Not only was the promised fulfilled on a promising career, James blew the doors down. He was already one of the most recognizable sports figures in the world, a cinch first-ballot Hall of Famer before he won a title, but now he is also the game’s most respected personality, it’s most marketable commodity and is, in the words of untouchable legends Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, far and away the best player in the National Basketball Association. And he has accomplished all of these things without a single hint of a scandal (well, save for the deal that got him to Miami, according to critics). 
Let’s take a quick look back at the life of an athletic marvel.
