LeBron James

by The New York Times Editorial Staff (Editor)

Overview

Whether you know him as King James or The Chosen One, LeBron James is one of the most famous N.B.A. players of all time. His nicknames, acquired early during his high school career, spoke of future greatness. James entered the N.B.A. at 18 years old with the Cleveland Cavaliers, launching a career that would see James excel. The first major upset came when James began to make career changes as a free agent. He lost a large number of fans, but the manner in which he addressed his choices made him who he is today: one of the best basketball players in the nation. Readers follow James's journey from the Cavaliers to the Miami Heat to the Lakers, and will examine the reporting of his career with the help of media literacy terms and questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642822472
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	07/30/2019
Series:	Public Profiles Series
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	703,516
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Chapter 1 The Chosen One

It's Decisions, Decisions for LeBron James Brandon Lilly 11

Hoops in Hollywood, for Young Dreamers Mike Wise 14

The LeBron James Show is Corning to the End of Act I Bill Finley 18

James Era Begins Before 15,123 Charlie Nobles 21

James Answers Hype With Standout Debut Chris Broussard 24

LeBron Carnival Makes Its Debut Selena Roberts 27

James's Debut Leaves Critics Gushing Chris Broussard 30

In Year 1, James Pumped the Volume to 11 Harvey Araton 34

James Is Earning His Wings Liz Robbins 38

Skipping Straight to the James Era, With One Caveat Harvey Araton 42

Remembering King James, Before and After His Crowning Harvey Araton 46

Chapter 2 Moves, Basketball and Otherwise

Cleveland's Venom Validates James's Exit William C. Rhoden 50

LeBron James Is a Sack of Melons Sam Anderson 53

The Decision Is Reversed, and Cleveland Is in a Forgiving Mood Scott Cacciola 59

LeBron James Awards Game Balls to Friends and Foes Scott Cacciola 63

Cavaliers Defeat Warriors to Win Their First N.B.A. Title Scott Cacciola 66

The Arc of the LeBron James Story Reaches Its Climax Marc Tracy 70

LeBron James Delivered on His Promise in 2016 Christopher Clarey 74

LeBron James Celebrates 30,000th Point and Then He Scores It Benjamin Hoffman 77

LeBron James Delivered. Now Does He Exit? Michael Powell 80

The N.B.A. Has the Hottest Stove. LeBron James Is the Flame. Marc Stein 86

LeBron James Joining Lakers on 4-Year $154 Million Deal Marc Stein Scott Cacciola 90

LeBron James to the Lakers: There's Much to Unpack Here Marc Stein 95

LeBron James Puts on a Lakers Uniform, and a Stoic Mask Kurt Streeter 98

LeBron James Has Plenty of Patience. For Now. Scott Cacciola 101

LeBron James Returns to Cleveland, and Lakers Come Back to Win Marc Stein 104

LeBron James Is the Change Fans Want to See in the Basketball World Scott Cacciola 107

Chapter 3 Criticism and Challenges

LeBron James's S.U.V. Prompts an Investigation Frank Litsky 114

Two Rookie Sensations Don't Make All-Star Cut Lee Jenkins 117

Young Guns Try Something New: Benchwarming William C. Rhoden 120

Cavaliers Sinking, Despite James's Efforts Howard Beck 122

A Statement Hits Home as Cleveland Stews Frank W. Lewis 125

LeBron James Is So Luminous, Yet So Trapped by the Public's Glare Harvey Araton 128

One Thing LeBron James Can't Win: A Comparison With Michael Jordan Harvey Araton 132

LeBron James Is a One-Man Show. Sometimes That Is the Problem. Scott Cacciola 135

LeBron James and the Superstar Fallacy Will Leitch 138

Why Kobe Bryant Fans Don't Like LeBron James Scott Cacciola 141

LeBron James Is Hurt in Lakers' Blowout of the Warriors Scott Cacciola 146

There Are Lakers Not Named LeBron James - and They Are Not So Bad Scott Cacciola 148

Chapter 4 On the Political Court

Burden Unites the Cleveland Stars Jim Brown and LeBron James William C. Rhoden 151

LeBron James, Calling for Hope and Unity, Endorses Hillary Clinton Yamiche Alcindor 155

LeBron James Fires Back at Phil Jackson for 'Posse' Comment Mike Vorkunov 157

LeBron James Boycotts Donald Trump's Hotel, Then Beats Up Knicks Scott Cacciola 160

LeBron James Responds to Racial Vandalism: 'Being Black in America is Tough' Scott Cacciola Jonah Engel Bromwich 165

'To Me. It Was Racist': N.B.A. Players Respond to Laura Ingraham's Comments on LeBron James Jonah Engel Bromwich 168

LeBron James and Stephen Curry Unite Against White House Visits Benjamin Hoffman 171

Trump Mocks LeBron James's Intelligence and Calls Don Lemon 'Dumbest Man' on TV Christina Caron 175

Donald Trump and the Black Athlete Michael Powell 179

Chapter 5 Personality and Pursuits

N.B.A. Star, Now Memoirist- on Hometown Court Charles McGrath 182

LeBron James and His Alter Egos Star in an Internet Animated Series Dave Itzkoff 187

LeBron James Developing TV Series for Starz Dave Itzkoff 190

Look Homeward. LeBron Ross Douthat 191

In Going Home. James May Be Ending an Exile From Himself William C. Rhoden 194

Will the LeBron James Stimulus Be Good for Cleveland? Binyamin Appelbaum 198

The N.B.A.'s Decider: Hew LeBron James Controls Fortunes Scott Cacciola 203

Ryan Coogler and LeBron James Bringing Back 'Space Jam' Sopan Deb 207

Glossary 209

Media Literacy Terms 211

Media Literacy Questions 214

Citations 216

Index 222