The Start
LeBron started out living in poverty with only his mother, Gloria James. They moved from apartment to apartment with an occasional visits to his mother's friends' houses. He was always athletic and learned new things quick but didn't start with basketball till the age of 10 years old. He was always a football star though. LeBron being tall, athletic with two pairs of large, soft gloves for hands as if he was made for sports. Due to the fact of being in poverty and struggling with school with his mother LeBron has been taken into the care of Coach Dru who plans to stabilize the little James so his grades improve and stays out of the streets. LeBron then prospers and joins an AAU basketball team called "The Shooting Stars" where he meets his teammates for the rest of his teenage career.
