LeBron Raymone James Sr. is a professional American basketball player who plays in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers as of April 2025. Born in Akron, Ohio, King James, as he is more commonly known, plays in the forward position and is one of the most decorated players in NBA history. James played basketball for St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in his early days. He was named Ohio Mr. Basketball three times and won the Ohio Division III state championship three times. During his senior season at Vincent, he averaged 29.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game James scored a total of 2,667 points during his high school career.
LeBron James was drafted as the first overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft. As a debutant in the NBA 2003-04 season, he scored 1654 points and 465 assists in 79 appearances for the Cavaliers. James played for two different teams before officially joining the Los Angeles Lakers on July 9, 2018. As of April 18, 2025, as per ESPN.com James has appeared in 1,562 regular-season NBA games in his career, where he scored 42,184 points, grabbed 11,731 rebounds, and dished out 11,584 assists. James is also a four-time NBA champion as of April 2025. Despite playing in the NBA, he is also a member of the USA senior national team. He last represented the USA in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he led his team to a gold medal.
Who is LeBron James's mother?
LeBron James' mother is Gloria Marie James. Gloria Marie James was born on February 4, 1968. According to her Instagram bio, Marie James is a philanthropist and a community advocate. According to People, she spent the majority of her childhood and adulthood in Akron, Ohio. She gave birth to LeBron James when she was 16 years old.
At the age of 19, LeBron James’s grandmother, Freda James Howard, who was her main support while raising LeBron James, passed away due to a sudden heart attack. Due to her financial conditions, she decided to leave him with his then-football coach, Frank Walker, who was the one who introduced LeBron to basketball. Walker took the decision after consulting with his family—his wife, Pam, and kids Chanelle, Frankie Jr., and Tanesha Walker—and volunteered to take James in. Gloria Marie James is also active on Instagram and has 261K Instagram followers as of March 2, 2025. Her Instagram handle is @gloriajames. As per the article, she is a single mother. (via the Global Wire)
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