LeBron James has been in the NBA for over two decades, and with a few notable exceptions, he’s mostly managed to stay out of any altercations on the court.
In a new episode of her podcast, his wife Savannah revealed that she didn’t have the same temperament when she was in high school.
Her co-host on “Everbody’s Crazy,” April McDaniel, asked James what she did in high school.
“Fighting,” James said. “I don’t [love to fight]. But I had to defend myself. I had a lot of that. I had girls that didn’t like me and couldn’t tell nobody why they didn’t like me.
My whole group of friends, it was like tough. It was a lot… I do feel like a lot of the fights I had, it was me being an ally of my friends… I was nice. I feel like I got along with the majority of everybody.”
The James family hasn’t had to fight for a long time. LeBron entered the NBA right out of high school at the age of 18, and he’s been able to become one of the greatest players of all time.
James has been at the top of the NBA for the better part of the last two decades, and he may not be the only member of his immediate family to find success at the NBA level.
His son Bronny James is currently entering the NBA Draft process, and some mock drafts have him under consideration to be taken in the first round – 21 years after his father was the No. 1 overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.
LeBron has a decision of his own to make this offseason, as he is expected to decline his player option with the Los Angeles Lakers and enter free agency.
We’ll find out where everyone ends up after the NBA Draft in June and when free agency gets underway in July.
