{"id":4452,"date":"2024-05-10T12:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ticketclub.live\/?p=4452"},"modified":"2024-05-10T12:47:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T16:47:02","slug":"lebron-james-named-sportsperson-of-the-year-by-sports-illustrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/lebron-james-named-sportsperson-of-the-year-by-sports-illustrated\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James is known to millions as one of the NBA&#8217;s greatest stars and among the\u00a0world&#8217;s most talented athletes. But now, he is known for one more trait: his character. The basketball phenom was named Sportsperson of the Year by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/sportsperson\/2016\/12\/01\/lebron-james-sportsperson-of-the-year-sports-illustrated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> for his proactive involvement in social and cultural issues on top of his outstanding achievements on the court.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>James had a historic year, leading the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketclub.com\/tickets\/ResultsEvent.aspx?event=Cleveland+Cavaliers&amp;pid=230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>\u00a0over the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketclub.com\/tickets\/ResultsEvent.aspx?event=Golden+State+Warriors&amp;pid=411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> to claim their first NBA championship in a thrilling seven-game series while being named series MVP in the process. The 6&#8217;8&#8243; forward was pivotal in causing the Cavs to become the first NBA team to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the championship series.<\/p>\n<p>Off the court, LeBron James played just as important of a role. He\u00a0became a major contributor to the social justice, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/751288463375233025?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gun violence<\/a>, and Black Lives Matter movements, speaking up on the countless tragedies that have taken place this year. He also\u00a0donated a whopping $2.5 million to the newly opened Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, specifically to put towards an exhibit honoring legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who passed away in June.<\/p>\n<p>In a ceremony where he was formally presented with the award, James spoke highly of his family and childhood idols like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. &#8220;This award is for my wife. This award is for my mother. This award is for my three kids back home,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;As I stand up here as the recipient of the 2016 Sportsperson of the Year, this isn&#8217;t about me. This is much bigger than me and I just want to say thank you to everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Humbled! This honor belongs to everyone around me: my family, fans, team, &amp; my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LJFamFoundation\">@ljfamfoundation<\/a> kids. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreFamily?src=hash\">#WeAreFamily<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StriveForGreatness?src=hash\">#StriveForGreatness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RWTW?src=hash\">#RWTW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EEV1FnCM6T\">https:\/\/t.co\/EEV1FnCM6T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/804364834397650945\">December 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The 31-year-old earned the prestigious title in 2012, a year when\u00a0he was truly unstoppable on the court, becoming an NBA Champion, league MVP and Olympic gold medalist in a matter of months. James is among sports&#8217; greatest figures who have achieved the honor, including Tom Brady, Michael Phelps, Peyton Manning, Serena Williams, and Michael Jordan. He\u00a0joins Tiger Woods for being the only two-time recipients.<\/p>\n<p>With a current record of 17-5, the Cleveland Cavaliers sit firmly atop the NBA&#8217;s Eastern Conference <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">standings<\/a>, with James averaging a steady 25 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King James&#8217; reign continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,40,30],"tags":[172,252,254,335,336,337,338,176,339,340,341,342,343],"class_list":["post-4452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-politics","category-sports","category-the-scene","tag-basketball","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-lebron-james","tag-michael-jordan","tag-michael-phelps","tag-muhammad-ali","tag-nba","tag-peyton-manning","tag-serena-williams","tag-sports-illustrated","tag-tiger-woods","tag-tom-brady"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LeBron James named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated - Ticket Club<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"\/blog\/lebron-james-named-sportsperson-of-the-year-by-sports-illustrated\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LeBron James named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated - Ticket Club\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"King James&#039; 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