Argumentative Essay On Lebron James

LeBron James lived in poverty throughout his whole childhood, his childhood was his fuel for an illustrious career. Lebron James did not have a privileged childhood. He was below the poverty line, he was living in the center of street violence, “his only escape was basketball” (JockBio), this is the start of greatness. LeBron James is now considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time because he has been to seven straight NBA (National Basketball Association) Finals, came back from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors in the Finals, and has over twenty-eight thousand career points.
Gloria Marie James, LeBron’s mother, gave birth to her child, LeBron Raymone James, on December 30, 1984, when she was only 16 years old
First New York Times released a rumor that LeBron was going to declare for the draft after his Junior year, that was obviously not true because you had to have a high school diploma before entering the National Basketball Association. He also got gifted retro NBA jerseys that were worth about $845 (Jockbio 2). The problem with that is that you cannot accept any gifts from any company because you are about to be successful. In other words, it’s basically like giving someone money before they sign the contract. Another scandal came up because Gloria bought LeBron a new jeep for his 18th birthday, she obviously could not afford that jeep, she asked for a loan that she also could not afford, so she said that her son was LeBron James and that he was going to be in the NBA so she could pay it off quickly after he made it into the league.
Lebron was the first pick going to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2003 NBA draft. LeBron went straight from high school to the NBA skipping college because of his talents. He was the first pick of a talented line of prospects including Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Darko Milicic (who ended up being a bust), this just goes to show how much talent the kid really had and how much trust his hometown team, Cavaliers, trusted him. LeBron also later admitted to smoking Marijuana to relieve the stress the media put on him while in high
LeBron also scored 52 points against the Raptors on March 20, 2005, setting the Cavaliers franchise single-game scoring record.
LeBron James has acquired three NBA championships, four league MVPs, 11 First-Team selections 13 All-Star teams and six All-Defensive teams. He has came back from a three-one lead when his legacy was on the line. LeBron James has two rings with the Miami Heat and he has one ring with the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James teamed up with two stars from his draft class with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, That is how he won two of his rings but he also lost two championships in Miami.
LeBron James is now married to Savannah James and has two kids Bryce (9), LeBron Jr. AKA Bronny (12), and one daughter named Zhuri James. Gloria James is still living and so is Anthony McClelland, but LeBron has no other family members that raised him other than his mom. According to News 5, the Walker family is still doing good and LeBron keeps in touch with them pretty well (News