Whether you love him or hate him, it is undeniable that LeBron James has solidified himself as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
From the day he stepped foot into the league fresh out of high school to his current ripe-old age of 39, his storied career includes many milestones. So let's take a look at 'The King's five greatest achievements of his career (so far).
4. First MVP
LeBron James joined the NBA in 2003 straight out of high school and it felt as though the weight of the world was put on his shoulders. A reporter once asked him, "how does it feel to know that if you're not eventually a first rank Hall of Famer, a lot of people will say you are a bust or overhyped?”
It seems a strange thing to put so much pressure on an 18-year-old kid but that was his reality. When we look back on it now it seems impossible that he not only lived up to the hype but by all accounts probably exceeded it. In 2009 when LeBron won his first MVP award it was the first tangible sign that he was going to be what everyone expected him to.
That season LeBron average 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists through 81 games and it was clear that it was going to be the first of many, yet this remains the most significant of his four regular season MVP awards.
