LeBron. Jeff Benedict. 2023.

The reigning king of basketball, LeBron James wears the crown like he was born with it. Yet his ascent has been anything but effortless.

LeBron grew up a scared and lonely little boy, living an impoverished existence in Akron, Ohio. Desperate, his mother placed him with a family that offered him stability and put a basketball in his hands.

Today LeBron is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and the first active NBA player to become a billionaire. Along with on-the-court success, LeBron is a political activist, outspoken on matters of racism and social injustice and transforms lives through his visionary philanthropy.