LeBron James is an NBA basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers in the United States (NBA).
In the fifth grade, James started playing organized basketball.
James averaged 21 points and 6 rebounds per game. James had 25.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 3.8 steals per game average.
the second consecutive year, James was named Gatorade National Player of the Year after averaging 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 3.4 steals per game.
At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, James made his debut for the United States national team.
James played a bigger role for Team USA at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan, averaging 13.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game as co-captain.
He averaged 18.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, including a 31-point outburst against Argentina in the championship game, the most ever by an American in an Olympic qualifier.
After a 27-point, 8-rebound, and 9-assist performance in the 2007–08 season, James was voted All-Star Game MVP for the second time.
James' numbers dropped to 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in 2006–07.
James became the first Cavalier to earn the MVP Award, averaging 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game.