Lebron James

Body Smart by Keith Wilson

 

 

 

During his senior year, James was the centerpiece of several controversies. For his 

 

18th birthday, he accepted a Hummer from his mother, who secured a loan for 

 

the vehicle utilizing LeBron's future earning power as a professional athlete. This 

 

prompted an investigation by the (OHSAA) as its guidelines state that no amateur 

 

may accept any gift valued over $100 as a reward for athletic performance. Later 

 

in the season, James accepted two throwback jerseys worth $845 from an urban 

 

clothing store in exchange for posing for pictures, officially violating OHSAA rules 

 

and resulting in his being stripped of his high school sports eligibility. He appealed 

 

the ruling and his penalty was eventually dropped to a two-game suspension, 

 

allowing him to play the remainder of the year. They were also forced to forfeit 

 

one of their wins, their only loss that season. In his first game back after the 

 

suspension, James scored a career-high 52 points. James proposed to Savannah 

 

Brinson, his high school sweetheart, on December 31, 2011 at a party celebrating 

 

New Year's Eve and his 27th birthday. They got married on September 14, 2013 in 

 

San Diego. Together they have two sons, LeBron James, Jr. and Bryce Maximus 

 

James, and one daughter, Zhuri James. During his tenure with the Heat, James 

 

resided in Coconut Grove, an affluent Miami neighborhood, where he bought a 

 

three-story mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay for $9 million. He later listed the 

 

Miami property for $17 million after deciding to rejoin the Cavaliers.