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Basketball player Lebron Raymone James was born Dec. 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio. Lebron attended St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, where as a freshman point guard led the team to a 27-0 record and a division III state championship. In both his junior and senior year, he was selected as the USA Today High School Player of the Year, and earned MVP honors at the McDonald's All-American Game.

Lebron was the first overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and before he even played a single game he landed a $95 million shoe contract with Nike. He earned Rookie of the Year honors, finishing the season with 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game. Lebron is also the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple double and the youngest player to score 50 points in a game.

He was featured as himself on the hit television series "The Simpsons," and he has his own flavor of Bubblicious bubble gum called "Lebron's Lightning Lemonade." Lebron and his girlfriend Savanah Crinson have a son named Lebron James Junior.

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