GOAT LeBron James’ four Hall of Fame careers in one almighty NBA journey

LeBron James enters his 21^st season, cementing himself as one of the greatest players to play the game of basketball.

Of the thousands of basketball players who have embarked on the NBA, 3% make it into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, according to ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.

An NBA player having one hall of fame career is rare, but in the case of LeBron James, 'The King' has had four hall of fame careers across his 20 years in the league.

Here are his four hall-of-fame NBA careers!

His first Hall of Fame career was the first seven years of his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning the 2004 Rookie of the Year and the 2008 NBA scoring title.

James was dominant in his inaugural years in the league, becoming a star of stars early doors. He was a two-time All-Star MVP, back-to-back regular season MVP, a gold medallist at the 2008 Olympics, Cleveland's franchise leading scorer, and made a Finals appearance in 2007.

After the famous decision live on ESPN, LeBron James took his talents to South Beach in the hope of becoming an NBA champion, and he didn't fail.

In Miami, James won two more MVPs, his first two NBA Championships, two Finals MVPs, and made four straight NBA Finals.

In his three years in Miami, James averaged 27 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, asserting his dominance in the league. To add to his success in Florida, James won another gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London.

James had completed his mission in Miami, becoming a champion and cementing a legacy on the game. However, James had to fulfill a promise he made to the people of Cleveland and bring home a championship.

Between 2015 and 2018, James made another four straight NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors and averaged 36 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists in the 2015 finals.

The next year, James and his Cleveland team became the first side to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals, bringing the Cavaliers their first-ever NBA title in 2016, beating the 73-9 Warriors and securing his third Finals MVP.

James kept his promise of delivering a championship to Cleveland and joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, the most glittering franchise in America.

'The King' secured his fourth NBA Championship in 2020 in the Orlando bubble, winning his fourth NBA Finals MVP award.

James became the first player to win the NBA Finals MVP with three different franchises and became the only member of the 10k, 10k, 10k club for points, rebounds, and assists.

LeBron surpassed Kareem Abdul Jabbar as the top NBA scorer in history and became the highest-paid NBA player in history ($529 million in contracts). The best thing is that he still isn't done!