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1984 - It begins in Akron, Ohio.
A boy born into not much, except a gift the world hadn't met yet. -
2003 - He goes first.
Straight from high school to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
A hometown carrying a hometown's hope. -
2010 - the hardest call
He leaves for Miami.
The world reacts. He gets to work. -
2012 - Back to back championships.
The promise becomes proof.
The doubt goes quiet. -
2014 - He goes home.
Cleveland again. Unfinished business.
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2016 - nobody forgets.
Down three games to one, he brings Cleveland its first title.
A city waited fifty two years. He ended the wait. -
2018 - A new chapter.
Los Angeles.
The Lakers. A bigger stage. A longer game. -
2020 - A fourth ring.
A third franchise.
Greatness in a season like no other.
The Scores That Matter
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40,000+ points
the most the game has ever seen
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4 championships
earned in three cities, carried for one hometown
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1 promise
made to Akron, and kept
Lift As You Climb
Built for the next kid from Akron who just needs someone to believe first.
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LeBron James Family Foundation
The I PROMISE Promise , a school, a community, and a hand up for Akron's kids.
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The SpringHill Company
More Than An Athlete , telling stories that give a voice to the empowered.
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Family & Legacy
The Next Generation , the reason behind every long season, every early morning, every dream passed down.
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More Than Basketball
Everything built here points back to one idea: lift as you climb.
From the classrooms of the I PROMISE School to the families it stands beside, the mission has never been about one man's greatness.
It is about what greatness can do for everyone it touches.
That is the work. That is the legacy.
KingJames
KingJames
A kid from Akron who became the King, and never stopped pointing back home. On the court: four titles and the most points the game has ever seen. Off it: a school, a promise, and a family he is building a legacy for. More than an athlete, always.
Champion. Founder. Hometown Kid.
