LeBron James through the years

17-year-old phenom LeBron James of St. Vincent-St. Mary High school (Akron, OH) during pregame warmup against Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) at Cleveland State University's Convocation Center on Dec. 12, 2002.

LeBron James (#23) of St. Vincent-St. Mary High school (Akron, OH) drives to the basket at the Palestra (Univ. of Pennsylvania) in Philadelphia on Dec. 22, 2002.

LeBron James drives the baseline on D.J. Strawberry during a game against Mater Dei High School of Santa Ana on Jan. 4, 2003.

LeBron James celebrates with his mother, Gloria James, Saturday, March 15, 2003, after a win against Ottwa-Glandorf during the Ohio High School Athletic Association Boys' basketball Regional Tournament in Toledo, Ohio.

LeBron James, the first pick at the NBA Draft and Carmelo Anthony, projected to be third, chat before the draft.

LeBron James, the first pick at the NBA Draft in NYC.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, works with assistant coach Bob Donewald, Jr., right, during practice at Orlando's six team instructional league on Saturday, July 5, 2003, at the RDV Sportsplex in Orlando, Fla.

Chris Kyle spritzes Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James during a photo shoot at the Cavaliers Media Day, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, right, and Darius Miles, left, walk into Arco Arena in Sacramento Calif., for their season opener with the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, and Denver Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony talk during their game Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003 in Cleveland.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James goes up for a dunk on a first quarter breakaway against the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003, in Cleveland.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James protests a call during the first half against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2003.

Cleveland rookie LeBron James drives the baseline on the Lakers' Kobe Bryant during first half action at Staples Center on Jan. 1, 2004.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James stands with Los Angeles Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal during the overtime period of the Laker's 111-106 win Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004, in Cleveland.

The rookie team's LeBron James, of the Cleveland Cavaliers, drives to the basket during the first half of the NBA Rookie Challenge Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, in Los Angeles.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, right, and Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr. share a laugh before the Reds play the Cleveland Indians Saturday, June 12, 2004.

LeBron James shows his enthusiasm near the end of regulation of Team USA vs. Greece at the 2004 Olympic Games on Aug. 17, 2004.

USA's Carmelo Anthony, left, and LeBron James, right, watch from the bench near the end of their basketball semi-final game against Argentina at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens on Aug. 27, 2004.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James talks on the phone while watching Game 5 of the NBA first-round playoff series between the Detroit Pistons and the Philadelphia 76ers at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich., Tuesday, May 3, 2005.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James picks out products at a Sams Club to be shipped to help survivors of Hurricane Katrina, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, in Fairlawn, Ohio.

Nike erected this 110-foot high and 212-foot long billboard of LeBron James in November 2005 across the street from where his Cleveland Cavaliers play their home games.

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers heads up court agaist the Washington Wizards in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2006 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on April 22, 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dwyane Wade speaks to LeBron James during their official training session of the Group D preliminary round in the World Basketball Championship in Sapporo, August 18, 2006.

This Feb. 17, 2007, file photo, shows Shaquille O'Neal, right, of the Miami Heat, and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, dancing together during NBA All-Star basketball practice in Las Vegas.

Tim Duncan (R) of the San Antonio Spurs and LeBron James (L) of the Cleveland Cavaliers prepare for a play during Game Four of the NBA Finals on June 14, 2007 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) drives to the basket in front of Utah Jazz' Carlos Boozer in the third quarter, in an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, in Cleveland.

Aug. 24, 2008: Jason Kidd, LeBron James and Chris Paul celebrate their victory over Spain in the gold medal game at the Beijing Olympics.

LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers gets in for a first quarter break away dunk in front of Antonio McDyess #24 of the Detroit Pistons in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at the Palace of Auburn Hills on April 26, 2009.

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James poses with his trophy after being named the NBA Most Valuable Player during a ceremony at James' alma mater, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.

May 9, 2009; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) leaves the court after the Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Philips Arena.

LeBron James #23 and Sasha Pavlovic #3 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrate after James made the game winning three pointer against the Orlando Magic in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Rap artist Jay-Z, left, greets Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James at the end of an NBA basketball game where the Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 100-91 on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, applauds during a speech by Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, during the NBA MVP award ceremony for James on the University of Akron campus, Sunday, May 2, 2010, in Akron, Ohio.

LeBron James and ESPN's Jim Gray speak at the LeBron James' announcement of his decision to play for the Miami Heat at the Boys & Girls Club of America on July 8, 2010 in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Cleveland Cavaliers fans set fire to LeBron James' jerseys after James announced he is leaving the Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat, Thursday July 8, 2010, in Akron, Ohio.

LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat greets fans as he is introduced during a welcome party at American Airlines Arena on July 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida.

Chris Bosh #1, Dwyane Wade #3, and LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat are introduced to fans during a welcome party at American Airlines Arena on July 9, 2010 in Miami, Florida.

Young fans show their crossed out LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers jerseys outside Quicken Loans Arena, Friday, July 9, 2010.

The 10-story banner of former Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball star LeBron James is taken down by workers in downtown Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday, July 11, 2010.

LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat dunks during a game against the Washington Wizards at American Airlines Arena on November 29, 2010 in Miami, Florida.

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (3) reacts as teammate LeBron James (6) goes up for a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, in Milwaukee.

LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat sits on the court as court attendants mop up liquid agaisnt the Dallas Mavericks in the second half of Game Three of the 2011 NBA Finals at American Airlines Center on June 5, 2011.

LeBron James reads the inscription after he accepted the NBA MVP trophy, Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Miami.

Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) dunks against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter of Game 5 in the 2012 NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena.

LeBron James (6) celebrates with Dwyane Wade (3) after winning the NBA championship in Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena.

LeBron James (6) holds up the Larry O'Brien Trophy after winning his first NBA championship.

July 27, 2012: LeBron James (left) and Kobe Bryant (right) stand on a stage during a press conference in preparation for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Aug 12, 2012: LeBron James (6) celebrates with an American flag after defeating Spain 107-100 during the men's basketball gold medal game in the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena.

Dwyane Wade and LeBron James laugh and enjoy the moment as President Obama honors the NBA Champion Miami Heat at the White House on Jan. 28, 2013.

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving (left) looks over at Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (right) as Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott (center) looks on during the second half at the American Airlines Arena on Feb. 24, 2013.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) reacts after scoring the go ahead basket against the Boston Celtics during the fourth quarter at TD Banknorth Garden on March 18, 2013.

May 5, 2013: LeBron James smiles before receiving his fourth MVP award at the American Airlines Arena.

Jun 20, 2013: LeBron James holds the MVP trophy and the Larry O'Brien Championship trophy after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 in the 2013 NBA Finals.

June 21, 2013: LeBron James celebrates in the locker room after Game 7 of the NBA championship against the San Antonio Spurs.

July 17, 2013: LeBron James and Savannah Brinson attend the 2013 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.

Dec. 20, 2013: LeBron James (6) salutes before a game against the Sacramento Kings at American Airlines Arena.

Feb. 15, 2014: Rapper Rick Ross (L) and NBA player LeBron James attend GQ & LeBron James NBA All Star Party.

Feb 27, 2014: LeBron James (6) puts on his protective mask during the first half against the New York Knicks at American Airlines Arena.

May 24, 2014: LeBron James (6) reacts following a basket against the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

June 5, 2014: LeBron James (6) dunks the ball during the first quarter against against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the 2014 NBA Finals at AT&T Center.

June 15, 2014: San Antonio, TX, USA; LeBron James (6) and Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra react on the sideline during the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals at AT&T Center.

July 11, 2014: Fans cheer behind an ESPN reporter outside Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland after LeBron James announced he would return to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Sep. 26, 2014: Kevin Love (0), forward LeBron James (23) and guard Kyrie Irving (2) pose for a photo during media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts.

Oct. 1, 2014: Jackie Custer, 16, embraces Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James after an NBA scrimmage basketball game.

Oct 30, 2014: Traffic backs up outside of Quicken Loans Arena where a new LeBron James mural was installed.

Nov 14, 2014: LeBron James (23) dunks the ball against the Boston Celtics during the first half at TD Garden.

Dec. 25, 2014: Dwyane Wade sizes up LeBron James during a game at American Airlines Arena.

Jan. 12, 2015: Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) greets Cleveland Cavaliers player LeBron James in the fourth quarter against the Oregon Ducks in the 2015 CFP National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium.

April 8, 2015: LeBron James (23) reacts after making a basket during the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Apr 23, 2015: LeBron James (23) dunks against the Boston Celtics during the second half in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at TD Garden.

June 16, 2015: LeBron James (23) walks off the court after losing to the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena.

Amy Schumer with LeBron James in a scene from the motion picture "Trainwreck."

Oct. 7, 2015: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers takes a selfie with young fans during a timeout in the second half of a preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks.

March 10, 2016: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers jokes with Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers during a 120-108 Cavaliers win at Staples Center.

May 23, 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after dunking for a basket against Toronto Raptors in the second quarter of game four of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre.

June 8, 2016: LeBron James goes up for a dunk during Game 3 of the NBA Finals against Golden State.

June 19, 2016: LeBron James and Kevin Love celebrate after defeating Golden State in Game 7 of the NBA Finals for the first championship in Cavaliers history.

June 19, 2016: LeBron James (23) celebrates with Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after beating the Golden State Warriors in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena.

June 19, 2016: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers and J.R. Smith #5 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates after winning Game Seven of the 2016 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

Dec. 25, 2016: Kevin Durant is defended by LeBron James during a Christmas Day game.

June 9, 2017: LeBron James passes the ball during Game 4 of the NBA Finals against Golden State.

June 12, 2017: LeBron James goes up for a layup over Kevin Durant during Game 5 of the NBA Finals against Golden State.

Dec. 17, 2017: LeBron James wears special "Equality" shoes during a win over the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.

Jan. 23, 2018: LeBron James celebrates after scoring his 30,000 career point in a game against the San Antonio Spurs. James is the seventh player in NBA history to reach the 30,000-point milestone.

February 18, 2018: LeBron James celebrates a victory against Team Stephen following the NBA All-Star Game.

March 13, 2018: LeBron James during a game against the Phoenix Suns.

June 8, 2018: LeBron James sits on the bench during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

Sept. 24, 2018: LeBron James speaks to media at UCLA Health Training Center before his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

March 29, 2019: LeBron James drives to the basket during a game against the Charlotte Hornets at Staples Center.

Jan. 25, 2020: James continued him ascent up the career scoring list, passing Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for third place.

Jan. 25, 2020: After passing Bryant, James even got a standing ovation in Philadelphia, Bryant's hometown.

Jan. 25, 2020: During a timeout, the Sixers paid tribute to James, who thanked the crowd for the standing ovation.

Jan. 25, 2020: James passed Bryant for third on this driving lay-up in the third quarter against the Sixers.

Jan. 31, 2020: LeBron James reacts during the national anthem after a pregame tribute to Kobe Bryant before playing the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center.

Oct. 11, 2020: LeBron James smiles while holding the NBA Finals and MVP trophies after Game 6 of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena. The Los Angeles Lakers won 106-93 to win the series against the Miami Heat.

LeBron James (23) dunks for a basket against the Phoenix Suns during the second half in game four of the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 30, 2021.

LeBron James (6) celebrates the win over the Dallas Mavericks during overtime at the American Airlines Center on Dec. 15, 2021.

Lebron James (6) holds back San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones (33) during the second quarter at Staples Center on Dec. 23, 2021.

LeBron James celebrates with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after breaking the record for all-time scoring in the NBA against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 7, 2023.