Aside from being one of the greatest basketball players this sport has ever seen, what makes Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James stand out even more is the fact that he has done so much outside the confines of the basketball court.
LeBron has been an upstanding member of society, using his own fame as a means to help others who are in need. This has left quite an impression on former NBA commissioner David Stern, who recently spoke with Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, saying that what has impressed him the most about James is how effectively the three-time NBA champ uses his platform to do good:
“I take enormous pride in watching LeBron and his school activities, his charitable activities, and his leadership activities on social issues. It’s a great thing,” Stern said.
Stern stepped down as the league commissioner in 2014, and at that point, James was already in the league for more than a decade. Stern saw the development of LeBron up close, from the time he was drafted as a highly touted teenager, up and until Stern called it a career after a 30-year tenure as the league's head honcho.
The 76-year-old former commissioner could not be more proud of how LeBron has evolved into more than just a basketball superstar, and moreover, how the four-time MVP has redefined the very essence of an NBA star through all of James' charitable efforts.
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