The great LeBron James is known as one of the greatest basketball players not only in the United States, but in the world. Through out his life he has accomplished many things in the sport of basketball, as well as influenced many peoples lives in what he does for communities all over the United States. In the world of Popular Culture, I see LeBron James as the hegemony of The National Basketball Association (NBA). Hegemony is the leadership or predominant influence of one group over another. LeBron James is the dominant leader over other NBA basketball when it comes to his success and accomplishments in his career starting when he was in high school, with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, and his very successful LeBron James Family
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In 2005 James was the youngest player to score over 50 points in one game. In just his second season he was on the NBA All-Start team, and would also be for many other seasons to come. While in 2006 LeBron helped the Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Detroit Pistons it still wasn’t enough for the win. But, LeBron was still a leader in the NBA by receiving the Most Valuable Player in the 2006 All-Star Game. In the next season LeBron was able to lead the Cavaliers to in finally defeating the Pistons for the Eastern Conference trophy. The Cavaliers would lose in the championship to San Antonio, but it was the first time they had made it that far in many years thanks to LeBron. In the 2007-2008 season James carried the team to the semifinals, but were defeated by the Boston Celtics in the seventh game. But James was still an outstanding player individually, by having the highest average in the NBA regular season of 30 points per game. Also by out playing great players like Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson. LeBron James was just starting his career in the NBA and he had already made history, and was dominating on and off the court. He was becoming such a sensation that people would say he would be just as good as Michael Jordan or even …show more content…
In 2004 he created the LeBron James Family Foundation to help children and single-parent families who are in need. His foundation has many programs including the Wheels for Education. This is a program where LeBron selects a group of third grade students to be apart of the Wheels for Education. These students begin their school year with a fun two-week technology camp, then throughout the school year the students receive support, incentives, and much encouragement to help achieve their journey to graduation. The next program is the I Promise Network for middle school kids in Akron Public Schools in Ohio. This a program that is one step up from the Wheels for Education and is specifically to cope with the needs for middle school students and prepare them for high school. Next is The LeBron Advisory Board from Akron Public Schools. This board is LeBron’s way of bringing families together to have the best Wheels for Education program possible. There are three labs, the lab elementary board is in charge of the Wheels for Education program. The second lab focuses on the Akron I Promise Network, and the community lab is in charge of the overall direction of each program and how well they work in the Akron community. LeBron James also donates money, equipment, and time into the Boys and Girls Club of America, which is a national organization that provides after-school programs to young
In 2005 James was the youngest player to score over 50 points in one game. In just his second season he was on the NBA All-Start team, and would also be for many other seasons to come. While in 2006 LeBron helped the Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Detroit Pistons it still wasn’t enough for the win. But, LeBron was still a leader in the NBA by receiving the Most Valuable Player in the 2006 All-Star Game. In the next season LeBron was able to lead the Cavaliers to in finally defeating the Pistons for the Eastern Conference trophy. The Cavaliers would lose in the championship to San Antonio, but it was the first time they had made it that far in many years thanks to LeBron. In the 2007-2008 season James carried the team to the semifinals, but were defeated by the Boston Celtics in the seventh game. But James was still an outstanding player individually, by having the highest average in the NBA regular season of 30 points per game. Also by out playing great players like Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson. LeBron James was just starting his career in the NBA and he had already made history, and was dominating on and off the court. He was becoming such a sensation that people would say he would be just as good as Michael Jordan or even …show more content…
In 2004 he created the LeBron James Family Foundation to help children and single-parent families who are in need. His foundation has many programs including the Wheels for Education. This is a program where LeBron selects a group of third grade students to be apart of the Wheels for Education. These students begin their school year with a fun two-week technology camp, then throughout the school year the students receive support, incentives, and much encouragement to help achieve their journey to graduation. The next program is the I Promise Network for middle school kids in Akron Public Schools in Ohio. This a program that is one step up from the Wheels for Education and is specifically to cope with the needs for middle school students and prepare them for high school. Next is The LeBron Advisory Board from Akron Public Schools. This board is LeBron’s way of bringing families together to have the best Wheels for Education program possible. There are three labs, the lab elementary board is in charge of the Wheels for Education program. The second lab focuses on the Akron I Promise Network, and the community lab is in charge of the overall direction of each program and how well they work in the Akron community. LeBron James also donates money, equipment, and time into the Boys and Girls Club of America, which is a national organization that provides after-school programs to young