich
1949: Shannon
1950: Share
1951: Melchiorre
1952: Workman
1953: Felix
1954: Selvy
1955: Ricketts
1956: Green
1957: Hundley
1958: Baylor
1959: Boozer
1960: Robertson
1961: Bellamy
1962: McGill
1963: Heyman
1964: Barnes
1965: Hetzel
1966: Russell
1967: Walker
1968: Hayes
1969: Alcindor
1970: Lanier
1971: Carr
1972: L. Martin
1973: Collins
1974: Walton
1975: D. Thompson
1976: Lucas
1977: Benson
1978: M. Thompson
1979: E. Johnson
1980: Carroll
1981: Aguirre
1982: Worthy
1983: Sampson
1984: Olajuwon
1985: Ewing
1986: Daugherty
1987: D. Robinson
1988: Manning
1989: Ellison
1990: Coleman
1991: L. Johnson
1992: O'Neal
1993: Webber
1994: G. Robinson
1995: Smith
1996: Iverson
1997: Duncan
1998: Olowokandi
1999: Brand
2000: K. Martin
2001: Brown
2002: Yao
2003: James
2004: Howard
2005: Bogut
2006: Bargnani
2007: Oden
2008: Rose
2009: Griffin
2010: Wall
2011: Irving

NBA Rookie of the Year Award

1953: Meineke
1954: Felix
1955: Pettit
1956: Stokes
1957: Heinsohn
1958: Sauldsberry
1959: Baylor
1960: Chamberlain
1961: Robertson
1962: Bellamy
1963: Dischinger
1964: Lucas
1965: Reed
1966: Barry
1967: Bing
1968: Monroe
1969: Unseld
1970: Alcindor
1971: Cowens & Petrie
1972: Wicks
1973: McAdoo
1974: DiGregorio
1975: Wilkes
1976: Adams
1977: Dantley
1978: Davis
1979: Ford
1980: Bird
1981: Griffith
1982: Williams
1983: Cummings
1984: Sampson
1985: Jordan
1986: Ewing
1987: Person
1988: Jackson
1989: Richmond
1990: Robinson
1991: Coleman
1992: Johnson
1993: O'Neal
1994: Webber
1995: Hill & Kidd
1996: Stoudamire
1997: Iverson
1998: Duncan
1999: Carter
2000: Brand & Francis
2001: Miller
2002: Gasol
2003: Stoudemire
2004: James
2005: Okafor
2006: Paul
2007: Roy
2008: Durant
2009: Rose
2010: Evans
2011: Griffin
2012: Irving

NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

1951: Macauley
1952: Arizin
1953: Mikan
1954: Cousy
1955: Sharman
1956: Pettit
1957: Cousy
1958: Pettit
1959: Baylor & Pettit
1960: Chamberlain
1961: Robertson
1962: Pettit
1963: Russell
1964: Robertson
1965: Lucas
1966: A. Smith
1967: Barry
1968: Greer
1969: Robertson
1970: Reed
1971: Wilkens
1972: West
1973: Cowens
1974: Lanier
1975: Frazier
1976: Bing
1977: Erving
1978: R. Smith
1979: Thompson
1980: Gervin
1981: Archibald
1982: Bird
1983: Erving
1984: Thomas
1985: Sampson
1986: Thomas
1987: Chambers
1988: Jordan
1989: Malone
1990: Johnson
1991: Barkley
1992: Johnson
1993: Stockton & Malone
1994: Pippen
1995: Richmond
1996: Jordan
1997: Rice
1998: Jordan
1999: No game played
2000: O'Neal & Duncan
2001: Iverson
2002: Bryant
2003: Garnett
2004: O'Neal
2005: Iverson
2006: James
2007: Bryant
2008: James
2009: Bryant & O'Neal
2010: Wade
2011: Bryant
2012: Durant

NBA season scoring leaders

1947: Fulks
1948: Zaslofsky
1949: Mikan
1950: Mikan
1951: Mikan
1952: Arizin
1953: Johnston
1954: Johnston
1955: Johnston
1956: Pettit
1957: Arizin
1958: Yardley
1959: Pettit
1960: Chamberlain
1961: Chamberlain
1962: Chamberlain
1963: Chamberlain
1964: Chamberlain
1965: Chamberlain
1966: Chamberlain
1967: Barry
1968: Bing
1969: Hayes
1970: West
1971: Alcindor
1972: Abdul-Jabbar
1973: Archibald
1974: McAdoo
1975: McAdoo
1976: McAdoo
1977: Maravich
1978: Gervin
1979: Gervin
1980: Gervin
1981: Dantley
1982: Gervin
1983: English
1984: Dantley
1985: King
1986: Wilkins
1987: Jordan
1988: Jordan
1989: Jordan
1990: Jordan
1991: Jordan
1992: Jordan
1993: Jordan
1994: Robinson
1995: O'Neal
1996: Jordan
1997: Jordan
1998: Jordan
1999: Iverson
2000: O'Neal
2001: Iverson
2002: Iverson
2003: McGrady
2004: McGrady
2005: Iverson
2006: Bryant
2007: Bryant
2008: James
2009: Wade
2010: Durant
2011: Durant
2012: Durant

NBA Most Valuable Player Award

1956: Pettit
1957: Cousy
1958: Russell
1959: Pettit
1960: Chamberlain
1961: Russell
1962: Russell
1963: Russell
1964: Robertson
1965: Russell
1966: Chamberlain
1967: Chamberlain
1968: Chamberlain
1969: Unseld
1970: Reed
1971: Alcindor
1972: Abdul-Jabbar
1973: Cowens
1974: Abdul-Jabbar
1975: McAdoo
1976: Abdul-Jabbar
1977: Abdul-Jabbar
1978: Walton
1979: M. Malone
1980: Abdul-Jabbar
1981: Erving
1982: M. Malone
1983: M. Malone
1984: Bird
1985: Bird
1986: Bird
1987: Johnson
1988: Jordan
1989: Johnson
1990: Johnson
1991: Jordan
1992: Jordan
1993: Barkley
1994: Olajuwon
1995: Robinson
1996: Jordan
1997: K. Malone
1998: Jordan
1999: K. Malone
2000: O'Neal
2001: Iverson
2002: Duncan
2003: Duncan
2004: Garnett
2005: Nash
2006: Nash
2007: Nowitzki
2008: Bryant
2009: James
2010: James
2011: Rose
2012: James

v t e United States squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

4 Iverson 5 Marbury 6 Wade 7 Boozer 8 Anthony 9 James 10 Okafor 11 Marion 12 Stoudemire 13 Duncan 14 Odom 15 Jefferson Coach: Brown

v t e United States squad – 2006 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal

4 Johnson 5 Hinrich 6 James 7 Jamison 8 Battier 9 Wade 10 Paul 11 Bosh 12 Howard 13 Miller 14 Brand 15 Anthony Coach: Krzyzewski

v t e United States squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal

4 Boozer 5 Kidd 6 James 7 Williams 8 Redd 9 Wade 10 Bryant 11 Howard 12 Bosh 13 Paul 14 Prince 15 Anthony Coach: Krzyzewski

v t e ESPY Awards

Cross-cutter	Courage Female Athlete Male Athlete Breakthrough Athlete Championship Performance Coach/Manager Female College Athlete Male College Athlete College Program Comeback Athlete Female Athlete with a Disability Male Athlete with a Disability Male U.S. Olympian Female U.S. Olympian Game Performance Under Pressure Perseverance Upset Moment Play Record-Breaking Performance Movie Team

Individual	Female Action Male Action Bowler Driver Fighter Female Golfer Male Golfer Jockey MLS MLB NBA NFL NHL Female Tennis Male Tennis Track and Field WNBA

Discontinued	Action Soccer Female Soccer Male Soccer U.S. Olympian Male College Basketball Female College Basketball College Football Disabled Angler Boxer Golfer International Athlete Female Track Male Track Outdoor Sportsman

Hosts	Dennis Miller (1993) Dennis Miller (1994) John Goodman (1995) Tony Danza (1996) Jeff Foxworthy (1997) Norm Macdonald (1998) Samuel L. Jackson (1999) Jimmy Smits (2000) Samuel L. Jackson (2001) Samuel L. Jackson (2002) Jamie Foxx (2003) Jamie Foxx (2004) Matthew Perry (2005) Lance Armstrong (2006) LeBron James & Jimmy Kimmel (2007) Justin Timberlake (2008) Samuel L. Jackson (2009) Seth Meyers (2010) Seth Meyers (2011)

Award ceremonies	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

McDonald's All-American Game – Boys' MVPs

1979: Daye
1980: Cross
1981: Branch & Sherrod
1982: Winters
1983: Bennett
1984: Williams
1985: Lambiotte
1986: Reid
1987: Macon
1988: Mourning & Owens
1989: Hurley & O'Neal
1990: Bradley
1991: Webber & Brunson
1992: Harrington
1993: Vaughn & Stackhouse
1994: López
1995: Garnett
1996: Holloway
1997: Gregory
1998: R. Curry
1999: Bender
2000: Randolph
2001: E. Curry
2002: Redick
2003: James
2004: Howard & Smith
2005: McRoberts
2006: Budinger & Durant
2007: Beasley
2008: Evans
2009: Favors
2010: Barnes & Sullinger
2011: Gilchrist & McAdoo
2012: Muhammad

v t e Miami Heat current roster

1 Bosh 3 Wade 5 Howard 6 James 13 Miller 14 Harris 15 Chalmers 21 Turiaf 22 Jones 30 Cole 31 Battier 34 Curry 40 Haslem 45 Pittman 50 Anthony

Head coach: Spoelstra Assistant coaches: Rothstein McAdoo Askins Fizdale Kammerer

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Name	James,LeBron
Alternative names	James, King
Short description	NBA Basketball player
Date of birth	December 30, 1984
Place of birth	Akron, Ohio
Date of death
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