document_title: LeBron James

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text: LeBron James

text: Early life

text: James was born on December 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio to a 16-year-old mother, Gloria Marie James. His father, Anthony McClelland, was reportedly Gloria's casual boyfriend with an extensive criminal record.[5][6] Gloria raised the child on her own.[7]:22 When James was growing up, life was often a struggle for the family, as they moved from apartment to apartment in the seedier neighborhoods of Akron while Gloria struggled to find steady work.[8] Realizing that her son would be better off in a more stable family environment, Gloria allowed him to move in with the family of Frank Walker, a local youth football coach, who introduced James to basketball when he was nine years old.[7]:23

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text: As a youth, James played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for the Northeast Ohio Shooting Stars.[8] The team enjoyed success on a local and national level, led by James and his friends Sian Cotton, Dru Joyce III, and Willie McGee.[7]:24 The players were inseparable and dubbed themselves the "Fab Four", promising each other that they would attend high school together.[7]:27 In a move that stirred local controversy, they chose to attend St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, a predominantly white private Catholic school.[9][10]

text: High school career

text: Basketball

text: As a freshman, James averaged 21 points and 6 rebounds per game for the St. Vincent-St. Mary varsity basketball team.[11] The Fighting Irish finished the year 27–0, winning the Division III state title and becoming the only boy's high school team to have an undefeated season.[11][12] As a sophomore, James averaged 25.2 points and 7.2 rebounds with 5.8 assists and 3.8 steals per game.[13] For some home games during the season, St. Vincent-St. Mary played at the University of Akron's 5,492-seat Rhodes Arena to satisfy ticket demand from alumni, fans, and college and NBA scouts who wanted to see James play.[7]:51[14] The Fighting Irish finished the season 26–1 and repeated as state champions.[11] For his outstanding play, James was named Ohio Mr. Basketball and selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team, becoming the first sophomore to do either.[11]

text: Prior to the start of his junior year, James appeared in SLAM Magazine and writer Ryan Jones lauded him as possibly "the best high school basketball player in America right now".[15] During the season, he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, becoming the first high school basketball underclassman to do so.[7]:104 With averages of 29 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 3.3 steals per game, he was again named Ohio Mr. Basketball and selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team,[11] and became the first junior to be named boys' basketball Gatorade National Player of the Year.[7]:117 St. Vincent-St. Mary finished the year with a 23–4 record, ending their season with a loss in the Division II championship game.[7]:114 Following the loss, James unsuccessfully petitioned for a change to the NBA's draft eligibility rules, which required prospective players to have at least a high school diploma, in an attempt to enter the 2002 NBA draft.[16] During this time, he used marijuana, which he said was to help cope with the stress that resulted from the constant media attention he was receiving.[17][18][19]

text: Throughout his senior year, James and the Fighting Irish traveled around the country to play a number of nationally ranked teams, including a game against Oak Hill Academy that was nationally televised on ESPN2.[7]:142 Time Warner Cable, looking to capitalize on James's popularity, offered St. Vincent-St. Mary's games to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis throughout the season.[7]:143 For the year, James averaged 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 3.4 steals per game,[11] was named Ohio Mr. Basketball and selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team for an unprecedented third consecutive year,[7]:178[11] and was named Gatorade National Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.[11] He participated in three year-end high school basketball all-star games—the EA Sports Roundball Classic, the Jordan Capital Classic, and the McDonald's All-American Game—losing his National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) eligibility and making it official that he would enter the 2003 NBA draft.[20] Many basketball analysts, scouts, and writers have remarked that James left high school as one of the best and most hyped prospects of all time.[7]:142[21][22][23][24]

text: Also during his senior year, James was the centerpiece of several controversies. For his 18th birthday, he skirted state amateur bylaws by accepting a Hummer H2 from his mother, who had secured a loan for the vehicle by utilizing LeBron's future earning power as an NBA superstar.[25] This prompted an investigation by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) because its guidelines stated that no amateur may accept any gift valued over $100 as a reward for athletic performance. James was cleared of any wrongdoing because he had accepted the gift from a family member and not from an agent or any outside source.[20] 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 him being stripped of his high school sports eligibility.[20] James appealed the ruling and his penalty was eventually dropped to a two-game suspension, allowing him to play the remainder of the year. The Irish were also forced to forfeit one of their wins, their only official loss that season.[26] In his first game back after the suspension, James scored a career-high 52 points.[27] His team went on to win the Division II championship—his third division title in four years.[28]

text: Football

text: As an underclassman, James played wide receiver for St. Vincent-St. Mary's football team and was recruited by some Division I programs, including Notre Dame.[7]:51[29] In his sophomore year, he was named first team all-state, and as a junior, he helped lead the Fighting Irish to the state semifinals.[13] After James broke his wrist during an AAU basketball game, he decided not to play football in his senior year.[30] Some sports analysts, football critics, high school coaches, and former and current players have speculated that he could have played in the National Football League.[7]:91[31][32][33][34]

text: Professional career

text: Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010)

text: Rookie season (2003–2004)

text: James was selected by his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, as the first overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft.[35] In his first regular season game, he scored 25 points against the Sacramento Kings, setting an NBA record for most points scored by a prep-to-pro player in his debut performance.[36] At the conclusion of the season, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, finishing with averages of 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game.[37] He became the first Cavalier to receive the honor and just the third player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game as a rookie.[38] The Cavaliers finished the season 35–47, failing to make the playoffs despite an 18-game improvement over the previous year.[39]

text: Rise to superstardom (2004–2008)

text: James earned his first NBA All-Star Game selection in 2004–05, contributing 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists in a winning effort for the Eastern Conference.[40] Around the league, teams took note of his rapid development, with Denver Nuggets coach George Karl telling Sports Illustrated, "It's weird talking about a 20-year-old kid being a great player, but he is a great player ... He's the exception to almost every rule."[41] On March 20, James scored 56 points against the Toronto Raptors, setting Cleveland's new single-game points record.[42] With final averages of 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 2.2 steals per game, he was named to his first All-NBA Team.[13] Despite a 30–20 record to start the year,[42] the Cavaliers again failed to make the playoffs, finishing the season 42–40.[43]

text: At the 2006 All-Star Game, James led the East to victory with 29 points and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.[44] Behind final season averages of 31.4 points, 7 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game,[45] he also finished second in overall NBA Most Valuable Player Award voting to Steve Nash.[46] Under James's leadership, the Cavaliers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998.[47] In his postseason debut, James recorded a triple-double in a winning effort versus the Washington Wizards.[48] In Game 3 of the series, he made the first game-winning shot of his career, making another in Game 5.[49] Cleveland would go on to defeat the Wizards before being ousted by the Detroit Pistons in the second round.[50][51]

text: In 2006–07, James's averages declined to 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game.[13] Some analysts attributed the fall to a regression in his passing skills and shot selection, which stemmed from a lack of effort and focus.[54] The Cavaliers finished the season with 50 wins for the second consecutive year and entered the playoffs as the East's second seed.[55][56] In Game 5 of the NBA Conference Finals, James notched 48 points with 9 rebounds and 7 assists, scoring 29 of Cleveland's last 30 points, including the game-winning layup with two seconds left, against the Pistons.[57] After the game, play-by-play announcer Marv Albert called the performance "one of the greatest moments in postseason history" and color commentator Steve Kerr described it as "Jordan-esque".[58] In 2012, ESPN ranked the performance the fourth greatest in modern NBA playoff history.[59] The Cavaliers went on to win Game 6 and claim their first-ever Eastern Conference championship,[60] earning them a matchup with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.[61] During the championship round, James struggled, averaging 22 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game on just 35.6 percent shooting,[62] and Cleveland was eliminated in a sweep.[61]

text: In February of the 2007–08 season, James was named All-Star Game MVP for the second time behind a 27-point, 8-rebound, and 9-assist performance.[63] On March 21, he moved past Brad Daugherty as the Cavaliers' all-time leading scorer in a game against the Raptors, doing so in over 100 less games than Daugherty.[64] His 30 points per game were also the highest in the league, representing his first scoring title.[65] Despite his individual accomplishments, Cleveland's record fell from the year before to 45–37.[66] Seeded fourth in the East entering the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards in the first round for the third consecutive season before being eliminated in seven games by the eventual-champion Boston Celtics in the next round.[67] During the decisive seventh game in Boston, James scored 45 points and Paul Pierce scored 41 in a game the Associated Press described as a "shootout".[68]

text: First MVP tenure/Championship expectations (2008–2010)

text: At the conclusion of the 2008–09 season, James finished second in NBA Defensive Player of the Year voting and made his first NBA All-Defensive Team, posting 23 chase-down blocks and a career-high 93 total blocks.[70][71] He also became only the fourth postmerger player to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in a single season.[72] Behind his play and the acquisition of All-Star guard Mo Williams, Cleveland went a franchise record 66–16 and fell just one game short of matching the best home record in league history.[73] With final averages of 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game, James became the first Cavalier to win the MVP Award.[74] Reflecting on James's performance for ESPN, John Hollinger later wrote, "He's having what is arguably the greatest individual season in history, and it's time we gave him his due for it."[75]

text: In the playoffs, Cleveland swept the Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks to earn a matchup with the Orlando Magic in the Conference Finals.[76] In Game 1 of the series, James scored 49 points on 66 percent shooting in a losing effort for the Cavaliers.[59] In Game 2, he hit a game-winner to tie the series at 1–1.[77] Cleveland would lose the series in six games, and following the loss in Game 6, James immediately left the floor without shaking hands with his opponents, which was an act that many media members viewed as unsportsmanlike.[78][79] For the series, he averaged 38.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 8 assists per game,[80] finishing the postseason with a career playoff-high 35.3 points per game.[45]

text: In February of the 2009–10 season, James was forced into a temporary point guard role following a series of injuries to players in the Cavaliers' backcourt.[81] Behind his leadership, Cleveland lost no momentum, finishing the year with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season.[82] Due in part to his increased minutes as the Cavaliers' primary ball handler, James increased his statistical production, averaging 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1 block per game on 50 percent shooting en route to another MVP Award.[83] To open the playoffs, Cleveland advanced past the Bulls to earn a matchup with the Celtics in the second round.[84] James was heavily criticized for not playing well in Game 5 of the series, shooting only 20 percent on 14 shots and scoring 15 points.[85] The team suffered its worst loss in franchise history, and at the conclusion of the game, James walked off the court to a smattering of boos from Cleveland's home crowd.[86] The Cavaliers were officially eliminated from the postseason in Game 6, with James posting 27 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists, and nine turnovers in the losing effort.[84]

text: Miami Heat (2010–2014)

text: The Decision

text: James became an unrestricted free agent at 12:01 am EDT on July 1, 2010.[88] During this time, he was contacted by several teams, including the Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, and Cavaliers.[89] On July 8, he announced on a live ESPN special titled The Decision that he would sign with the Heat.[90] The telecast was broadcast from the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Connecticut and raised $2.5 million for the charity. An additional $3.5 million was raised from advertising revenue, which was donated to other charities.[91][92] The day before the special, fellow free agents Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade had also announced that they would sign with Miami;[93][94] reports later arose that the trio had discussed their upcoming 2010 free agencies among themselves back in 2006.[95] James decided to join with Bosh and Wade in part so that he could shoulder less of the offensive load; he thought that his improved teammates would give him a better chance of winning an NBA championship than had he stayed in Cleveland.[96] Heat president Pat Riley played a major role in selling James on the idea of playing with Bosh and Wade.[97] James would be relieved of the burden of scoring, and he thought he could be the first player since Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double in a season.[96]

text: When James left the Cavaliers, he drew intense criticism from sports analysts, executives, fans, and current and former players. The Decision itself was also scrutinized and viewed as unnecessary. Many thought that the prolonged wait for James's choice was unprofessional as not even the teams courting him were aware of his decision until moments before the show.[98] Upon learning that James would not be returning to Cleveland, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert published an open letter to fans in which he aggressively denounced James's actions.[99] Some angry fans of the team recorded videos of themselves burning his jersey.[100] Former NBA players, including Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, were also critical of James, condemning him for joining with Bosh and Wade in Miami and not trying to win a championship as "the guy".[101][102][103] James drew further criticism in a September interview with CNN when he claimed that race might have been a factor in the fallout from The Decision.[104][105] As a result of his actions during the 2010 free agency period, he quickly gained a reputation as one of America's most disliked athletes, a radical change from years prior.[106][107] The phrase "taking my talents to South Beach" became a punch line for critics.[108][109]

text: Immediately following The Decision, James claimed that there was nothing he would change about the handling of his free agency despite all the criticism.[110] During the 2010–11 season, he expressed some regret, admitting, "[I] probably would do it a little bit different ... But I'm happy with my decision."[111] Before the 2011–12 season, he relented, "... if the shoe was on the other foot and I was a fan, and I was very passionate about one player, and he decided to leave, I would be upset too about the way he handled it."[107]

text: Year of media and fan scrutiny (2010–2011)

text: James officially became a member of the Heat on July 10, 2010, after signing a six-year, $110.1 million contract.[112] With the move, he became only the third reigning MVP to change teams and the first since Moses Malone in 1982.[113] That evening, the Heat threw a welcome party for their new "big three" at the American Airlines Arena, an event that took on a rock concert atmosphere.[114] During the gathering, James predicted a dynasty for the Heat and alluded to multiple championships.[115][116] Outside of Miami, the spectacle was not well-received, furthering the negative public perception of James.[117][118]

text: Throughout the 2010–11 season, James and the Heat were treated as villains by the media and opposing fanbases.[119] To begin the year, they struggled to adjust to these new circumstances, going only 9–8 after 17 games.[120] James later admitted that the constant negativity surrounding the team made him play with an angrier demeanor than in years past.[119] On December 2, James faced the Cavaliers in Cleveland for the first time since departing as a free agent.[121] He scored 38 points and led Miami to a win while being booed every time he touched the ball.[122] The Heat eventually turned their season around and finished as the East's second seed,[123] with James averaging 26.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7 assists per game on 51 percent shooting.[45]

text: In the conference semifinals, James and his teammates found themselves matched up with the Celtics for the second consecutive year.[124] In Game 5, he scored Miami's last ten points to help seal a series-clinching win.[125] After the final buzzer, he famously knelt on the court in an emotional moment, later telling reporters that it was an extremely personal victory for him and the team.[126] The Heat eventually advanced to the Finals, where they were defeated by the Dallas Mavericks in six games.[124] James received the brunt of the criticism for the loss, averaging only three points in fourth quarters in the series.[127] His Finals scoring average of 17.8 points per game signified an 8.9-point drop from the regular season, the largest point drop-off in league history.[128]

text: Back-to-back championships (2011–2013)

text: James was humbled by the Heat's loss to the Mavericks, and the experience inspired him to leave behind the villain role that he had been embracing, which helped him regain a sense of joy on the court.[119] He also decided that his post game needed improvement, so he worked with Hakeem Olajuwon during the offseason.[120] By the start of the lockout-shortened 2011–12 season, James had significantly expanded his skillset,[129] which helped Miami begin the year with a franchise-best 18–6 record.[130] He was eventually named MVP for the third time, finishing with averages of 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.9 steals per game on 53 percent shooting.[131]

text: In the second round of the playoffs, Miami temporarily lost Chris Bosh to an abdominal injury and found themselves trailing the Indiana Pacers 2–1.[133] James responded with a 40-point, 18-rebound, and 9-assist outing in Game 4 to help even the series.[134] Miami eventually defeated the Pacers in six games.[135] Facing elimination in Game 6 of the Conference Finals against the Celtics, James scored 45 points to lead the Heat to victory in what The New York Times called a "career-defining performance".[136] Miami won Game 7 to advance to the Finals, earning them a matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder and James's budding rival, Kevin Durant.[137] Late in Game 4 of the series, James hit a three-pointer to give the Heat a lead, helping them win the game despite missing time with leg cramps.[138] In Game 5, he registered a triple-double as Miami defeated Oklahoma City for their second-ever championship and James's first championship.[139] James was unanimously voted the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player with averages of 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game.[140] His full postseason run, in which he averaged 30.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game, was ranked the second best in modern NBA history by ESPN.[141]

text: In February of the 2012–13 season, James averaged 29.7 points and 7.8 assists per game while setting multiple shooting efficiency records.[142][143] That same month, the Heat also began a 27-game winning streak, the third longest in NBA history.[144] James's performance was described as a "month for the ages" by Sports Illustrated.[145] Behind his play, Miami finished the year with a franchise and league best 66–16 record,[146] and James was named MVP for the fourth time, falling just one vote shy of becoming the first player in NBA history to win the award unanimously.[147] His final season averages were 26.8 points, 8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game on 56.5 percent shooting.[45]

text: In Game 1 of the Conference Finals, James scored a buzzer-beating layup to give Miami a one-point victory against the Pacers.[148] Throughout the series, his supporting cast struggled significantly, and his added scoring load prompted him to compare his responsibilities to those of his "Cleveland days".[149] Despite these struggles, the Heat advanced to the Finals for a meeting with the Spurs,[150] signifying a rematch for James from his first Finals six years earlier.[151] At the beginning of the series, he was criticized for his lack of aggressiveness and poor shot selection as Miami fell behind 2–3.[80][150][152] In Game 6, he recorded his second triple-double of the series, including 16 fourth quarter points, to lead the Heat to a comeback victory.[153] In Game 7, he tied the Finals record for most points scored in a Game 7 victory, leading Miami over San Antonio with 37 points.[154] He was named Finals MVP for the second straight season, averaging 25.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2.3 steals per game for the championship round.[155]

text: Final season with Miami (2013–2014)

text: On March 3 of the 2013–14 season, James scored a career-high and franchise-record 61 points in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats.[156] Throughout the year, he was one of the few staples for a Heat roster that used 20 different starting lineups due to injuries,[157] finishing with averages of 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game on 56.7 percent shooting.[45] In the second round of the playoffs, he tied a career postseason-high by scoring 49 points in Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets.[158] In the next round, Miami defeated the Pacers to earn their fourth consecutive Finals berth, becoming one of only four teams in NBA history to do so.[159] In Game 1 of the Finals, James missed most of the fourth quarter because of leg cramps, helping the Spurs take an early series lead.[160] In Game 2, he led the Heat to a series-tying victory with 35 points on a 64 percent shooting rate.[161] San Antonio eventually eliminated the Heat in five games, ending Miami's quest for a three-peat.[162] For the Finals, James averaged 28.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game.[163]

text: Return to the Cavaliers (2014–2018)

text: On June 25, 2014, James opted out of his contract with the Heat and officially became an unrestricted free agent on July 1.[166] On July 11, he revealed via a first-person essay in Sports Illustrated that he intended to return to the Cavaliers.[167] In contrast to The Decision, his announcement to return to Cleveland was well received.[168][169][170] On July 12, he officially signed with the team,[171] who had compiled a league-worst 97–215 record in the four seasons following his departure.[172] A month after James's signing, the Cavaliers acquired Kevin Love from the Minnesota Timberwolves, forming a new star trio along with Kyrie Irving.[173]

text: In January of the 2014–15 season, James missed two weeks due to left knee and lower back strains, the longest stretch of missed games in his career.[174] In total, he played a career-low 69 games and his final averages were 25.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game.[45] In the second round of the playoffs, he hit a baseline jumper at the buzzer to give Cleveland a 2–2 series tie with the Bulls.[175] In the Conference Finals, the Cavaliers defeated the Hawks to advance to the Finals, making James the first player since the 1960s to play in five consecutive Finals.[176] For most of the Finals against the Golden State Warriors, Irving and Love were sidelined due to injury, giving James more offensive responsibilities.[176] Behind his leadership, the Cavaliers opened the series with a 2–1 lead before being eliminated in six games.[177] Despite the loss, he received serious consideration for the Finals MVP Award,[178] averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 8.8 assists per game for the championship round.[177]

text: During the 2015–16 season, James was criticized for his role in several off-court controversies, including the midseason firing of Cavaliers' coach David Blatt.[179][180] Despite these distractions, Cleveland finished the year with 57 wins and the best record in the East.[181] James's final averages were 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game on 52 percent shooting.[45] In the playoffs, the Cavaliers advanced comfortably to the Finals, losing only two games en route to a rematch with the Warriors,[181] who were coming off a record-setting 73 win season.[182] To begin the series, Cleveland fell behind 3–1, including two blowout losses.[183] James responded by registering back-to-back 41 point games in Games 5 and 6, leading the Cavaliers to two consecutive wins to stave off elimination.[184] In Game 7, he posted a triple-double and made a number of key plays, including a memorable chase-down block on Andre Iguodala in the final two minutes,[185][186][187] as Cleveland emerged victorious, winning the city's first professional sports title in 52 years and becoming the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit in the Finals.[188] James became just the third player to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals Game 7,[189] and behind series averages of 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 2.6 steals per game,[183] he also became the first player in league history to lead both teams in all five statistical categories for a playoff round, culminating in a unanimous Finals MVP selection.[190]

text: The 2016–17 season was marred by injuries and unexpected losses for the Cavaliers;[191] James later described it as one of the "strangest" years of his career.[192] Following a January defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans, he publicly criticized Cleveland's front office for constructing a team that he felt was too "top heavy", for which he received counter criticism.[193] The Cavaliers finished the season as the East's second seed, with James averaging 26.4 points and career highs in rebounds (8.6), assists (8.7), and turnovers (4.1) per game.[45] In Game 3 of the first round of the postseason, he registered 41 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists against the Pacers, leading Cleveland to a comeback victory after trailing by 25 points at halftime, representing the largest halftime deficit overcome in NBA playoff history.[194] In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics, James scored 35 points and surpassed Michael Jordan as the league's all-time postseason scoring leader.[195] The Cavaliers won the game and the series, advancing to their third consecutive Finals against the Warriors.[196] Behind averages of 33.6 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists per game, James became the first player to average a triple-double in the Finals, but Cleveland was defeated in five games.[197]

text: After the Cavaliers traded All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving in the off-season, Cleveland started the 2017–18 season with a 3–5 record. The next game, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards 130–122. James scored 57 points in the game to set the second-highest point total of his career, making 23 of 34 field-goal tries and all nine free throws, adding 11 rebounds and seven assists. James reached at least 10 points for the 800th game in a row, joining Michael Jordan (866) as the only other NBA player with a streak that long. James also became the youngest player to reach 29,000 career points in the NBA.[198] On November 28, 2017, James was ejected for the first time in his career during the third quarter of the Cavaliers' 108–97 win over the Miami Heat. James was in the midst of his 1,082nd career regular season game, and 1,299th overall.[199] On December 16, 2017, he had his 60th career triple-double in a 109–100 win over the Utah Jazz. James had his fifth triple-double of the season and passed Larry Bird for sixth on the career list.[200] On January 23, 2018, in a 114–102 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, James became the seventh player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points. At 33 years and 24 days, James became the youngest player to score 30,000—Kobe Bryant was 34 years and 104 days when he got there.[201] On February 27, 2018, he scored 31 points and finished a month averaging a triple-double for the first time in his career, as the Cavaliers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 129–123. James also had 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his 12th triple-double of the season and 67th of his career. He reached 8,000 assists during the game to become the first player in NBA history to reach 30,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 8,000 assists.[202] On March 30, 2018, in a 107–102 win over the Pelicans, James scored in double digits in his 867th straight game, breaking Michael Jordan's long-standing record.[203] During the 2018 NBA Playoffs, James was named to the All-NBA First Team for the 12th straight year, marking a new NBA record. With the Cavaliers defeating the Boston Celtics 87–79 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, James reached the NBA Finals for the eighth straight year, which no player had done since members of the early Celtics dynasty did so in the 1960s.[204] In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, James scored 51 points to go with eight assists and eight rebounds in a 124–114 overtime loss. James became only the sixth player to ever score at least 50 points in a NBA Finals game. This also notched his eighth game of at least 40 points in the 2018 playoffs and tied Jerry West's feat in 1965 for most in a single postseason.[205] The Cavaliers went on to lose to the Warriors in four games, with James averaged 34 points (his second-highest total), 8.5 rebounds and 10 assists in the series despite playing with a self-inflicted hand injury that he sustained after Game 1. James scored 748 points in the playoffs, the second most in a postseason behind Jordan, who scored 759 in 1992.[206] On June 29, 2018, James announced that he opted out of his contract with the Cavaliers to become a free agent.[207]

text: Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present)

text: On July 1, James's management agency announced that he had agreed to a four-year, $154 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers,[208] which he signed on July 9.[209] Within the first three hours of when his jersey went on sale, it saw a 600 percent spike compared to his new Cavaliers jersey upon his return to Cleveland in July 2014.[210]

text: National team career

text: James made his debut for the United States national team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.[211] He spent the Games mostly on the bench,[212][213] averaging 14.6 minutes per game with 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in eight games.[211] Team USA finished the competition with a bronze medal, becoming the first U.S. basketball team to return home without a gold medal since adding active NBA players to their line-up.[211][214] James felt his limited playing time was a "lowlight" and believed he was not given "a fair opportunity to play".[215] His attitude during the Olympics was described as "disrespectful" and "distasteful" by columnists Adrian Wojnarowski and Peter Vecsey, respectively.[216][217]

text: At the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan, James took on a greater role for Team USA, averaging 13.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game as co-captain.[218][219] The team finished the tournament with an 8–1 record, winning another bronze medal.[218] James's behavior was again questioned, this time by teammate Bruce Bowen, who confronted James during tryouts regarding his treatment of staff members.[216][220]

text: Before naming James to the 2008 Olympic team, Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski gave James an ultimatum to improve his attitude, and he heeded their advice.[216][221] At the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, he averaged 18.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game, including a 31-point performance against Argentina in the championship game, the most ever by an American in an Olympic qualifier.[222][223] Team USA went 10–0, winning the gold medal and qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.[211] James credited the team's attitude and experience for their improvement, saying: "I don't think we understood what it meant to put on a USA uniform and all the people that we were representing in 2004. We definitely know that now."[213] At the Olympics, Team USA went unbeaten, winning their first gold medal since 2000.[224] In the final game, James turned in 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists against Spain.[225]

text: James did not play at the 2010 FIBA World Championship but rejoined Team USA for the 2012 Olympics in London, England.[226] He became the leader of the team with Kobe Bryant, who would soon be 34, stepping back.[227][228][229] James facilitated the offense from the post and perimeter, called the defensive sets, and provided scoring when needed.[230][231][232][233] During a game against Australia, he recorded the first triple-double in U.S. Olympic basketball history with 11 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists.[a][233] Team USA went on to win their second straight gold medal, again defeating Spain in the final game.[235] James contributed 19 points in the win, becoming the all-time leading scorer in U.S. men's basketball history.[211][235] He also joined Michael Jordan as the only players to win an NBA MVP award, NBA championship, NBA Finals MVP, and Olympic gold medal in the same year.[236] Afterwards, Krzyzewski said James "is the best player, he is the best leader and he is as smart as anybody playing the game right now."[237]

text: Player profile

text:
It's not just that [LeBron James] is really good in his 15th year. He's the best player.

—Greg Anthony, NBA TV and TNT analyst[238]

tag: div

text: Standing 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) and weighing 250 pounds (113.4 kg), James has started at small forward and power forward, but he can also play the other three positions.[239] His athletic and versatile playing style has drawn comparisons to Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan.[129][240][241][37][242] James's career averages are 27.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 1.6 steals per game.[45]

text: Many basketball analysts, coaches, fans, and current and former players consider James to be one of the greatest players of all time,[243][244][245][246] often ranking him as the best small forward and in the top five overall.[b] Since 2011, he has been ranked the best player in the NBA by ESPN and Sports Illustrated.[c][d] He has earned All-NBA honors every season since his second year, All-Defensive honors every season from 2009 to 2014, and was named Rookie of the Year in his debut season.[45] With four MVP awards, he is part of a select group of players who have won the award four times, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Bill Russell; James and Russell are the only two players who have won four MVP awards in a five-year span.[261] James has never won the Defensive Player of the Year Award, but he has twice finished second in the voting and lists the award as one of his main goals.[71][262] James has appeared in the Finals nine times and won three championships. Some analysts have criticized him for not having a better Finals record, while others have defended him, arguing that James usually performed well, but his team was defeated by superior competition.[263][264][265]

text: Offense

text: James entered the NBA as an 18-year-old rookie and made an immediate offensive impact when he led the Cavaliers in scoring.[267][268] He holds numerous "youngest to" distinctions, including being the youngest player to score 28,000 career points.[e] During his first stint in Cleveland, he was primarily used as an on-ball point forward. His shooting tendencies were perimeter-oriented,[129] and he established himself as one of the best slashers and finishers in basketball; he led the NBA in three-point plays in 2006.[273] His combination of speed, quickness, and size often created matchup problems for opposing teams because he was capable of blowing by larger defenders and overpowering smaller ones.[274] These qualities became more apparent in transition, where he developed a reputation for grabbing defensive rebounds and then beating the defense downcourt for highlight-quality baskets.[275] Around this time, James was frequently criticized for not having developed a reliable jump shot or post game.[276] Teams would try to exploit these weaknesses by giving him space in the half court and forcing him to settle for three-pointers and long two-pointers, a strategy famously utilized by Spurs coach Greg Popovich in the 2007 Finals, where James converted on only 36 percent of his field goals in four games.[277]

text: In Miami, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra changed James's role to a more unconventional one.[129] James began spending more time in the post and shooting fewer three-pointers, attempting a career-low 149 in 2012.[45][129] He improved his shot selection and accuracy on jump shots, finishing second in the league in catch-and-shoot field goal percentage in 2013.[278] He also learned how to work as an off-ball cutter in the Heat's "pass-happy" offense.[279] Behind these improvements, James's overall scoring efficiency rose to historically-great levels,[280] peaking in 2014 when he registered a 64.9 true shooting percentage.[45] During this period, ESPN's Tom Haberstroh called James's free-throw shooting his biggest weakness, describing it as "average".[281] Upon returning to the Cavaliers, James began to experience subtle age-related declines in productivity,[282] posting his lowest scoring averages since his rookie season in 2015 and 2016.[45][283] His shooting also temporarily regressed, and he briefly ranked as the worst high-volume outside shooter from outside the paint in the NBA.[284] Despite these changes, he has remained an elite offensive player who is capable of beating defenses with body control, strength, and varying attacking speeds.[274]

text: James's playmaking ability is generally considered to be one of his premier skills, with some analysts ranking him among the greatest passers in NBA history.[285] He is the only frontcourt player in league history to register over 7,000 career assists.[286] Using his size, vision, and the attention he garners from opposing defenses to his advantage,[287] James is able to create easy points for his teammates with accurate assists, manufacturing a league leading 2.6 three-pointers per game by way of his passing alone in 2013.[288] He will often execute passes that would normally be considered unconventional, including passes after leaving his feet and passes through defensive traffic.[289] His uncanny tendency to find the open man played a significant role in the evolution of modern NBA defenses, which forces teams to incorporate some elements of zone into their schemes to better cover the weak side of the court and prevent James from passing to open shooters.[274]

text: Early in James's career, he was criticized by the media for his buck passing play in pressure situations; specifically, for passing instead of shooting in the waning seconds of close games.[290][291] In a 2011 interview, teammate Chris Bosh stated that he would rather have Dwyane Wade and not James take a last-second shot.[292] Later in James's career, his clutch play was viewed more favorably; for example, in 2015, FiveThirtyEight wrote that he might be "the most clutch playoff shooter of his generation".[293]

text: Defense

text: At the beginning of James's NBA career, he was considered to be a poor defensive player,[294] but he improved steadily through the years. Near the end of his first tenure in Cleveland, he became proficient at the chase-down block, which involved coming in from behind the opposition in transition to block their shot.[70] In Miami, he developed into a more versatile defensive player, and the Heat relied on him to guard all five positions.[295] James was paired with teammates Shane Battier and Dwyane Wade, and Miami used him in an ultra-aggressive defensive scheme,[296] with James cheating off the ball to help out inside or get into rebounding position.[297] Beginning in 2014, some analysts noted a regression in his defensive impact, stemming from a lack of effort and expected age-related declines.[298][299] James himself admitted to taking plays off at times, referring to this approach as "chill mode".[300] Writing for ESPN in 2016, Nate Duncan observed that while James tended to take off more plays than in his younger days, he was able to raise his level in that year's Finals and temporarily recapture his Miami form.[301]

text: Off the court

text: Personal life

text: James proposed to Savannah Brinson, his high school sweetheart, at a December 31, 2011 party celebrating New Year's Eve and his 27th birthday.[302] She accepted, and the two were married on September 14, 2013 in San Diego, California.[303] Together, they have three children: LeBron James Jr. (b. 2004),[304] Bryce Maximus James (b. 2007),[305] and Zhuri James (b. 2014).[306] During his stint with the Heat, James resided in Coconut Grove, where he bought a $9 million three-story mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay.[307] In November 2015, James bought a 9,350 square-foot East Coast–style mansion in Brentwood, Los Angeles for about $21 million.[308]

text: Public image

text: James is considered by many people, including his fellow NBA players, to be the "face of the NBA".[309] His opinions have yielded significant influence on people who make important league decisions; for example, in 2014 he asked commissioner Adam Silver to increase the duration of the All-Star break, and the request was granted the following season.[310] On February 13, 2015, James was elected the first Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).[311]

text: Throughout his career, James has been ranked by Forbes as one of the world's most influential athletes,[314][315] and in 2017, he was listed by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[316] During his first stint with the Cavaliers, he was adored by local fans, and Sherwin-Williams displayed a giant Nike-produced banner of James on its world headquarters.[317] Despite their affection for James, Cleveland fans and critics were frequently annoyed when he sported a Yankees hat when he attended Cleveland Indians baseball games versus the New York Yankees.[318] Following his actions during the 2010 free agency period and, more specifically, The Decision, he was listed as one of the world's most disliked athletes.[319] By 2013, his image had mostly recovered and he was reported by ESPN as the most popular player in the NBA for the second time in his career.[320] In 2014, he was named the most popular male athlete in America by the Harris Poll.[321] He has led the league in jersey sales six times.[322]

text: In March 2008, James became the first black man—and third man overall after Richard Gere and George Clooney—to appear on the cover of Vogue, when he posed with Gisele Bündchen.[323] In response, noted ESPN columnist Jemele Hill considered the cover offensive and "memorable for the wrong reasons", describing the demeanor of James and his holding Bündchen as a reference to classic imagery of the movie monster King Kong, a dark savage capturing his light-skinned love interest.[312][313]

text: Media figure and business interests

text: James is represented by agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports.[324] His first agent was Aaron Goodwin, whom he left in 2005 for Leon Rose. Rose joined Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 2007, and he worked with fellow CAA agent Henry Thomas, who represented Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, to bring James to Miami in 2010. James left CAA for Paul in 2012.[325] James, Paul, Maverick Carter, and Randy Mims—all childhood friends—formed agent and sports-marketing company LRMR after James left Goodwin. LRMR handles James's marketing, including the marketing of The Decision, for which it was criticized.[326][327]

text: Throughout his career, James has taken a unique approach to his NBA contracts, usually opting to sign shorter-term deals in order to maximize his earnings potential and flexibility;[328][112][329] for example, in 2006, he and the Cavaliers negotiated a three-year, $60 million contract extension instead of the four-year maximum as it allotted him the option of seeking a new contract worth more money as an unrestricted free agent following the 2010 season.[330] This move ultimately allowed James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh to sign with the Heat together.[331] During his second stint in Cleveland, he began opting out and re-signing on new contracts after each season in order to take advantage of higher salaries resulting from the NBA's rising salary cap.[171][332][333][334] In 2016, he signed with the Cavaliers on a three-year deal,[335] becoming the highest-paid player in the league for the first time in his career.[336]

text: James has signed numerous endorsement contracts; some of the companies that he has done business with are Audemars Piguet,[338] Coca-Cola,[339] Dunkin' Brands,[340] McDonald's,[341] Nike,[339] State Farm[342] and Beats by Dre.[343] Coming out of high school, he was the target of a three-way bidding war among Nike, Reebok, and Adidas,[344] eventually signing with Nike for approximately $90 million.[345] His signature shoes have performed well for Nike.[346] In 2011, Fenway Sports Group became the sole global marketer of his rights, and as part of the deal, he was granted a minority stake in the English Premier League football club Liverpool,[347] who he has claimed his support for.[348] As a result of James's endorsement money and NBA salary, he has been listed as one of the world's highest-paid athletes.[349] In 2013, he surpassed Kobe Bryant as the highest paid basketball player in the world, with earnings of $56.5 million.[350] In 2014, James realized a profit of more than $30 million as part of Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics; he had originally struck a deal to get a small stake in the company at its inception in exchange for promoting its headphones.[351] In 2015, he was ranked the sixth highest earning sportsperson,[352] and third highest in 2016 (after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi).[353] James has stated that he would like to own an NBA team in the future, albeit in a hands-off capacity.[354]

text: James and comedian Jimmy Kimmel co-hosted the 2007 ESPY Awards.[355] In other comedic pursuits, he hosted the 33rd-season premiere of Saturday Night Live.[356] He has also tried his hand at acting, appearing in a cameo role on the HBO series Entourage.[357] In 2015, he played himself in the Judd Apatow film Trainwreck,[358] receiving positive reviews for his performance.[359] That same year, James's digital video company, Uninterrupted, raised $15.8 million from Warner Bros. Entertainment and Turner Sports to help expand the company's efforts to bring athlete-created content to fans. It is hosted on Bleacher Report and is used by several other athletes including New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman.[360]

text: James and his business partner Maverick Carter own production company SpringHill Entertainment,[361] whose first work was the Lions Gate documentary More Than a Game, which was released in 2009 and chronicled James's high school years.[362] Series produced by SpringHill include the Disney XD sports documentaries Becoming,[363] Starz sitcom Survivor's Remorse,[364] and animated web series The LeBrons.[365] In 2016, CNBC aired an unscripted series hosted by James called Cleveland Hustles, where four up-and-coming Northern Ohio entrepreneurs will be financed on the condition of revitalizing a neighborhood in Cleveland.[366] In the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, a 60-minute Vince Carter documentary entitled The Carter Effect was executive produced by James and Maverick Carter along with rapper Drake and Future the Prince.[367][368] In February 2018 it was announced that James' production company will produce a new film in the House Party series with James expected to make a cameo.[369]

text: Activism

text: James is an active supporter of non-profit organizations, including After-School All-Stars, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Children's Defense Fund, and ONEXONE.[370][371][372] He also has his own charity foundation, the LeBron James Family Foundation, which is based in Akron.[373] Since 2005, the foundation has held an annual bike-a-thon to raise money for various causes.[374] In 2015, James announced a partnership with the University of Akron to provide scholarships for as many as 2,300 children beginning in 2021.[375] In 2016, he donated $2.5 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture to support an exhibit on Muhammad Ali.[376] In 2017, he received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award from the NBA for his "outstanding service and dedication to the community".[377] In November of that same year, the Akron School Board approved the "I Promise" Elementary School, a public school created in a partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation to help struggling elementary school students stay in school.[378] James later reflected that it was his most important professional accomplishment of his life.[379]

text: Throughout his career, James has taken stances on controversial issues. On several occasions, he mentioned a feeling of obligation to effect change using his status.[380] Those include the War in Darfur,[381][382][383][384] the Trayvon Martin case,[385] the now-former NBA owner Donald Sterling's racist comments in 2014,[380] the Michael Brown verdict,[386] and the death of Eric Garner.[387] Following a racist incident at his Los Angeles home in 2017, James stated, "being black in America is tough. We got a long way to go for us as a society and for us as African Americans until we feel equal in America."[388] Later on that same year, in the aftermath of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, James questioned President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again slogan by stating "It's sad what's going on in Charlottesville. Is this the direction our country is heading? Make America Great Again huh? He said that" and "Our youth deserve better!!"[389] James also called Trump a "bum" after the president rescinded a White House invitation to Steph Curry.[390] On the other end of the spectrum, on February 16, 2018, Fox News journalist Laura Ingraham told James to "Shut up and dribble" as a response to his political agendas.[391]

text: In June 2008, James donated $20,000 to a committee to elect Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.[392] Later that year, James gathered almost 20,000 people at the Quicken Loans Arena for a viewing of Obama's 30-minute American Stories, American Solutions television advertisement.[393] The advertisement was shown on a large screen above the stage, where Jay-Z later held a free concert.[393] In November 2016, James endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.[394]

text: NBA career statistics

text:
Legend

  GP

Games played

  GS

Games started

 MPG

Minutes per game

 FG%

Field goal percentage

 3P%

3-point field goal percentage

 FT%

Free throw percentage

 RPG

Rebounds per game

 APG

Assists per game

 SPG

Steals per game

 BPG

Blocks per game

 PPG

Points per game

 Bold

Career high

tag: table

text:
†

Denotes seasons in which James won an NBA championship

*

Led the league

text: Regular season

text:
Year

Team

GP

GS

MPG

FG%

3P%

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

2003–04

Cleveland

79
79
39.5
.417
.290
.754
5.5
5.9
1.6
.7
20.9

2004–05

Cleveland

80
80
42.4*
.472
.351
.750
7.4
7.2
2.2
.7
27.2

2005–06

Cleveland

79
79
42.5
.480
.335
.738
7.0
6.6
1.6
.8
31.4

2006–07

Cleveland

78
78
40.9
.476
.319
.698
6.7
6.0
1.6
.7
27.3

2007–08

Cleveland

75
74
40.4
.484
.315
.712
7.9
7.2
1.8
1.1
30.0*

2008–09

Cleveland

81
81
37.7
.489
.344
.780
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
28.4

2009–10

Cleveland

76
76
39.0
.503
.333
.767
7.3
8.6
1.6
1.0
29.7

2010–11

Miami

79
79
38.8
.510
.330
.759
7.5
7.0
1.6
.6
26.7

2011–12†

Miami

62
62
37.5
.531
.362
.771
7.9
6.2
1.9
.8
27.1

2012–13†

Miami

76
76
37.9
.565
.406
.753
8.0
7.3
1.7
.9
26.8

2013–14

Miami

77
77
37.7
.567
.379
.750
6.9
6.4
1.6
.3
27.1

2014–15

Cleveland

69
69
36.1
.488
.354
.710
6.0
7.4
1.6
.7
25.3

2015–16†

Cleveland

76
76
35.6
.520
.309
.731
7.4
6.8
1.4
.6
25.3

2016–17

Cleveland

74
74
37.8*
.548
.363
.674
8.6
8.7
1.2
.6
26.4

2017–18

Cleveland

82
82
36.9*
.542
.367
.731
8.6
9.1
1.4
.9
27.5

Career

1,143
1,142
38.8
.504
.344
.739
7.4
7.2
1.6
.8
27.2

All-Star

14
14
29.6
.530
.357
.743
6.3
6.0
1.3
.1
24.5

text: Playoffs

text:
Year

Team

GP

GS

MPG

FG%

3P%

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

2006

Cleveland

13
13
46.5
.476
.333
.737
8.1
5.8
1.4
.7
30.8

2007

Cleveland

20
20
44.7
.416
.280
.755
8.1
8.0
1.7
.5
25.1

2008

Cleveland

13
13
42.5
.411
.257
.731
7.8
7.6
1.8
1.3
28.2

2009

Cleveland

14
14
41.4
.510
.333
.749
9.1
7.3
1.6
.9
35.3

2010

Cleveland

11
11
41.8
.502
.400
.733
9.3
7.6
1.7
1.8
29.1

2011

Miami

21
21
43.9
.466
.353
.763
8.4
5.9
1.7
1.2
23.7

2012†

Miami

23
23
42.7
.500
.259
.739
9.7
5.6
1.9
.7
30.3

2013†

Miami

23
23
41.7
.491
.375
.777
8.4
6.6
1.8
.8
25.9

2014

Miami

20
20
38.2
.565
.407
.806
7.1
4.8
1.9
.6
27.4

2015

Cleveland

20
20
42.2
.417
.227
.731
11.3
8.5
1.7
1.1
30.1

2016†

Cleveland

21
21
39.1
.525
.340
.661
9.5
7.6
2.3
1.3
26.3

2017

Cleveland

18
18
41.3
.565
.411
.698
9.1
7.8
1.9
1.3
32.8

2018

Cleveland

22
22
41.9
.539
.342
.746
9.1
9.0
1.4
1.0
34.0

Career

239
239
42.0
.491
.323
.743
8.9
7.1
1.8
1.0
28.9

text: Awards and honors

text:
3× NBA Champion: 2012, 2013, 2016
3× NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 2012, 2013, 2016
4× NBA Most Valuable Player: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
14× NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2006, 2008, 2018
14× All-NBA selection:
12× First team: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2× Second team: 2005, 2007
6× NBA All-Defensive selection:
5× First team: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Second team: 2014
NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2004
NBA Scoring Champion: 2008
3× NBA minutes leader: 2007, 2017, 2018
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 2017

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text:
2× Olympic Gold Medal winner: 2008, 2012
2004 Olympic Bronze Medal winner
2006 FIBA World Championship Bronze Medal winner
2007 FIBA Americas Championship Gold Medal winner
2012 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
Commemorative banner in Miami's American Airlines Arena (for his 2012 gold medal won as a member of the Miami Heat)

text:
2003 National Champion
3× OHSAA Champion: 2000, 2001, 2003
2× Gatorade National Player of the Year 2002, 2003
2× USA Today High School Player of the Year 2002, 2003
3× Ohio Mr. Basketball: 2001, 2002, 2003
3× USA Today All-USA First Team: 2001, 2002, 2003
2× PARADE High School Player of the Year: 2002, 2003
2003 Naismith Prep Player of the Year[396]
2003 McDonald's National Player of the Year[397]
2003 McDonald's High School All-American[398]
2003 McDonald's All-American Game 2003
2003 EA Sports Roundball Classic MVP[399]
2003 Jordan Capital Classic MVP[399]
Number 23 retired by St. Vincent-St. Mary[400]
St. Vincent-St. Mary Hall of Fame (class of 2011)[401]
St. Vincent-St. Mary home basketball court named The LeBron James Arena[402]

text:
3× Cleveland Sports Awards Professional Athlete of the Year: 2009, 2016, 2017[403]
2× AP Athlete of the Year (2013, 2016)[404]
2× Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (2012, 2016)[405]
2011–12 EFL Cup Champion (as part owner of Liverpool FC)
2012 Sporting News Athlete of the Year[406]
2006 Sporting News NBA MVP[407]
2004 Sporting News Rookie of the Year[408]
Sports Illustrated NBA All-Decade First Team (2000s)[409]
17× ESPY Award winner in various categories (13 individually, four as part of a team)[410]
2× Hickok Belt winner: 2012, 2013
2017 NAACP Image Awards – Jackie Robinson Award
South Main Street in downtown Akron renamed King James Way[411]
Six-story commemorative banner in downtown Akron[411]
Three-story mural in Venice, California honoring his signing with the Lakers
Honorary lockers at Ohio State's football and basketball facilities[412][413]

text: Filmography

text:
Film roles

Year

Title

Role

Notes

2008

More than a Game

Himself

2009

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

2015

Trainwreck

2018

Smallfoot

Gwangi (voice)

Post-production

text:
Television roles

Year

Title

Role

Notes

2009

My Wife and Kids

Himself

Episode: "Outbreak Monkey"

2009

Entourage

Episode: "Give a Little Bit"

2009

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

2011–2014

The LeBrons

2015

Survivor's Remorse

Episode: "Guts"[414]

2016

Teen Titans Go!

Episode: "The Cruel Giggling Ghoul"


document_title: Pancreatic islets

question_text: cells in the islets of langerhans that produce insulin

text: Pancreatic islets

text: Structure[edit]

text: There are about 3 million islets distributed in the form of density routes throughout the pancreas of a healthy adult human,[2] each of which measures an average of about 0.1 mm (109 µm) in diameter.[2][6]:914 Each is separated from the surrounding pancreatic tissue by a thin fibrous connective tissue capsule which is continuous with the fibrous connective tissue that is interwoven throughout the rest of the pancreas.[6]:914 The combined mass of the islets is 2 grams.[2] Islets of Langerhans can also form superstructures called islet clusters surrounding large blood vessels.[2] The roundness of islets along the pancreas has also been quantified as an index of sphericity. Islets closest to the spherical form are mainly found in the tail of the pancreas, whereas the least-spherical islets are found in the neck of the pancreas.[2]

text: Microanatomy[edit]

text: Hormones produced in the pancreatic islets are secreted directly into the blood flow by (at least) five types of cells. In rat islets, endocrine cell subsets are distributed as follows:[7]

text:
Alpha cells producing glucagon (20% of total islet cells)
Beta cells producing insulin and amylin (≈70%)
Delta cells producing somatostatin (<10%)
PP cells (gamma cells or F cells) producing pancreatic polypeptide (<5%)
Epsilon cells producing ghrelin (<1%)

text: It has been recognized that the cytoarchitecture of pancreatic islets differs between species.[8][9][10] In particular, while rodent islets are characterized by a predominant proportion of insulin-producing beta cells in the core of the cluster and by scarce alpha, delta and PP cells in the periphery, human islets display alpha and beta cells in close relationship with each other throughout the cluster.[8][10]

text: Islets can influence each other through paracrine and autocrine communication, and beta cells are coupled electrically to six to seven other beta cells (but not to other cell types).[11]

text:
A pancreatic islet, stained.

A pancreatic islet, showing alpha cells

A pancreatic islet, showing beta cells.

text: Function[edit]

text: The paracrine feedback system of the pancreatic islets has the following structure:[12]

text:
Glucose/Insulin: activates beta cells and inhibits alpha cells
Glycogen/Glucagon: activates alpha cells which activates beta cells and delta cells
Somatostatin: inhibits alpha cells and beta cells

text: A large number of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate the secretion of insulin, glucagon and somatostatin from pancreatic islets,[13] and some of these GPCRs are the targets of drugs used to treat type-2 diabetes (ref GLP-1 receptor agonists, DPPIV inhibitors).

text:
Mouse islet immunostained for pancreatic polypeptide

Mouse islet immunostained for insulin

Mouse islet immunostained for glucagon

text: Electrical activity[edit]

text: Electrical activity of pancreatic islets has been studied using patch clamp techniques. It has turned out that the behavior of cells in intact islets differs significantly from the behavior of dispersed cells.[14]

text: Clinical significance[edit]

text: Diabetes[edit]

text: The beta cells of the pancreatic islets secrete insulin, and so play a significant role in diabetes. It is thought that they are destroyed by immune assaults. However, there are also indications that beta cells have not been destroyed but have only become non-functional.

text: Transplantation[edit]

text: Because the beta cells in the pancreatic islets are selectively destroyed by an autoimmune process in type 1 diabetes, clinicians and researchers are actively pursuing islet transplantation as a means of restoring physiological beta cell function, which would offer an alternative to a complete pancreas transplant or artificial pancreas.[15][16] Islet transplantation emerged as a viable option for the treatment of insulin requiring diabetes in the early 1970s with steady progress over the last three decades.[17] Recent clinical trials have shown that insulin independence and improved metabolic control can be reproducibly obtained after transplantation of cadaveric donor islets into patients with unstable type 1 diabetes.[16]

text: Islet transplantation for type 1 diabetes currently requires potent immunosuppression to prevent host rejection of donor islets.[18]

text: An alternative source of beta cells, such insulin-producing cells derived from adult stem cells or progenitor cells would contribute to overcoming the shortage of donor organs for transplantation. The field of regenerative medicine is rapidly evolving and offers great hope for the nearest future. However, type 1 diabetes is the result of the autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas. Therefore, an effective cure will require a sequential, integrated approach that combines adequate and safe immune interventions with beta cell regenerative approaches.[19] It has also been demonstrated that alpha cells can spontaneously switch fate and transdifferentiate into beta cells in both healthy and diabetic human and mouse pancreatic islets, a possible future source for beta cell regeneration.[20]

text: Additional images[edit]

text:
Pancreatic islets, the lighter tissue among the darker, acinar pancreatic tissue, hemalum-eosin stain.

The islet density routes throughout the healthy human pancreas[2]

Illustration of dog pancreas. 250x.

Structural differences between rat islets (top) and humans islets (bottom) as well as the ventral part (left) and the dorsal part (right) of the pancreas. Different cell types are colour-coded. Rodent islets, unlike the human ones, show the characteristic insulin core.


document_title: Google Scholar

question_text: what criteria are used to rank results in google scholar

text: Google Scholar

text: History[edit]

text: Google Scholar arose out of a discussion between Alex Verstak and Anurag Acharya,[5] both of whom were then working on building Google's main web index.[6][7] Their goal was to "make the world's problem solvers 10% more efficient" [8] by allowing easier and more accurate access to scientific knowledge. This goal is reflected in the Google Scholar's advertising slogan – "Stand on the shoulders of giants" – taken from a quote by holy Bernard of Chartres and is a nod to the scholars who have contributed to their fields over the centuries, providing the foundation for new intellectual achievements.

text: Scholar has gained a range of features over time. In 2006, a citation importing feature was implemented supporting bibliography managers (such as RefWorks, RefMan, EndNote, and BibTeX). In 2007, Acharya announced that Google Scholar had started a program to digitize and host journal articles in agreement with their publishers, an effort separate from Google Books, whose scans of older journals do not include the metadata required for identifying specific articles in specific issues.[9] In 2011, Google removed Scholar from the toolbars on its search pages,[10] making it both less easily accessible and less discoverable for users not already aware of its existence. Around this period, sites with similar features such as CiteSeer, Scirus, and Microsoft Windows Live Academic search were developed. Some of these are now defunct, although in 2016 Microsoft launched a new competitor, Microsoft Academic.

text: A major enhancement was rolled out in 2012, with the possibility for individual scholars to create personal "Scholar Citations profiles", public author profiles that are editable by authors themselves.[11] Individuals, logging on through a Google account with a bona fide address usually linked to an academic institution, can now create their own page giving their fields of interest and citations. Google Scholar automatically calculates and displays the individual's total citation count, h-index, and i10-index. According to Google, "three quarters of Scholar search results pages [...] show links to the authors' public profiles" as of August 2014.[11]

text: A feature introduced in November 2013 allows logged-in users to save search results into the "Google Scholar library", a personal collection which the user can search separately and organize by tags.[12] A metrics feature now supports viewing the impact of academic journals,[13] and whole fields of science, via the "metrics" button. This reveals the top journals in a field of interest, and the articles generating these journal's impact can also be accessed.

text: Features and specifications[edit]

text: Google Scholar allows users to search for digital or physical copies of articles, whether online or in libraries.[14] It indexes "full-text journal articles, technical reports, preprints, theses, books, and other documents, including selected Web pages that are deemed to be 'scholarly.'"[15] Because many of Google Scholar's search results link to commercial journal articles, most people will be able to access only an abstract and the citation details of an article, and have to pay a fee to access the entire article.[15] The most relevant results for the searched keywords will be listed first, in order of the author's ranking, the number of references that are linked to it and their relevance to other scholarly literature, and the ranking of the publication that the journal appears in.[16]

text: Using its "group of" feature, it shows the available links to journal articles. In the 2005 version, this feature provided a link to both subscription-access versions of an article and to free full-text versions of articles; for most of 2006, it provided links to only the publishers' versions. Since December 2006, it has provided links to both published versions and major open access repositories, but still does not cover those posted on individual faculty web pages;[citation needed] access to such self-archived non-subscription versions is now provided by a link to Google, where one can find such open access articles.

text: Through its "cited by" feature, Google Scholar provides access to abstracts of articles that have cited the article being viewed.[17] It is this feature in particular that provides the citation indexing previously only found in CiteSeer, Scopus and Web of Science. Through its "Related articles" feature, Google Scholar presents a list of closely related articles, ranked primarily by how similar these articles are to the original result, but also taking into account the relevance of each paper.[18]

text: As of July 2013[update], Google Scholar is not yet available to the Google AJAX API.

text: Google Scholar's legal database of US cases is extensive. Users can search and read published opinions of US state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950, US federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since 1923 and US Supreme Court cases since 1791.[17] Google Scholar embeds clickable citation links within the case and the How Cited tab allows lawyers to research prior case law and the subsequent citations to the court decision.[19] The Google Scholar Legal Content Star Paginator extension inserts Westlaw and LexisNexis style page numbers in line with the text of the case.[20]

text: Ranking algorithm[edit]

text: While most academic databases and search engines allow users to select one factor (e.g. relevance, citation counts, or publication date) to rank results, Google Scholar ranks results with a combined ranking algorithm in a "way researchers do, weighing the full text of each article, the author, the publication in which the article appears, and how often the piece has been cited in other scholarly literature".[16] Research has shown that Google Scholar puts high weight especially on citation counts[21] and words included in a document's title.[22] As a consequence, the first search results are often highly cited articles.

text: Limitations and criticism[edit]

text: This article is in a list format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this article to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available. (October 2017)

text: Quality – Some searchers consider Google Scholar of comparable quality and utility to commercial databases.[23][24] The reviews recognize that its "cited by" feature in particular poses serious competition to Scopus and Web of Science. An early study, from 2007, limited to the biomedical field, found citation information in Google Scholar to be "sometimes inadequate, and less often updated".[25] The coverage of Google Scholar may vary by discipline compared to other general databases.[26]

text: Lack of screening for quality – Google Scholar strives to include as many journals as possible, including predatory journals, which "have polluted the global scientific record with pseudo-science, a record that Google Scholar dutifully and perhaps blindly includes in its central index."[27]

text: Coverage – Google Scholar does not publish a list of journals crawled or publishers included, and the frequency of its updates is uncertain. Bibliometric evidence suggests Google Scholar’s coverage of the sciences and social sciences is competitive with other academic databases, however as of 2017 Scholar’s coverage of the arts and humanities has not been investigated empirically and Scholar’s utility for disciplines in these fields remains ambiguous.[28] Especially early on, some publishers did not allow Scholar to crawl their journals. Elsevier journals have been included since mid-2007, when Elsevier began to make most of its ScienceDirect content available to Google Scholar and Google's web search.[29] As of February 2008 the absentees still included the most recent years of the American Chemical Society journals. It is therefore impossible to know how current or exhaustive searches are in Google Scholar, although a recent study[3] estimates that Google Scholar can find almost 90% (approximately 100 million) of all scholarly documents on the Web written in English. Large-scale longitudinal studies have found between 40–60% of scientific articles are available in full text via Google Scholar links.[30]

text: Matthew effect – Google Scholar puts high weight on citation counts in its ranking algorithm and therefore is being criticised for strengthening the Matthew effect;[21] as highly cited papers appear in top positions they gain more citations while new papers hardly appear in top positions and therefore get less attention by the users of Google Scholar and hence fewer citations.

text: Google Scholar effect – It is a phenomenon when some researchers pick and cite works appearing in the top results on Google Scholar regardless of their contribution to the citing publication because they automatically assume these works’ credibility and believe that editors, reviewers, and readers expect to see these citations.[31]

text: Incorrect field detection – Google Scholar has problems identifying publications on the arXiv preprint server correctly. Interpunctuation characters in titles produce wrong search results, and authors are assigned to wrong papers, which leads to erroneous additional search results. Some search results are even given without any comprehensible reason.[32][33]

text: Vulnerability to spam – Google Scholar is vulnerable to spam.[34][35] Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg demonstrated that citation counts on Google Scholar can be manipulated and complete non-sense articles created with SCIgen were indexed from Google Scholar.[36] They concluded that citation counts from Google Scholar should only be used with care especially when used to calculate performance metrics such as the h-index or impact factor. Google Scholar started computing an h-index in 2012 with the advent of individual Scholar pages. Several downstream packages like Harzing's Publish or Perish also use its data.[37] The practicality of manipulating h-index calculators by spoofing Google Scholar was demonstrated in 2010 by Cyril Labbe from Joseph Fourier University, who managed to rank "Ike Antkare" ahead of Albert Einstein by means of a large set of SCIgen-produced documents citing each other (effectively an academic link farm).[38]

text: Inability to shepardize case law – As of 2010, Google Scholar was not able to shepardize case law, as Lexis can.[39]

text: Search engine optimization for Google Scholar[edit]

text: Search engine optimization (SEO) for traditional web search engines such as Google has been popular since many years. However, since a few years, the concept of SEO is also applied to academic search engines such as Google Scholar.[40] SEO for academic articles is also called "Academic Search Engine Optimization" (ASEO) and defined as "the creation, publication, and modification of scholarly literature in a way that makes it easier for academic search engines to both crawl it and index it[40]". ASEO has been adopted by many organizations such as Elsevier,[41] OpenScience,[42] Mendeley,[43] and SAGE Publishing[44] to optimize their articles' rankings in Google Scholar. However, ASEO is not free of criticism.[36]


document_title: 1908 World Series

question_text: where did the cubs win the world series in 1908

text: 1908 World Series

text: Summary[edit]

text: NL Chicago Cubs (4) vs. AL Detroit Tigers (1)

text:
Game
Date
Score
Location
Time
Attendance

1
October 10
Chicago Cubs – 10, Detroit Tigers – 6
Bennett Park
2:10
10,812[1]

2
October 11
Detroit Tigers – 1, Chicago Cubs – 6
West Side Grounds
1:30
17,760[2]

3
October 12
Detroit Tigers – 8, Chicago Cubs – 3
West Side Grounds
2:10
14,543[3]

4
October 13
Chicago Cubs – 3, Detroit Tigers – 0
Bennett Park
1:35
12,907[4]

5
October 14
Chicago Cubs – 2, Detroit Tigers – 0
Bennett Park
1:25
6,210[5]

text: Matchups[edit]

text: Game 1[edit]

text: Saturday, October 10, 1908, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan

text:
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E

Chicago
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
5
10
14
2

Detroit
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
6
10
3

WP: Mordecai Brown (1–0)   LP: Ed Summers (0–1)

text: With Detroit leading 6–5 in the top of the ninth after finally coming from behind with two runs in the bottom of the eighth, the Cubs broke out with six straight one-out singles against Ed Summers, scoring five times and winning the first game just as they had forced a tie in the first game of the 1907 Series by coming from behind with two runs in the ninth.

text: Game 2[edit]

text: Sunday, October 11, 1908, at West Side Grounds in Chicago

text:
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E

Detroit
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
1

Chicago
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
X
6
7
0

WP: Orval Overall (1–0)   LP: Wild Bill Donovan (0–1)
Home runs:
DET: None
CHC: Joe Tinker (1)

text: A scoreless tie in the bottom of the eighth came to an end when Joe Tinker's two-run homer launched a six-run Cub outburst. Orval Overall's complete-game win took just 90 minutes.

text: Game 3[edit]

text: Monday, October 12, 1908, at West Side Grounds in Chicago, Illinois

text:
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E

Detroit
1
0
0
0
0
5
0
2
0
8
12
4

Chicago
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
0

WP: George Mullin (1–0)   LP: Jack Pfiester (0–1)

text: It was in this game that Ty Cobb enjoyed the finest World Series outing he ever had. The 21-year-old Georgian rapped three singles and a double in five at-bats, and stole two bases. In the top of the ninth, he singled and promptly stole second and third, but then the hyped-up boy wonder pressed his luck and was thrown out trying to steal home. This was the only Tiger win in their back-to-back first two World Series losses to the Cubs.

text: Game 4[edit]

text: Tuesday, October 13, 1908, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan

text:
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E

Chicago
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
10
0

Detroit
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1

WP: Mordecai Brown (2–0)   LP: Ed Summers (0–2)

text: This one was over in 95 minutes. RBI singles by Harry Steinfeldt and Solly Hofman in the third inning gave Mordecai Brown all the support he'd need.

text: Game 5[edit]

text: Wednesday, October 14, 1908, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan

text:
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E

Chicago
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
10
0

Detroit
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0

WP: Orval Overall (2–0)   LP: Wild Bill Donovan (0–2)

text: The attendance during this last game of the 1908 World Series (6,210) was the smallest crowd in Series history.

text: Boss Schmidt, who made the last out of the 1907 Series with a popup to short, also made the last out of this Series with a feeble catcher-to-first groundout.

text: This was also the first World Series game in which neither team committed an error.

text: The Cubs would not win another World Series title until finally reclaiming the crown in 2016.

text: Composite line score[edit]

text: 1908 World Series (4–1): Chicago Cubs (N.L.) over Detroit Tigers (A.L.)

text:
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E

Chicago Cubs
1
0
6
3
1
0
1
6
6
24
48
2

Detroit Tigers
2
0
0
0
0
5
3
4
1
15
33
9

Total attendance: 62,232   Average attendance: 12,446
Winning player's share: $1,318   Losing player's share: $870[6]

text: Notes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ "1908 World Series Game 1 – Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
Jump up ^ "1908 World Series Game 2 – Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
Jump up ^ "1908 World Series Game 3 – Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
Jump up ^ "1908 World Series Game 4 – Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
Jump up ^ "1908 World Series Game 5 – Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
Jump up ^ "World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved June 14, 2009.

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document_title: Delicate (Taylor Swift song)

question_text: where is taylor swift's delicate video filmed

question_tokens: where is taylor swift 's delicate video filmed

text: Delicate (Taylor Swift song)

text: Writing and composition[edit]

text: "Delicate" was written by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback, and was produced by the latter two. "Delicate" runs for a duration of three minutes and 52 seconds;[2][3] and it has a tempo of 95 beats per minute. Swift performs it in the key of C major in a vocal range span from G3 to A4.[4] Musically, the track has been described as a "electro-pop love song".[1] The singer used a vocoder to create an "emotional" and "vulnerable" sound for the track. She explains that the song is about "what happens when you meet somebody that you really want in your life and then you start worrying about what they've heard before they met you." Swift went on to call the song "the first point of vulnerability in the record"[5]

text: Music video[edit]

text: The music video for "Delicate" premiered on March 11, 2018 at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards after Swift accepted her award for "Female Artist of the Year". Directed by Joseph Kahn, it was shot in various locations around Los Angeles including the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, the 7th Street/Metro Center station, the Los Angeles Theater and adjacent St. Vincent's Court, and the Golden Gopher bar.[6] It features Swift discovering that she is invisible after a mystery man hands her a note, and is a satire and symbolic of Taylor being herself for the first time, and not caring about how others view her.[7][8] The video gained almost 13 million views in the first 24 hours of release.[9] As of May 2018, the music video has gained over 170 million views on YouTube.[10]

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: Swift is seen looking vacant on the red carpet, snapping to attention as hordes of reporters shove microphones at her. A mysterious figure slips a piece of paper into her hands. In a hotel lobby, people turn and stare as she walks by surrounded by four bodyguards. As she tries to take a photo with fans, a bellhop tries to grab her and security drag him away. Swift rolls her eyes and continues to walk with her security team, testing how they mimic her every move.

text: In a dressing room she makes silly faces in the mirror before being interrupted by a group of women: turning back to the mirror, the piece of paper glows on the counter and she can't see her reflection anymore. Delighted to have freedom, she breaks out into joyful dance all over the hotel, although she gets sad when she realizes she cannot engage in close conversation with a stranger. Swift moves from the hotel into the Los Angeles subway and onto rain-drenched streets. Soaked but happy, she arrives at the dive bar she references in the song, opening the glowing note, seemingly removing her invisibility as she is choosing to reveal herself to some. People turn to look as she comes in, drenched, and she realizes she is no longer invisible - but she smiles as she seems to recognize someone there.

text: Vertical video[edit]

text: On March 30, 2018, Swift uploaded an alternate video exclusively to Spotify which was made available for users in the US, UK, Sweden, and Latin America.[11] The video was filmed in one take in a vertical format. It features Swift walking in the woods while singing and also referencing her relationship with Joe Alwyn by "clutching her necklace with a J on the pendant".[12]The video was later released on YouTube on May 16. To date the video has over two million views.

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: Geoff Nelson of Consequence of Sound coined the track as one of Reputation's strongest moments, along with "Gorgeous" and "Call It What You Want".[13] Zach Schonfeld of Newsweek called it as "the album's first real moment of vulnerability", and it succeeds by "peeling back all the bravado and EDM aggression of the opening tracks".[14] In another positive review, Roisin O’Connor of The Independent stated that "Taylor Swift produced some of her most honest and direct songwriting to date", and ""Delicate" was one of the best examples of that".[15]

text: Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone named it the best song of 2017,[16] and was also included in Vanity Fair's The 17 Best Pop Songs of 2017, stating that "even at her most publicly beset, Taylor Swift possesses a secret weapon that separates her from the competition: truly unimpeachable songcraft".[17]

text: Acoustic version[edit]

text: The track was re-recorded at The Tracking Room in Nashville for Taylor's installment of the Spotify Singles series.[18] The acoustic version was released on April 13th exclusively on Spotify along with Swift’s cover of Earth, Wind & Fire’s song "September".

text: Remix[edit]

text: A remix for the song featuring American musicians Ryan Tedder and Sawyr was released on May 25, 2018. The remix was well received by critics with some stating it better than the original.

text: Commercial performance[edit]

text: After its release as a single, "Delicate" debuted at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it has since peaked at number 34. It also debuted at number 24 on the Adult Contemporary chart, becoming the week's highest ranking debut. It has peaked at number 10 on the Adult Top 40 chart after debuting at number 37. It also debuted at number 32 on the Mainstream Top 40 and peaked at number 14.

text: In Canada, after the release of Reputation, the song debuted at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 falling off the chart the following week. After its release as a single it re-entered the chart at number 44, becoming the fifth consecutive song from Reputation to peak within the top 50 of the chart. The next week it moved to number 38, later peaking at number 34.

text: The song also debuted at number 87 in the UK, before peaking at number 45. In Australia it debuted at number 56, later peaking at number 28.

text: Live performances[edit]

text: The song had its debut performance at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on May 8, 2018 as part of the setlist for Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour. On May 27, 2018 Swift performed a stripped-down, acoustic version of the song as part of her performance at BBC Radio 1's Biggest Weekend, where she supported herself on the guitar.

text: Charts[edit]

text:
Chart (2017–18)
Peak
position

Australia (ARIA)[19]
28

Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20]
70

Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[21]
4

Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[22]
8

Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[23]
34

Canada AC (Billboard)[24]
32

Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[25]
31

Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[26]
18

Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[27]
46

Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[28]
31

France (SNEP)[29]
169

Hungary (Stream Top 40)[30]
32

Iceland (RÚV)[31]
3

Ireland (IRMA)[32]
31

Malaysia (RIM)[33]
15

New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34]
33

Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [35]
42

Portugal (AFP)[36]
56

Scotland (Official Charts Company)[37]
67

Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[38]
44

Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39]
98

Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40]
88

UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[41]
45

US Billboard Hot 100[42]
34

US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[43]
13

US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[44]
10

US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[45]
35

US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[46]
14

Venezuela (National-Report)[47]
69

text: Release history[edit]

text:
Region
Date
Format
Label
Ref.

United States
March 12, 2018
Hot adult contemporary radio

Big Machine
Republic

[48]

March 13, 2018
Contemporary hit radio
[49]

Italy
April 20, 2018
Universal Music Group
[50]

United Kingdom

Big Machine
Republic

[51]


document_title: Still Star-Crossed

question_text: when will still star crossed episode 3 air

text: Still Star-Crossed

text: Plot[edit]

text: Following the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, Rosaline Capulet is betrothed against her will to Benvolio Montague. As the two try to prevent the marriage and the destruction of their warring families, a secret society known as "The Fiends" attempts to depose the beleaguered Prince Escalus by inciting war between the two families.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Lashana Lynch as Rosaline Capulet, Juliet's cousin and Lord Capulet's niece who become House Capulet's heiress following Juliet's death.
Wade Briggs as Benvolio Montague, Romeo's wastrel cousin and Lord Montague's nephew who becomes House Montague's heir following Romeo's death.
Ebonée Noel as Livia Capulet, Rosaline's sister and Lord Capulet's niece who seeks to marry into a wealthy family, unaware that her aunt plans on using her to legitimize Paris' rule over Verona.
Torrance Coombs as Count Paris, the heir to Mantua and the leader of "The Fiends". After being wounded by Romeo and taken in by Lady Capulet, he plans to annex Verona to Mantua by taking a Capulet bride.
Medalion Rahimi as Princess Isabella, Escalus' sister and confidant and the Princess of Verona whose primary concern is solving Verona's domestic problems.
Sterling Sulieman as Prince Escalus, the Prince of Verona who struggles to maintain control over his beleaguered city and project an image of strength and unity to the world.
Zuleikha Robinson as Lady Giuliana Capulet, Silvestro's wife and Juliet's mother who aligns House Capulet to the Fiends in exchange for their help in orchestrating House Montague's destruction.
Anthony Stewart Head as Lord Silvestro Capulet, House Capulet's patriarch and Juliet's father who desires Lord Montague's wedding dowry in order to keep his family from going into bankruptcy
Grant Bowler as Lord Damiano Montague, House Montague's patriarch and Romeo's father who seeks to increase his family's prestige by any means necessary, even if it means undermining House Capulet.
Dan Hildebrand as Friar Lawrence, a Franciscan friar who married Romeo and Juliet on orders from Lord Montague.
Susan Wooldridge as The Nurse, Juliet's former nurse and a loyal servant to House Capulet.

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Lucien Laviscount as Romeo Montague, Lord Montague's only son. He secretly married Juliet, but committed suicide after Juliet faked her death. His body is desecrated by the Fiend in an attempt to incite the Montagues to war, which Prince Escalus covers up.
Clara Rugaard as Juliet Capulet, Lord and Lady Capulet's only daughter. She marries Romeo in secret and eventually commits suicide when Romeo kills himself. Her ghost continues to haunt her parents.
Gregg Chillin as Mercutio, Romeo and Benvolio's friend and a kinsman of the Prince, slain by Tybalt.
Shazad Latif as Tybalt Capulet, killed Mercutio and was slain by Romeo, who was in turn sentenced to death, which caused Juliet to fake her own death.
Llew Davies as Truccio, a peasant ostensibly in service to House Montague, who turns out to be an agent of the conspiracy.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
"In Fair Verona, Where We Lay Our Scene"
Michael Offer
Heather Mitchell
May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
2.29 / 0.5 demo[5]

Romeo and Juliet secretly marry, witnessed by Benvolio and Rosaline. That night however, Romeo kills Tybalt and is sentenced to death, while Juliet is promised by her father to Count Paris. Romeo and Juliet each commit suicide, and Paris is left wounded by Romeo. Prince Escalus, who had a previous relationship with Rosaline, returns to the city after years in Venice. He hopes to make peace between the Capulets and Montagues to prevent the city being conquered by its powerful neighbors. His calls for unity at Romeo and Juliet's funeral fail when a statue of Juliet commissioned by the Montagues as a gift to the Capulets is vandalized with the word "Harlot" by an unknown agitator. The two sides come to blows, which spirals into a city-wide riot.

Title Reference: Romeo and Juliet (Act I, Prologue)

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"The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth"
Jonathan Jones
Raamla Mohamed
June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05)
1.97 / 0.5 demo[6]

Despite Escalus and Rosaline's feelings for each other, he orders that she marry Benvolio to ensure peace in Verona. Lord Capulet is secretly deeply in debt, which Lord Montague learns and plots to turn to his advantage. Guiliana becomes convinced that Rosaline masterminded Juliet's death. Livia takes desperate measures to heal Paris' wounds.

Title Reference: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act I, Scene I)

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"All the World's a Stage"
Jonathan Jones
Rebecca Kirsch
June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19)
1.61 / 0.3 demo[7]

With the eyes of Verona's neighbours on them, Rosaline and Benvolio play the part of a lovestruck couple. However, a mysterious faction threaten the public betrothal ceremony. Meanwhile, a rift begins to develop between Escalus and Isabella. Lord Montague plots to undermine the Capulets by taking over the financing of a grand cathedral. Guiliana descends deeper into madness, and Lord Capulet begins to lose his own grip on reality. Livia and a recovering Paris grow closer.

Title Reference: As You Like It (Act II, Scene VII)

4
"Pluck Out the Heart of My Mystery"
Ericson Core
Linda Gase
July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08)
0.92 / 0.2 demo[8]

After their betrothal ceremony is attacked by a masked Truccio, Benvolio and Rosaline realise a conspiracy is attempting to foment war. However, in the course of their investigation Benvolio is framed for murder. Lady Capulet discovers the potion Juliet used to fake her death among Rosaline's belongings. Friar Lawrence flees the city after hearing the Nurse's confession.

Title Reference: Hamlet (Act III, Scene II)

5
"Nature Hath Framed Strange Fellows in Her Time"
Ericson Core
Brian Stampnitsky & Christina M. Walker
July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)
0.93 / 0.2 demo[9]

A desperate Benvolio chases Friar Lawrence to a monastery two days from Verona, believing the friar has evidence that will prove his innocence. Rosaline accompanies him, and their feelings towards each other soften during their time together. Meanwhile, in Venice, Isabella attempts to get the hedonistic Doge to formalise his alliance with Verona without trading her virginity.

Title Reference: The Merchant of Venice (Act I, Scene I)

6
"Hell is Empty and All the Devils Are Here"
Tom Verica
Curtis Kheel
July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)
0.88 / 0.2 demo [10]

Back in Verona during the events of the previous episode, Paris re-emerges and sets his plans to become Prince of Verona into motion, while the Fiends step up their campaign of terror. Benvolio is assumed to have kidnapped Rosaline, and Escalus leaves the city to personally rescue her. Meanwhile, Lords Capulet and Montague struggle for control of the cathedral.

Title Reference: The Tempest (Act I, Scene II)

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"Something Wicked This Way Comes"
Clark Johnson
Heather Mitchell
July 29, 2017 (2017-07-29)
0.88 / 0.2 demo[11]

Benvolio is captured and accused of Paris' crimes. Rosaline is forced to bear witness against Benvolio when Paris threatens Livia's life.

Title Reference: Macbeth (Act IV, Scene I)

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: On October 22, 2015, it was announced that Grey's Anatomy and Scandal writer Heather Mitchell was developing a new drama for ABC billed as a sequel to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.[12] Still Star-Crossed is based on the book by Melinda Taub. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers executive produce the series with ShondaLand, ABC Studios and Michael R. Goldstein's The MrG Production Company.[12] On January 21, 2016, ABC ordered the pilot for the 2016-17 television season.[13]

text: Michael Offer, who directed the pilot episode for ShondaLand's How to Get Away with Murder, has been tapped to direct Still Star-Crossed.[14] The pilot was filmed in Salamanca, located in the province of Castile and León, north-western Spain, from April 18, 2016 to May 2, 2016,[15] and Plasencia and Cáceres, located in the autonomous community of Extremadura, western Spain. On May 12, 2016, ABC ordered the pilot to series.[16][17]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Casting advertisement began in March 2016. On March 2, 2016, it was announced that Zuleikha Robinson, Lashana Lynch, Torrance Coombs, Wade Briggs and Ebonée Noel were cast in series regular roles.[18][19] British actress Lashana Lynch was cast as the series' lead character, Rosaline Capulet, Juliet’s cousin. Robinson plays Lady Capulet, Briggs plays Rosaline' male lead, newcomer Noel plays her sister, and Coombs plays antagonist.[18][19] On March 15, 2016, it was announced that Medalion Rahimi, who debuted on ShondaLand's The Catch, was cast as Princess Isabella.[20] On March 18, 2016, Sterling Sulieman joined the pilot as Prince Escalus.[21] On March 22, 2016, Dan Hildebrand was signed to play Friar Lawrence.[22] On April 7, 2016, it was announced that Grant Bowler will play Lord Montague,[23] and a day later Anthony Head was cast as Lord Capulet.[24] Danish actress Clara Rugaard and British actor Lucien Laviscount were cast in guest-starring roles as Romeo and Juliet.[25][26]

text: Reception[edit]

text: The first season has received mixed reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the series has an approval rating of 39% based on 18 reviews. Its critical consensus states: "Still Star-Crossed stumbles out of the gate, dishonoring its Shakespearean roots with lavishly staged but ultimately empty melodrama."[27] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 45 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[28]