Lebron James: Rise of a Star (pg 151-208)

Summary-

Senior year was the toughest year with all the media hype, and public acclaim on his shoulders. Lebron didnt forget his teammates and they often helped him out with it. Lebron considered them his borthers. Kris Belman who majored in film at the local college asked to shoot a documentary aout the team's last game together. The school and coach decided to let him do it. He was able to capture their emotions in the last game and the events leading up to the game. They were facing Dayton Ketering High School. The 15 minute bus ride to the school was completely silent. All the players had their headphones on and each of them were in their own world. The coach let them know how important this game was. It was the national championship game on the line. But that wasnt the only big moment that happened in the post season. About a week before Lebron was invovled in an accident with a Hummer. It was a day before the game. Lebron wasnt injured though. His mom made sure he was ok but she didnt end up going to the game. She was criticized heavily after that. After the team won the championship Lebron had a big decision to make. He had to decide whether to college or go straight to the NBA. The previous season the Cleveland Cavaliers were tied for the worst record. They had a great chance to get the 1st overall pick in the draft. If they did get the 1st pick they could draft Lebron James and thats exactly what happened.



Quotation-

Austin Carr owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers says " Alot of people teased me about crying but i was just happy that we got a young man like him"(Morgan 166).



Reaction-
The last few pages explained that Lebron didnt care about the money. He just wanted to play basketball. Austin Carr, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers was so happy that they was able to get Lebron now they could turn the team around. Lebron didnt care about which team he went to but playing in Cleveland is close to home. Gloria was so happy for Lebron and that he wasnt moving far away. Lebron dedicated his life to basketball and his family. Basketball took him along way. Because Lebron was dedicated his life turned out great, he got to play in the NBA.