pic. twitter. com/fGJsL18lriSix days after the interview aired, LeBron would be chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No 1 overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft.
The rest, as they say, is history. Seventeen years on, it’s safe to say King James, the LA Lakers talisman, America’s most prominent athlete and the undisputed face of basketball, has managed to not only meet but exceed the positively absurd expectations heaped on those teenage shoulders. Gallery: The most hated athletes (Espresso) Related: The most notable US athletes of 2020: No 2 – Mariah Bell, the edge of glory He turned 36 on Wednesday, which means he’s spent nearly half of his life as an NBA player.
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