Lebron James 2003 Upper Deck Card BCCG 10 Mint
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- This is a 2003 Upper Deck Lebron James Tall Task Trading Card
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Lebron James has redefined NBA greatness since the very first moment he stepped on the professional basketball court in 2003. When establishing who is really the greatest NBA basketball player of all time, Lebron James’ name is always entangled with that of Michael Jordan as analysts battle to the end to decide who really is the undisputed basketball king. Despite what your personal beliefs may be about who is truly the greatest basketballer who ever lived, there is no denying that Lebron James’ name has been permanently etched into basketball immortality and will forever be mentioned amongst the basketball legends. In addition, LeBron James has also introduced the billionaire lifestyle to the sport of basketball, becoming the first basketballer in the history of the game to become a billionaire.
LeBron Raymone James Sr. was born in Akron, Ohio on December 30, 1984, to Anthony M
cClelland and Gloria Marie James. His mom was only 16 years old when he was born but she did all that she could to ensure that her son had a stable life, even though they often struggled and moved from place to place. LeBron’s dad was not involved in his life while he was growing up, since he abandoned Gloria upon hearing about her pregnancy, didn’t provide any monetary or fatherly support to LeBron, and was more engaged in criminal activities than his fatherly obligations. But his fatherly absence was one of the motivators that pushed LeBron to maximize his sporting greatness and would serve as a major motivating factor to help him become one of the NBA’s all-time greats!
By the time LeBron was nine years old, his mom realized that he would receive much better care if he was living with the family of Frank Walker, the man who loved him dearly and had been a local football coach. Frank and his family had offered to take care of LeBron and had given LeBron a taste of what he would later call “a real family.” The Walkers held stable jobs at regular 9-to-5s, and LeBron was soon going to school more regularly. He shared a room with Frankie Walker Jr, had to wake up at 6:30 am every morning and get ready, and he had to finish all of his homework before he was allowed to play. The Walkers gave him German chocolate cake yearly on his birthday and they cut his hair every Saturday afternoon. They provided LeBron with a semblance of familial normalcy and during this time his interest in basketball piqued.
Before long, Frank Walker was teaching LeBron how to shoot, dribble the basketball, and teaching him the various intricacies of the game, too. He also signed LeBron up for a 9-year-old basketball team nearby and even made him an assistant coach for the 8-year-olds. His basketball skills continued to improve while he was living with the Walkers and before long, he was playing for the Northeast Ohio Shooting Stars. Lebron and his fellow teammates (and friends) Willie McGee, Dru Joyce III, and Sian Cotton dominated every competition they entered and were successful on not only the local level but also the national level, too. They liked to call themselves the
‘Fab Four’ and were so close that they decided to even go to the same high school. The high school they chose was the St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and it was from this moment that LeBron’s greatness started to peek out as a mere glimpse of what was to come.
Lebron kicked off his high school basketball career with an average of 6 rebounds and 21 points in his freshman year. He played for the St. Vincent-St. Mary varsity team and during that time, he and his team went on to win all of 27 matches with no losses, eventually winning the Division III state title and becoming the first boys’ high school in the state of Ohio to end a season with an undefeated streak.
His sophomore year was marked by future improvements, with him averaging 3.8 steals, 5.8 assists, 7.2 rebounds, and 25.2 points per game. At this point, fans were coming in by the thousands and filling up the University of Akron’s Rhodes Arena just to see Lebron play! NBA and college scouts were also frequenting his matches, as they all wanted to get acquainted with Lebron and eventually be the lucky one who got LeBron when his tenure at high school was over. By the end of this season, Lebron’s team had lost only one match and went on to become state champions once again. This time around, LeBron was chosen to be a member of the USA Today All-USA First Team and was named Ohio Mr. Basketball for his phenomenal play that season, too. He was the first sophomore in basketball history to ever accomplish such feats.
Before his junior year even commenced, LeBron was already being featured in an American basketball Magazine named Slam, with one renowned writer lauding him as probably
“the best high school basketball player in America right now.” During this season, LeBron averaged 3.3 steals, 5.7 assists, 8.3 rebounds, and 29 points per game and was even featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, too. Back then, such feats were inconceivable for high school basketballers of his age but Lebron shattered those ‘limitations’ and even topped them by becoming the male basketball Gatorade National Player of the Year (the first junior to ever do so). He was also chosen for the USA Today All-USA First Team and named Ohio Mr. Basketball once again.
By the time LeBron became a senior, his games were already being nationally televised on ESPN2. His performance still improved steadily, with him averaging 3.4 steals, 4.6 assists, 9.6 rebounds, and 31.6 points per game. During this season, LeBron was selected as Gatorade’s National Player of the Year for a second successive year and he was named to the USA Today All-USA First Team for the third year in a row. He also won the title of Ohio Mr. Basketball. During his final year in high school, LeBron participated in the McDonald’s All-American Game, the Jordan Capital Classic, and the EA Sports Roundball Classic before announcing to the world that he would skip college and go straight into the 2003 NBA draft. At the time of this announcement, LeBron had been one of only a handful of high schoolers who had been granted this honor.
Interestingly, very few people are aware of the fact that during his high school years, LeBron was a phenomenal football player, too. He had played as a wide receiver for his high school during his younger years and had been a very essential part of their team. Sadly, he was unable to play football during his senior year because of the injuries he had sustained in a previous game but he still received the respect of many football fans, some of whom argue that LeBron was talented enough to play professional football, too.
The 2003-2004 basketball season would mark the year when LeBron would turn professional. Of course, he was the first pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers- his hometown team, and he started breaking records from the very first moment he stepped onto that NBA court. In his first game against the Sacramento Kings, he scored all of 25 points, thus breaking the record for the most points scored by a player in his debut game who came straight from high school into the professional league. By the end of his debut season, he received the NBA rookie award and averaged 5.9 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 20.9 points. He also became one of only three rookies in NBA history to average 5 assists, 5 rebounds, and at least 20 points. His team didn’t make it to the NBA finals but their performance had significantly increased and the only difference was the fact that they now had LeBron James on their team.
As time progressed, LeBron steadily improved his game. To this date, he can boast of being an 18x NBA All-Star, a 4x NBA Most Valuable Player, a 4x NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, and a 4x NBA champion. He has also been named as an NBA All-Star Game MVP all of 3 times and he is not stopping any time soon. Even in 2010 after LeBron made a televised announcement that he would be switching to the Miami Heats and he started receiving vitriol from onlookers all over the world, he didn’t allow that to affect him mentally. Fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers even recorded themselves burning LeBron’s jersey but that just gave LeBron the mental fortitude he needed to unleash greatness in his new home at the Miami Heats. They won game after game, eventually gaining NBA championships in 2012, 2013, and 2016.
LeBron is currently creating basketball magic for the Los Angeles Lakers and despite his ripe age, he doesn’t plan to stop smashing those records any time soon. In December 2021, Lebron became the only player besides Michael Jordan to have 0 turnovers and 40 points despite being more than 35 years of age. At the age of 37, he also became the eldest NBA player to score a minimum of 25 points in ten consecutive games. January 2022 was another record-breaking month for LeBron since he has made over 10,000 career rebounds and 30,000 career points, becoming one of only 5 basketballers to ever do so. He is also the first player in NBA history to make 9000 career assists, 10,000 career rebounds, and 30,000 career points. In February 2022, LeBron surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most points scored in both the playoffs and the regular season and he is the oldest basketballer since Kobe Bryant in 2008 to have successive 50-point games for the L.A. Lakers.
LeBron’s reign of dominance shows no signs of stopping any time soon. So if you want to grab a piece of his basketball legacy before its price skyrockets to record heights, then grab this 2003 Upper Deck Lebron James Trading Card now before it is too late! This trading card has been fully authenticated by MJB Memorabilia, Beckett and is awaiting the perfect ‘King James’ fan to give it a new home and bestow upon it the honour it deserves.
