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LeBron James, nicknamed "King James", has played 16 seasons in the NBA so far with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Although James has played for more than one team he is best remembered playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. James is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time and by many the greatest basketball player of all time. Coming directly out of high school into the NBA, James has lived up to being called "The Chosen One" by performing with the highest level of athleticism ever imagined. Bio: LeBron Raymone James was born on December 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio. Growing up with no father and a single mother was rough for James, but he persevered by finding a love for the sports basketball. With his God-given physical talent, James dominated starting in his local AAU basketball team. James attended St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, where he became the most popular high school player of all-time being name...

David Thompson, nicknamed "Skywalker", had a 9-year career playing in the NBA and ABA with the Denver Nuggets and the Seattle Supersonics. The nickname "Skywalker" came from his incredible leaping ability that was at one time a Guinness World Record of 44 inches. Thompson is an important part in the history of basketball who was known for his high flying slam dunks. He created the 360 slam dunk, he created the alley-oop, and he has scored the third most amount of points in a game in history. Bio: David O'Neil Thompson was born on July13,1954 in Shelby, North Carolina. He attended Crest Senior High School and played for the varsity team all four years there. Thompson went to North Carolina State University where he began to make history. Thompson is the greatest NC State player of all time due to his many contributions to the team. Thompson has once led the team to an undefeated season and has led them to a championship in 1974 against UCLA. Thompson...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 years in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. Kareem is the best scorers of all time with an all-time 38,387 points in his career. Kareem was an impact making wherever he went a powerhouse. He was an intellect that formed his own style of play that resulted in him being the best at his position. Bio: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., best known as Lew Alcindor, was born on April 16, 1947, in New York City, New York. For high school, Lew attended Power Memorial Academy in New York, where he earned his title of the greatest high school player of all time leading the team to a 79-2 win-loss record. Lew would become arguably the best college player ever, attending UCLA and making them one of the best teams in sports history. Alcindor was so dominant, the NCAA banned the slam dunk due to his dominance with it. Alcindor led the team to all wins but 2 losses in his entire college career along with three straight national cham...