After 16 NBA seasons, James' stats included regular season per-game averages of: 27.2 points
6.2 defensive rebounds
38.6 minutes
7.2 assists
0.736 free-throw percentage
0.8 blocks
0.343 3-point field-goal %
1.6 steals
0.504 field-goal percentage
3.5 turnovers
ceremony with about 200 guests in San Diego on September 14, 2013.
James and Brinson have two sons and one daughter together. In October 2004, James welcomed his first son LeBron Jr. On June 14, 2007, Brinson gave birth to their second son, Bryce
Maximus James. Their third child, daughter Zhuri James, was
1.2 offensive rebounds
born on October 22, 2014.
OLYMPIC GAMES James competed on the U.S. Olympic basketball team during
LEBRON JAMES FAMILY FOUNDATION Outside of the NBA, James has worked to help others. He
James made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Summer Games
along his mother Gloria, to help out children and single-parent
three Summer Olympic Games, in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
established the LeBron James Family Foundation in 2004,
in Athens, Greece. He and his teammates won bronze medals
families in need.
after defeating Lithuania. Argentina took home the gold after beating Italy in the finals.
Among
its
many
programs,
the
organization
builds
playgrounds in economically disadvantaged areas and hosts
In the summer of 2008, James traveled to Beijing, China, to
an annual bike-a-thon.
on the U.S. Olympic basketball team. This time around the
OUTSPOKEN POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA One of the world's most recognizable athletes, James hasn't
play with the likes of Bryant, Jason Kidd and Dwyane Wade
U.S. team brought home the gold after defeating Spain in the final round.
James competed at his third Olympic Games in 2012, at the
Summer Olympics in London, along with Durant, Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and several other top players. The U.S. basketball team took the gold medal — James' second consecutive Olympic gold.
been shy about expressing his views on social media. Among other issues, he displayed his support for Trayvon Martin
after the teen's death in 2012, and he has clashed with U.S. President Donald Trump.
James waded into delicate territory in October 2019, after Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey posted a tweet in support of
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters that ignited a Chinese
CONTRACT WITH NIKE In 2003, James signed several endorsement deals, including a
media boycott of NBA preseason games in the country.
over his lifetime.
with the executive posting comments that could have exposed
deal with Nike for $90 million that could net him over $1 billion Other endorsements include Intel, Verizon, Coca-Cola, Beats
James said he believed Morey was "misinformed" about the
situation, although he later tweeted that he mainly took issue traveling players to danger.
by Dre and Kia Motors.
The basketball superstar has also shown a playful side on
SALARY AND EARNINGS In the 2016-17 season, James collected a $31 million salary,
character Arthur clenching his first during the Cavaliers' slow
making him the third player to earn that much after Jordan and
social media, such as when he posted a picture of cartoon start to the 2017-18 season.
million contract with the Lakers in July 2018. He’s also a co-
'SPACE JAM 2' James is set to star in Space Jam 2, the 2021 sequel to the 1996
and has invested in Blaze Pizza.
more than just me and the Looney Tunes getting together and
Bryant. The NBA superstar went on to sign a four-year, $153.3 owner of the production company SpringHill Entertainment
In February 2019, Forbes magazine's estimated James’ yearly earnings at $88.7 million, making him the NBA's highest-
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sweetheart, Savannah Brinson. The couple married in a private
hit starring Jordan. "The Space Jam collaboration is so much doing this movie,” James told The Hollywood Reporter.
“It's so much bigger. I'd just love for kids to understand how
earning player for the fifth year in a row.
empowered they can feel and how empowered they can be if
WIFE AND KIDS On January 1, 2012, James proposed to his high school
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they don't just give up on their dreams."
