LeBron James opens up.(Image via Getty Images)
Because i was still living in it.”, i can’t say that it kept me all the way away from it.
In the interview, the teenager said, “I’ve heard gunshots in my neighborhood. To this, the four time NBA champion LeBron James said, “What kept me away from the violence when I was young was sports. LeBron James , the four time NBA champion, came from an unstable background in Akron before he made it in the league. Sometimes it sounds like it’s so close that I’ve run upstairs in my room and turned off all the lights in the house to make it look like no one is home. It’s scary and it makes life hard knowing that could happen at any time. It seems to be everywhere, but what kept you away from the violence when you were young? Me being able to play sports, and finding a group of friends through sports, it just kept me away from it.
LeBron James is easily one of the most popular and wealthiest players in the world, he has often reflected on his childhood in Akron and how it has inspired him to make things better for children in his hometown While today.
In many of his interviews, the 41 year old NBA legend LeBron James has spoken about how his foundation, the LeBron James Family Foundation, was set up to help people who have been affected by the unstable background in Akron. The I PROMISE School has been known for taking care of the education and meals of children coming from unstable backgrounds in the NBA legend’s hometown.