LeBron James
LeBron James is one of the greatest players to ever step on a basketball court with some incredible statistics over his career, but what were his stats in his first game?
LeBron James is in his own right, one of the best players in the game and one of the greatest to ever play in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar has had a legendary career packed with team and individual accolades including four NBA Championships, four MVP awards and 15 All-Star selections, and has broken multiple NBA records along the way.
While LeBron became the first ever NBA player to rack up 10,000 points, rebounds, and assists last season, he is currently playing in his 20th season in the NBA – and recently became only the second player ever to score 38,000 points in the history of the NBA. Only one record eludes him, and the Lakers superstar is closing in on the all-time scoring record of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
While it would cement his legendary status in the game, it also would simply be another record added to a glorious career. LeBron has been doing it for nearly 20 years now, and some of the younger fans often ask how did LeBron perform in the very first game of his NBA career.
It turns out that the rookie James put on some impressive numbers even in the very first game of his professional basketball career.
An 18-year-old James of the Cleveland Cavaliers finished with 25 points and 9 assists on 12-20 shooting in 42 minutes in a loss at the Sacramento Kings. It was an impressive performance from a player who was known as the “next best thing” all throughout his college career, and he certainly cemented the presence of the hype around him with his performance.
The kid from Akron, Ohio has come a long way since he was drafted into the NBA as a part of the class of 2003. James, who turned out for St. Vincent’s-St. Mary’s School in his high school days, was 18 when he was picked as the first overall pick in the draft by the Cavs – beginning a career that would go down as one of the greatest the sport has ever seen.
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