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20 unusual facts about LeBron James


2x2 Project

One of the website's editors, social epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed, received media attention from ABC News Radio when he wrote an open letter to NBA player LeBron James saying his promotion of Coca-Cola and McDonald's in commercials that were targeted largely toward his young fans was contributing to the problem of childhood obesity.

Akron Zips

That year, the men's basketball team, under head coach Keith Dambrot, won their first ever Division I post-season game by defeating Temple in the NIT, led by first team All-MAC performer Romeo Travis (former teammate of LeBron James in high school) and also won the most games in a season, 23.

Akron Zips men's basketball

In 2008 the Zips officially announced they had signed a three-year partnership to be outfitted by the LeBron James line by Nike.

Arash Markazi

Markazi gained notoriety on July 28, 2010 when he wrote an article for ESPN.com Los Angeles detailing decadent partying by LeBron James in Las Vegas, which was pulled after only a brief period on-line.

Bubblicious

However, in 2005 the flavor was re-introduced as LeBron's Lightning Lemonade, based on a partnership between Bubblicious and basketball player LeBron James.

Championship ring

In North American sports vernacular, a player's aim of wanting the "ring" is synonymous with winning the playoff league championship, and it has entered popular lexicon (retired basketball center Shaquille O'Neal was quoted as saying "My motto is very simple: Win a Ring for the King", former NHL goaltender Patrick Roy remarking "I can't hear what Jeremy says, because I've got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears") .

David Aldridge

Aldridge frequently appeared on SportsCenter as well asNBA 2 Night (now NBA Fastbreak) and NBA Today. Aldridge conducted interviews for the SportsCenter "Sunday Conversations" with LeBron James, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone and many others.

E.I.S. Men's Volleyball

Some of the players where acquired through trades and free agency moves which will be discussed later but no transaction was as sneaky and backstabbing as LeBron James' taking his talents to South Beach.

Geno Ford

His career total of 2,680 points is third in the history of Ohio high school boys basketball, behind Jon Diebler (3,208 points) and Jay Burson (2,958), but higher than LeBron James (2,646).

Great Lakes Brewing Company

A short list of these include Ohio City Oatmeal Stout, an IPA named Hop Madness (which was for a short period in 2010 known as Quitness as a jab at LeBron James defection to Miami) and Moondog ESB.

Grey Blackwell

Blackwell's caricature of LeBron James was featured on the packaging for "LeBron's Lightning Lemonade" flavor of Bubblicious bubble gum.

Jay Crawford

Jay often defended LeBron James during his time in Cleveland despite Skip Bayless's frequent criticism of James.

Joel Anthony

With Miami's high profile free agent signings of LeBron James and Chris Bosh in July 2010 much hype surrounded the team with its new self-proclaimed "Big Three".

Kyle Carr

Carr lists basketball player LeBron James as the greatest influence on his life because of the adversity James overcame to win multiple NBA Championships.

LRMR

LRMR is a management firm founded by Maverick Carter, a childhood friend of LeBron James.

Newtown Memorial Fund

In April 2013, LeBron James put up a pair of game-worn sneakers with "NEWTOWN, CT" written on them for auction.

Norton Furniture

Brown participated in the 2010 campaign to keep LeBron James in Cleveland, by appearing in the Please Stay LeBron video.

South Trenton, New Jersey

The 2003 PrimeTime Shootout was the sight of the highest-scoring game of LeBron James' high school career).

The Cool Kids

Their song "A Little Bit Cooler" was used in a "Most Valuable Puppets" commercial from Nike with LeBron James and Kobe Bryant entitled "Mrs. Lewis".

Tyler Haws

And when asked to name their favorite players, the popular choice was usually Kobe and LeBron.


2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2006 marked the first time LeBron James made the playoffs in his career, and the first time the Cavaliers had made the playoffs since 1998 with Shawn Kemp.

2010–11 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team

The players invited included some current and former stars: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Bill Russell and Magic Johnson.

Darius Morris

Morris was invited to numerous All-star basketball camps hosted by LeBron James, Steve Nash, the National Basketball Players Association and Nike.

Idan Ravin

Since then, Ravin has worked with some of the NBA’s biggest stars including Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Steve Francis, Kevin Durant, Amare Stoudemire, Dwight Howard, and Carmelo Anthony.

Inside Hoops

Some of the famous players to have done face-to-face Inside Hoops interviews include LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Steve Nash, Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett, Yao Ming, Chris Webber, Elton Brand, Tracy McGrady, Shawn Marion, Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal, Pat Riley, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Jon Diebler

Diebler ended his high school career with 3,208 points, more than Ohio high school greats Jay Burson (2,958), LeBron James (2,646), Bob Huggins (2,438), Jerry Lucas (2,438), Jamar Butler (2,412) and Jim Jackson (2,328).

Kam Williams

Williams is also known for his celebrity interviews of black entertainers and luminaries such as Soledad O’Brien, Denzel Washington, Lebron James, and Djimon Hounsou.