2022-12-30 Fri

LeBron Raymone James Sr. was born on 30th December. He is a professional American Basketball player. James is nicknamed “King James” and is considered one of the greatest players ever. He has won four NBA Championships, four NBA MVP awards, four NBA Finals MVP awards, three All¬-Stars MVP awards and two Olympic gold medals.

James has been selected as an NBA All-Star 18 times. In 2022, he became the only player in NBA history to accumulate over 10,000 points, assists and rebounds.

He was selected first by Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2003 NBA draft. He left Cleveland in 2010 as a free agent and joined Miami Heat. He won his first NBA championship in 2012, playing for the Heat, and in 2014 he left to join the Cavaliers again. He led the Cavaliers to their first championship title in 2016. He left the Cavaliers and joined the Lakers in 2018. He won the Championship there in 2020 for the fourth time in his career. He is also the first player in NBA history to accumulate $1 billion in earnings as an active player.

The above-given stamp is a commemorative stamp of LeBron James. It was issued on 18th November 2013 by Guinea Bissau. This multicolour stamp has a face value of 500 West African CFA francs. This stamp portrays an image of LeBron James in a circle; the country and the face value are on the left.

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