People had such high expectations for this guy coming into the NBA, straight out of high school..... he somehow exceeded those expectations. Phenomenal player.
XxMVPxDawg We would probably be seeing more of it if didnt have rules against it. In the soccer world you have high school age kids training next to pros and seeing a 16 or 17 year old in a pro game isnt uncommon.
I think it goes over people's heads that lebron was 18 in this game .. literally months before he was playing high school kids and he drops 25 first game. He and Kobe were the last of a dying breed, these rookies now adays take 2-3 years to get good, bron was instantly great
Kobe and Kg took a few years to reach superstar status. Lebron was a superstar right away, before anyone else that came out of high school. That's what is amazing and he is still the best player in the NBA today. Everyone else at 32-33 was not playing at his level. He doesn't surpass Jordan but he does Kobe in a lot of ways. Kobe and Jordan really have him on the shooting and the clutch factor but Lebron has been clutch as well. If he continues this type of play for a few more years and wins more rings, He'll have a case made for the greatest of all time. Simply because of how long he's lasted it's just unbelievable. And If Lebron had Shaq in Shaqs prime he would have won the same 3 rings Kobe did. Dwayne Wade would have as well but that's a whole other thing.
2:30 the most amazing thing in this video is Lebron, in his first NBA game, giving up the chance to have a completely free breakaway dunk, and giving it to a teammate.
Insanє Insanє Insanє yeah, man !! I hate Smith so much because of that !!! and his ass hole face when LeBron pissed of over him.. LeBron with 51p carrying Cavs thought the hole playoffs with an idiot that didn't even knew what he was doing there and that the game was tie
+Dez For Prez Sometimes teams with big superstars don't win because there's not a good enough supporting cast. 2007: Simply outmatched by the Spurs. 2015: Simply outmatched by the Warriors. The Finals in between? Yeah, teams can win 2 titles when 3 stars are mashed together in a lineup.
Watching these highlights is crazy because we're so used to judging LeBron from a present perspective, where we almost forget what he was like when he first came into the league as an 18 year old. If you were 13, you're 26 now. If you were 26, you're 39 now. That's crazy. Time is something else.
+carlos segura Kobe had shaq and then gasol and always a better bench. Jordan had pippen, rodman and arguably the best team ever. They also played with each other a lot longer as a team. They also both had Phil Jackson who's arguably the best coach ever.
Some people don't know how to post videos. If it is about Lebron why is 3/4 of the video showing rival team scoring and their best play highlights of the game??????
@@SUMITUPJAY i get why people only want to watch the lebron highlights, however for all the people attacking the title, i think they are presuming a bit too much. *Lebron James' First NBA Game (INCREDIBLE)* is the title. All the clips that I saw here were from Lebrons first game, so the title is not inaccurate.
Finally someone who can witness greatness. A true basketball fan. LeBron is a legend. Most people just can't acknowledge what a monster he is and how much he can affect a team.
+WhoozyOMO : CS:GO n Stuff Mhm. Bron is no doubt already a great and a future hall of famer. Real NBA fans will realize how great a player is whether they dislike the player or not. In my honest opinion, Lebron is one of the best overall player in the league right now.
+Greatness. so true. as much as I don't care for him because I grew up a Jordan fan and my favorite of all time is Kobe. That being said LeBron is a great teammate, passer, shooter and just all around bball player.
+Daniel Nunez 2002 kings were robbed and should have been champions! This king squad was a force and one of my favorite of all time! This coming for a rockets fan
Free Da Guys I'm talking about current day LeBron, pretty clear he can't hold some of these younger players just by watching him and now he's doing a lot of block chasing
Showing how much his defense has improved I guess. They were eating him alive on the defensive end, now LeBron is out here stopping players like Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.
🤔The fact that all these years later he basically led the NBA in scoring in 2022 is MIND BLOWING !!! Somehow the most hyped young player in history actually EXCEEDED the expectation! Simply is incredible! 😲😲
+Dustin Skaggs In the world he lived in. MJ did nothing to separate himself from other guards such as The Logo, Kobe, The Big O, Magic, or Isaiah. His team was always stacked so his championship numbers are inflated. Magic and Larry were either on the downturn or out the league when he finally began to win MVP's so he was really the only blatant choice. He is overrated. Probably isn't even top 5. Stop allowing ESPN and Turner Sports to fill your head up that he is the GOAT.
Lol key word "most" players. Not the best. Either way, if you pay attention to hos feet and arm swings, you'll see if travels and commits offencive fouls 90% of the time. The reason he is hiped up is because of the media. They need someone to fill the seats. Who is clearly not the best, but they call him so to create controversy. Its all a money game. And if you cant see that, you are blind and/or you choose to follow the crowd
How many u think Jordan scored in his debut I'm not sure but he averaged 28 his rookie season that's more than anyone in last 35 years but in Lebron's defense he was straight out of high school Jordan played 3 years of college ball
@@kylehereford7442 MJ was 21 in his rookie season, Lebron was 18, thats the difference. At 19 in 2004 he averaged 27 and at 20 in 2005 he averaged 31.4, his career high in the so called toughest era.
He's gonna be a bust. Cavs should have picked Darko, hopefully in a few years they can get that young high school kid who's been destroying everybody, I think his name was Greg Oden?
If it wasn't for the worst playoff officiating ever they would of been the 2002 nba champs. The Cavs are playing the real defending champs in LeBron's debut.
18yr old! crazy man’ i truly believe people are out on earth to do certain things and lebron was here to hoop. how tf are you 18 with millions still focused enough to deliver each and every night on the court! no off court issues all the pressure on you in the world to fail and he makes it look easy. lebron GOAT!
It makes me wonder why the Sacramento Kings never won a title. They had Peja Stojakovic, Doug Christie, Chris Webber, Mike Bibby, Bobby Jackson, a young Mike Miller, etc. They should've eliminated the Lakers at least once in the western conference finals because their team was nasty.
Take a look on YT at the 2002 Western Conf finals game 6. That is the only game in NBA history I've analyzed deeply that objectively just looked incredibly rigged. Especially late in the game the Lakers shot 18 more Free throws than the Kings in the 4th quarter alone. Kobe smashes Bibby's nose in the 4th. Bibby called for the foul. C-Web and Vlade constantly called for phantom fouls. If you so much as BREATHED on Shaq or Kobe you got a foul called. Vlade and Scot Pollard (the only guys who could somewhat contain Shaq) both fouled out on absolutely shenanigans fouls. C-Webb ended with 5 fouls. The theory goes that the NBA NEEDED the Lakers to bring hype back to the game they NEEDED that 3peat to help diminishing ratings at that point. I do think LeBron helped reboost the post Jordan era NBA TV ratings. Sacramento fans will never forget that game. That was the Kings year and they were literally held at gunpoint and robbed of a title.
Im sorry, but personnaly i dont feel like he has what it takes to do much in this league, he would change my mind if he can comeback from a 3-1 lead against a team that has a 2 time MVP and the greatest regular season record of all time
Amazing, how much muscle mass he stacked on over the last 13 years considering all the cardio from running back and forth. dudes got sick genetics!#ALLINBABY
Short sprinters become Brolic long distance runners are More ripped if anything for 18 he has a lot of muscle I know ppl who played against him in high school and they said he was way stronger than everyone which is why ppl thought he was on steroids back than
WLG1 Nah you can build muscle as long as your functional and he's completely functional very athletic fast and limber. I would think of anything that helps them because he can muscles way to the basket like a freight train! #LTRAIN #ALLIN
That was the major notion back in the 60s and 70s. Since the 90s you can certainly see a move towards guys being stronger across the league which has continually elevated to today. While its still happening, its interesting to see guys like Steph Curry and Clay Thompson who arn't the biggest and strongest being amongst the most dominant in the league.
+House Of Hoops No it doesn't, it continues all the way through this fcking song to my ears and destroying everything Look in the rest of the comments, I'm not the only one who thinks that way. For instance, +MTNtf2 said the same. So as +DLKX
I don't think this guy will go anywhere.I can't see him winning multiple mvps.I don't think he'll win any rings.I also dont see any all-star apperances in his future.
As a spurs fan. I dislike LBJ but there is no denying that he is a once in a lifetime generation talent n easily the 2nd greatest NBA player in history n arguably the 1st. Man is a legend
no matter what you say about this man there will never be another lebron. You can hate, love em whatever but there will never be another. He deserves all the respect any other big time player got and i'm not a fan saying that this dude will be a legend when he's done.
damn at 0:07 ... that self-awareness and confidence that comes through him in that answer. He had so much hype and pressure around him before his first nba game. i feel like it is so telling that he was gonna be a great.
Dominating the NBA since he was 18 years old! I don't care what ANYONE says....i rank him over Jordan. I'm telling you responders right now....there is NO USE arguing with me. Lebron is the best yet.
Facts!! This guy is a monster. I would say he's almost at Jordan's level in certain categories. He is the best small forward the league has ever seen though. Kobe fans won't agree... But that's okay because they're upset that Kobe couldn't pass Jordan in any category lol
+Gaetano Ruocco nah Kareem has how many rings? How many MVP's? How many all time records? & he's not ahead of wilt either. Wilt's either first or second all time, no explanation needed. Atm you could make a case for Lebron being top 5, I personally think he's more in the 7-9 range.
Came here for LeBron but was reminded of why I loved those 2001-04 Kings so much. They still had that unselfish team-ball magic here. Even without C-Webb who was prob still hurt from that playoff series injury against the Mavs from '03.
Vladec divac was a Great player i remeber those west finals against the lakers , what a games i always wanted the kings beat the lakers but the lakers were kind of lucky cause they alway come down from 10 , 15 points and win the game by 2 points i.never liked the lakers on those years
Your "GOAT" is about to go 3-6 in the NBA Finals tonight. Jordan was 6-0. It must suck to be a fake GOAT and have as many Finals losses as the REAL GOAT has in wins...
VCVortex Lebron is goat. He carries teams to the finals. Jordan was 1-9 before Pippen and Phil came along. LeBron beat the best team ever. Jordan played in a watered down expansion league w 6 new teams.
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People had such high expectations for this guy coming into the NBA, straight out of high school..... he somehow exceeded those expectations. Phenomenal player.
5 years later, and this is aging like honey
@@KorZen10 ya. top 2 all time
He didn't exceed expectations he met them this what we expected but we actually thought he would win more chips than he lost
Top 2
@@tye9713 4 Finals MVPs with 3 different teams...I'd say that exceeded them.
Craziest thing about watching his first NBA game is just to think that it was only months earlier where he was playing HIGH SCHOOL kids.
Yea
Exactly, i dont think people realize how fucking good you have to be, to be drafted straight out of high school
Chad Hoffmanjr exactly
XxMVPxDawg We would probably be seeing more of it if didnt have rules against it. In the soccer world you have high school age kids training next to pros and seeing a 16 or 17 year old in a pro game isnt uncommon.
imagine having to guard lebron in highschool
I think it goes over people's heads that lebron was 18 in this game .. literally months before he was playing high school kids and he drops 25 first game. He and Kobe were the last of a dying breed, these rookies now adays take 2-3 years to get good, bron was instantly great
Kobe and Kg took a few years to reach superstar status. Lebron was a superstar right away, before anyone else that came out of high school. That's what is amazing and he is still the best player in the NBA today. Everyone else at 32-33 was not playing at his level. He doesn't surpass Jordan but he does Kobe in a lot of ways. Kobe and Jordan really have him on the shooting and the clutch factor but Lebron has been clutch as well. If he continues this type of play for a few more years and wins more rings, He'll have a case made for the greatest of all time. Simply because of how long he's lasted it's just unbelievable. And If Lebron had Shaq in Shaqs prime he would have won the same 3 rings Kobe did. Dwayne Wade would have as well but that's a whole other thing.
Kobe didnt drop 25 first game sorry. He struggled
Message from the future. It simply reads: Donovan Mitchel and company.
ben simmons,foxx from kingz gonna be beast in few year
Jayson Tatum of the Celtics (at the age of 19) hasn't needed 2-3 years to get good.
LeBron debut game 25 pts 9 ast 12-20 fg 60% smh cant deny greatness
At 18-19 years of age. Crazy.
18
17...he was born Dec
don't care how old you are thats a solid game
2:30 the most amazing thing in this video is Lebron, in his first NBA game, giving up the chance to have a completely free breakaway dunk, and giving it to a teammate.
he literally is calling him the opposite of a ballhog lmao
no , i was replying to a guy that called him a ballhog , but he deleted his comment
Insanє
Le3-6
neosapiens you literally came on a video about praising lebron to say something senseless. You clearly have no life.
Insanє Insanє Insanє yeah, man !! I hate Smith so much because of that !!! and his ass hole face when LeBron pissed of over him.. LeBron with 51p carrying Cavs thought the hole playoffs with an idiot that didn't even knew what he was doing there and that the game was tie
In terms of your music choice, all I can say is... What were you thinking??
MAN UTD yesssir!!!!!
@MAN UTD no one gaf
T.I money talk instrumental 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Did you want fucking country or something? The music fits.
I can't imagine knowing how to even search for music this bad.
This man came in the game as 90 overall. No, but serious he had a great first game
R u playing 2k
95
You're darn right I'm plain' 2K
+Hardest Rampage
maybe 85, he cant shoot 3 pointer at that days.
and then he's became 96 or 97.
+Hardest Rampage did you comment yourself and agree with yourself
WHO ELSE IS ON A LEBRON JAMES APPRECIATION RUclips STREAK???
yup
Haven't really slept. These videos pump me up
me too after seeing game 7
yep..me too
Yup woadie
Nobody has lived up to the hype as much and for as long as LeBron has
What about KG?
Don’t forget about Kwame Brown. Kwame exceeded all expectations XD
wilt
@@specialxk no where near the same level
Jordan always exceeded the hype. Lebron did until he lost a lot of finals. Still the 2nd greatest all time.
Those weird occasional sound effects sound like that old smoker lady on TV
Lol it does
lmao your comment made me die
omg trueeeee
So true XD
Jack Deming W
His first assist was a lob and he was a starter for his first game coming straight out of highschool.
Says it all right there
Insane how incredibly ready he was for the NBA...
Lebron that type of guy when you make a my career on 2k with max stats on the first game
But no defender stats lol
Don't tell that to Steph Curry
+Bobo Bobo what u mean no defense stats
One of the best defenders in the league gets no defense stats? SMH, moron.
StoryoftheYear16 yeah lol
I want this guy never get old and play basketball forever
same. That's why I watch the cavaliers play every chance I get. He is one of the best. I wouldn't pass a chance to watch MJ play..same for LBJ
+Dez For Prez Sometimes teams with big superstars don't win because there's not a good enough supporting cast. 2007: Simply outmatched by the Spurs. 2015: Simply outmatched by the Warriors. The Finals in between? Yeah, teams can win 2 titles when 3 stars are mashed together in a lineup.
@@ChiSportsNut18 2015 was only because of cavs were depleted nothing more. N let's not even talk bout afterwards... simply pathetic smh
No problem 👍🏾
@Noah agreed, after 6 years this guy plays on the same level, its crazy to imagine that people still think that he is not the GOAT.
Amazing to see how quickly the fellow players realized to defer to LeBron. Even as a rookie in his first game, he was a game-changer.
Nintariz Is LeBron a "Scorer"?
Did he go to college?
Ok then
ohiorushbaby they knew the kid was special and obviously seen him work in the summer
The King playing against the Kings LMAO
L
+AZaeProduction lol
Do you know how good the kinds were at the time?
+Diego Salgado kings*
+Diego Salgado they were the 2nd best team in the league at the time
That music ruins the whole video, what the hell?
What music? You mean noise?
agreed
troof
my thoughts exactly
You have something against Ya Di Yup?
Lol his teammates remind me of the Cavs now
john scott lol
john scott what about his right hand on the Cavs zyrdanus or whatever his name was
Zydrunas lol
😂
yo that voice in da background was very annoying
Annoying as f
This music wasn't needed in the background. UGH so annoying
scared the crap out of me.i thought i was hearing voices..i.had to stop the video. haha.
+icebergthegamer actually without it, it could be taken off for copyright infringement.
+buffmadness same here :))
Watching these highlights is crazy because we're so used to judging LeBron from a present perspective, where we almost forget what he was like when he first came into the league as an 18 year old. If you were 13, you're 26 now. If you were 26, you're 39 now. That's crazy. Time is something else.
I was 5. Crazy time goes by fast.
Top Notch damn never thought about it that way
bob polo my parents were 26 I guess because they are 39 now
And if you were 1 year old in 2014 you're 2 years old in 2015 Ikr mind blowing. Not rlly
man im watching eatin nachos then all the sudden i hear frickin "yada yada"
xxBIGBIRDxx I heard Laurel
Jesse Stephenson chilllll 😂
Lmao
Back when players wore jerseys that was 2 sizes too big
Yeah mid 2000s were terrible, big jerseys were in cause rappers
+LoganTheLionheart Damn, u good fam 😂
haha
this is why you don't compare lebron to kobe or jordan. neither of them would've passed it on that fast break.
but that's why Kobe has five Jordan got 6 and lebron need it bosh d wade and a great bench to get only two rings
+carlos segura kobe needed shaqgasol&bynum and jordan didn't win until scottie and Phil came into the picture
kobe has one mvp
even tim duncan has more mvps than that...and the same number of championships
+carlos segura Kobe had shaq and then gasol and always a better bench. Jordan had pippen, rodman and arguably the best team ever. They also played with each other a lot longer as a team. They also both had Phil Jackson who's arguably the best coach ever.
+Richie Morales thank you someone else sees kobe and jordan didn't do it alone
Some people don't know how to post videos. If it is about Lebron why is 3/4 of the video showing rival team scoring and their best play highlights of the game??????
It says its lebrons first game, which the kings were a part of
@@well.thy.one. ok but it said lebron. Had a amazing game so...why is it showing the other team
@@SUMITUPJAY i get why people only want to watch the lebron highlights, however for all the people attacking the title, i think they are presuming a bit too much.
*Lebron James' First NBA Game (INCREDIBLE)* is the title.
All the clips that I saw here were from Lebrons first game, so the title is not inaccurate.
He's not my favorite player, but his talent is undeniable. He simply makes everyone around him better.
Finally someone who can witness greatness. A true basketball fan.
LeBron is a legend. Most people just can't acknowledge what a monster he is and how much he can affect a team.
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+Greatness. People just hate.. It's natural.. They know he's going to always be one of the greats.. It's all the MJ haters kids that hate him..
+WhoozyOMO : CS:GO n Stuff Mhm. Bron is no doubt already a great and a future hall of famer. Real NBA fans will realize how great a player is whether they dislike the player or not.
In my honest opinion, Lebron is one of the best overall player in the league right now.
+Greatness. so true. as much as I don't care for him because I grew up a Jordan fan and my favorite of all time is Kobe. That being said LeBron is a great teammate, passer, shooter and just all around bball player.
damn the kings had a fucking squad...
ikr
yeah man I was in high school in downtown Sacramento in this era. good times for my hometown team.
+Daniel Nunez 2002 kings were robbed and should have been champions! This king squad was a force and one of my favorite of all time! This coming for a rockets fan
Likewise man! Damn Lakers!(this coming from a Bulls fan).
white chocolate
2018 and I'm watching this. till this day this man shines like a king he is.
Dang, 25 PTS in his debut game? Yeah this kid has a great future in the NBA. Can't wait to see how well he does.
Me too
if you search him now hes one of the greatest player haha. 3 rings 2 nba finals mvp
+Krystle boi it was sarcasm
+Krystle idiot lmao
+Krystle Oh man that joke flew RIGHT over your head lmao
He went 12-20 with 18 years old, in his first NBA game, against one of the best teams of that time...
And they're comparing Lonzo with this guy?? C'mon now
Zuwop Johnson nobody was comparing them lol
LJ yes the fuck they were. You must be stupid
Lonzo>Lebron
lonzo will be better in a year or 2
Dean Jax stop it
Why does 2003 look like the 90s?
1993 looks like the late 80s. 1983 looks like the late 70s. 2013 looks like the late 2000s.
+Will Shrake *L*
This was before the HD era... SD television was the norm :)
@sturmraist50
Because it was good basketball :-)
Right 😂😂
Craziest thing to see is how much better defensively he's gotten.
InsidiousSwede i was thinking same
InsidiousSwede damn I didn't think I'd find one of my favorite manga channels on a Lebron video what a coincidence
You mean how much worse, he gives no effort nowadays constantly beat off the dribble
Matthew Brack What are you talking about?
Free Da Guys I'm talking about current day LeBron, pretty clear he can't hold some of these younger players just by watching him and now he's doing a lot of block chasing
Nice game by Kings,one of my favorite team ever,not only a high level basketball with a deep playoff run but exiting to watch as well
I agree my favorite team. Back in the day
Can't be the only one who was annoyed with the instrumental.
it would have been fine if the "yadada" shit was taken out of it
Ya hard to watch with that in the background
I was flipping out listening to it.
Its not so bad once you pour cement into your ears.
+BassGuitarGuy128 that's always an option haha
Why show the Kings points. Only show LeBron's stats
Seriously, there are more Kings buckets the LBJ.
But LeBron is the king, so they were really just showing his points the whole time o.O
Showing how much his defense has improved I guess. They were eating him alive on the defensive end, now LeBron is out here stopping players like Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.
I think Jake was agreeing with you.
Alchemis Matt Indeed I was. I had been wondering what that whooshing sound was, I guess it was my comment flying over the heads of folks reading it.
I was 8 years old, time flies. Respect this man.
I don't understand this post at all. Half were Kings highlights...
Ik
Ever other play was a highlight back then when then Kings was dominant
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS ALIEN IN THIS SONG TRYING TO TELL ME
He says "a lot of y'all niggas talk you don't ever get paid"... He only used the instrumental of the song
😂😂😂😂
25 points in his first professional game, That's AMAZING
He was a kid and he was the best player on the floor right away he is a special talent top 5 player ever
J Rock defiantly not top 5 ever
Shhrbrbdjdjre your right Lebron is not top 5 he top 3
@@TJH444 top 1
He top 7 in my list
@@TheVincentVanGogh True. He's top one
back when kings could get above 30 wins
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im your biggest fan... the spurs will win this year's championship just wait
+Jaquan Bonner The Cavaliers will win. 100%
they can go to the finals but they will not win. 100
+Jaquan Bonner ok lol. Lebron will not lose another finals appearance.
🤔The fact that all these years later he basically led the NBA in scoring in 2022 is MIND BLOWING !!! Somehow the most hyped young player in history actually EXCEEDED the expectation! Simply is incredible! 😲😲
Like it or not he's one of the best to play the game
Thank you for saying "one of" that made me happy
he is but i don't like when people but him over MJ
+Gianmarcus Laboy MJ isn't the best though. Not even close. Severely overrated.
+Bryon Carter in what fucking world exactly?
+Dustin Skaggs In the world he lived in. MJ did nothing to separate himself from other guards such as The Logo, Kobe, The Big O, Magic, or Isaiah. His team was always stacked so his championship numbers are inflated. Magic and Larry were either on the downturn or out the league when he finally began to win MVP's so he was really the only blatant choice. He is overrated. Probably isn't even top 5. Stop allowing ESPN and Turner Sports to fill your head up that he is the GOAT.
The music gave my ears diarrhea
ah..pete..does that mean you have shit for brains?
+iamrichrocker lmao rekt
LOLL
+StaticDrift Софія Потап
when u get roasted hard
James has been improving over the last 19 years!
crazy to see how much better his defence is now
And how fucking buff he is lol
LeBron James is one of the greatest players of all time, if you disagree, fight me now
he is the best he can score 60 points easily and that's hard for most players he is the best.
+FĮŔË ģæmîňğ ONE OF the best. Not the best ever.
+Klyzm no need to bring race into this
Lol key word "most" players. Not the best. Either way, if you pay attention to hos feet and arm swings, you'll see if travels and commits offencive fouls 90% of the time. The reason he is hiped up is because of the media. They need someone to fill the seats. Who is clearly not the best, but they call him so to create controversy. Its all a money game. And if you cant see that, you are blind and/or you choose to follow the crowd
+Razor Seres (Razor) That has nothing to do with race.
25 points as a rookie in his first game some nba players can't even get 15 and 3 assists
Goat
How many u think Jordan scored in his debut I'm not sure but he averaged 28 his rookie season that's more than anyone in last 35 years but in Lebron's defense he was straight out of high school Jordan played 3 years of college ball
Kyle Hereford kinda weird but, you kinda started an argument in your reply and also resolved it XD
I think Lonzo did.
@@kylehereford7442 MJ was 21 in his rookie season, Lebron was 18, thats the difference. At 19 in 2004 he averaged 27 and at 20 in 2005 he averaged 31.4, his career high in the so called toughest era.
Wtf got Yoda in the background smh
i sure was wondering what that noise was
ahahahah
Lol fuckin yodas ass
He's gonna be a bust. Cavs should have picked Darko, hopefully in a few years they can get that young high school kid who's been destroying everybody, I think his name was Greg Oden?
lol
W
yeah, they should trade him for kwame brown
Nigga u all the way in the past
+Kahjel Morris *sigh* that's the joke
It’s crazy he been in the league this long and his game is still getting better this the longest anybody been in there prime💯
Bro wtf is up with the background music... Seriously what were you thinking
dude it sucks wtf are you talking about
ikr
It's dope
HomeVidEdd Dope? What the fuck are you on?
wtf is up with all these kings highlights...
Exactly
i disliked cause of the music...SO ANNOYING
+lordhuebi i fuckin agree so fucking annoying
the kings had a squad back then..but lebrons first game gave the world a taste of what was to come.
+Justin Maloney Yea
I keep forgetting that Sacramento has an NBA team.
Ian Clancy and they were really good
man thoese were the days. with webber, peja and Vlade
I watched the kings for several years when I lived around there. Great ball movement team. Didn’t realize LeBron faced them first. Good stuff!
That was basically a championship caliber team they had in Sac for a few seasons
If it wasn't for the worst playoff officiating ever they would of been the 2002 nba champs. The Cavs are playing the real defending champs in LeBron's debut.
Crazy....I can't remember a rookie in his first ever game attacking the basket the way LeBron does here.....absolutely incredible....
Not to mention, he was straight out of high school. All the replies now have spent some time in college ball.
+aliGyo so fucking true!!!
MCW
The guy singing in the song sounds like Princess Leia when she dresses as a bounty hunter when she goes to save Han Solo from Jabba's Palace.
Lmao that's exactly what he sounds like
Lmfao😂😂
she shoulda left him...... who knew that their very own son would kill han. he woulda died anyways
+Justin Manangan Harrison Ford wanted Solo to be killed off since Empire Strikes Back, but Lucas wouldn't because he became too big of a favorite.
+Justin Manangan at least that's what I heard.
Seems like yesterday me and auntie were talk about you before this game. Times fly's cuz. You made our family proud and great again! Much love cuzzol
It's like some people don't realize he's 18 in this video......18!! Fuck!
+Dominic Le were the same age lol
CAVS FINALLY WON A RING!! KING JAMES 3 RINGS
+Obamas dad idgi
Kobe? Watched your game last night
Kobe? Watched your game last night
+Philip sum Kobe? Watched your game last night
+Philip sum LA
LA reine des neiges
18yr old! crazy man’ i truly believe people are out on earth to do certain things and lebron was here to hoop. how tf are you 18 with millions still focused enough to deliver each and every night on the court! no off court issues all the pressure on you in the world to fail and he makes it look easy. lebron GOAT!
horrible hilight it showed more of the kings then anything
right
+Zeek Pd Everytime it did that i thought Lebron was gonna block steal or answer back or something. I didn't get the point of that.
Exactly! I Was So Confused.
+Brooks Broox Exactly
Yep
It makes me wonder why the Sacramento Kings never won a title. They had Peja Stojakovic, Doug Christie, Chris Webber, Mike Bibby, Bobby Jackson, a young Mike Miller, etc. They should've eliminated the Lakers at least once in the western conference finals because their team was nasty.
You meant Brad Miller, but we never won a ring bcuz of the Lakers. It's like the Knicks and the Bulls.
They never won because of the people you listed on the team
Take a look on YT at the 2002 Western Conf finals game 6. That is the only game in NBA history I've analyzed deeply that objectively just looked incredibly rigged. Especially late in the game the Lakers shot 18 more Free throws than the Kings in the 4th quarter alone. Kobe smashes Bibby's nose in the 4th. Bibby called for the foul. C-Web and Vlade constantly called for phantom fouls. If you so much as BREATHED on Shaq or Kobe you got a foul called. Vlade and Scot Pollard (the only guys who could somewhat contain Shaq) both fouled out on absolutely shenanigans fouls. C-Webb ended with 5 fouls. The theory goes that the NBA NEEDED the Lakers to bring hype back to the game they NEEDED that 3peat to help diminishing ratings at that point. I do think LeBron helped reboost the post Jordan era NBA TV ratings. Sacramento fans will never forget that game. That was the Kings year and they were literally held at gunpoint and robbed of a title.
+OoAtowno0 that was the mavs heat 06 series and and the Bulls vs the Knicks when they lost MJ and Scottie took them to the ECF and lost on a shit call
kings we're a put together team but Kobe Shaq in there prime idk
Im sorry, but personnaly i dont feel like he has what it takes to do much in this league, he would change my mind if he can comeback from a 3-1 lead against a team that has a 2 time MVP and the greatest regular season record of all time
Playboi carti that’s not fair. That’s literally IMPOSSIBLE to come back from!!
😂😂😂
Sounds impossible, until you factor in three extra teammates and a commissioner.
Hate
Playboi carti
Yeah that would be cool....without being a whiny bitch and gwtting Silver to suspend a DPOY for him.....
Le3-6 (& could easily be 0-5)
Why do I hear those little wookies from Return of the Jedi in the background of this music..?
Amazing, how much muscle mass he stacked on over the last 13 years considering all the cardio from running back and forth. dudes got sick genetics!#ALLINBABY
Short sprinters become Brolic long distance runners are More ripped if anything for 18 he has a lot of muscle I know ppl who played against him in high school and they said he was way stronger than everyone which is why ppl thought he was on steroids back than
i wonder if that muscle ruined his shooting.
WLG1 Nah you can build muscle as long as your functional and he's completely functional very athletic fast and limber. I would think of anything that helps them because he can muscles way to the basket like a freight train!
#LTRAIN
#ALLIN
That was the major notion back in the 60s and 70s. Since the 90s you can certainly see a move towards guys being stronger across the league which has continually elevated to today. While its still happening, its interesting to see guys like Steph Curry and Clay Thompson who arn't the biggest and strongest being amongst the most dominant in the league.
Great first game!!! Who's watching in 2019???
worst back ground song ever
Channles tv u trippin
That beat is ass and who ever thought it was good idea to use it should be traded from the Cavz too🙄
Channles tv u5” , mkgj titular
Tijt was my
Lbstt rfhas hhhdfys
The voice in the background of the music is so annoying!!!! DISLIKE
mute it fool
+Insertor it lasted for about 5 seconds. Get over it.....
+House Of Hoops NO IT DID NOT IT WENT ON THE WHOLE THING!!!!!!!!
+House Of Hoops
No it doesn't, it continues all the way through this fcking song to my ears and destroying everything
Look in the rest of the comments, I'm not the only one who thinks that way.
For instance, +MTNtf2 said the same. So as +DLKX
so u gonna dislike stupid
most probably the greatest nba debut ever
Who else is watching this after the NBA finals?
me
xWolfSol* Games me
xWolfSol* Games shit I am now hahahahahaha
Me
I don't think this guy will go anywhere.I can't see him winning multiple mvps.I don't think he'll win any rings.I also dont see any all-star apperances in his future.
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lol
He already got rings and been in the all star game many times... Where have you been?
GamingBrosOnline its a joke nigga
This nigga stupid haha
Thanks so much for this video! Very much appreciated!
Vlade...there's a blast from the past. Great player; really liked him in Leon as well.
+swashbucklefunk lol
Dude could pass like he was threading needles and shit
I remember going to this game when i was 5 and was just starting Kindergarten, now I'm graduating high school. Lmao crazy how fast time flies
Andres I goddamn found u I'm Arthur remember
+Devoted Noob lol 😂😂😂
Man his back has to hurt from carrying this damn team 😂🔥
This Kings team was so dope!!
his jump shot looked way smoother and less mechanical here.
He was my favorite player when he was first out. I was like 13. Boy is the truth, had a open court for his 2nd NBA jam and passed it back
As a spurs fan. I dislike LBJ but there is no denying that he is a once in a lifetime generation talent n easily the 2nd greatest NBA player in history n arguably the 1st. Man is a legend
Yup. Jordan and James. Nobody else is even close to their level.
Bruh the quality now and then
no matter what you say about this man there will never be another lebron. You can hate, love em whatever but there will never be another. He deserves all the respect any other big time player got and i'm not a fan saying that this dude will be a legend when he's done.
Kings deserve a ring back then...
I want these Kings back. SAC Proud!
The kings first game 💪🏻🐐👑
The music omg. Way to ruin greatness
its not too bad
The beginning of the background music with the voice sounded like G-Eazy with a smoker hole in his throat
hah! yes. just get rid of the music.
+ghs224 you clogged it again?
It was childish gambino
Joshua Kite nope 👎 It's T.I. - Money 💰 Talk.
damn at 0:07 ... that self-awareness and confidence that comes through him in that answer. He had so much hype and pressure around him before his first nba game. i feel like it is so telling that he was gonna be a great.
back in the days when there was no LeFlop, there was this
until the end😂😂👌
Shout out if you know who Bobby Jackson, Ricky Davis and Doug Christie are
for the extreme cavs fan, dajuan "fucking brick" wagner
Ricky Davis was like... fuck now I gotta share the ball with this nigga
Even the goat flopper divac
I miss those Kings day's good chemistry on that team
how bout carlos boozer lol
the background music is a DOPE !!! WHY A lot of comments here hate it?? its like a hype music that blends on lebrons hype
Dominating the NBA since he was 18 years old! I don't care what ANYONE says....i rank him over Jordan. I'm telling you responders right now....there is NO USE arguing with me. Lebron is the best yet.
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Big L
true. Jordan is overrated
Facts!! This guy is a monster. I would say he's almost at Jordan's level in certain categories. He is the best small forward the league has ever seen though.
Kobe fans won't agree... But that's okay because they're upset that Kobe couldn't pass Jordan in any category lol
+Mathew Samano W
prime bron top 5 in my book
Same.
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Top 3 after MJ and Kareem
He will probably end as 2nd all time
+Gaetano Ruocco nah Kareem has how many rings? How many MVP's? How many all time records? & he's not ahead of wilt either. Wilt's either first or second all time, no explanation needed.
Atm you could make a case for Lebron being top 5, I personally think he's more in the 7-9 range.
Came here for LeBron but was reminded of why I loved those 2001-04 Kings so much. They still had that unselfish team-ball magic here. Even without C-Webb who was prob still hurt from that playoff series injury against the Mavs from '03.
That pass.... oh my gosh... 2:48.
For a big man that is sexy
Vladec divac was a Great player i remeber those west finals against the lakers , what a games i always wanted the kings beat the lakers but the lakers were kind of lucky cause they alway come down from 10 , 15 points and win the game by 2 points i.never liked the lakers on those years
+adrian gonzales I think they found out that that game was rigged
+Carlos Lopez hey bud, get your rigged out the way........only real fans here!
+Jay Company I was talking about the Lakers vs Kings game a while back dumbass... not game 7 between the Cavs and Warriors
The best in the back is money talk- T.I
Beat*
+SvG_Thrash ight 5
10 years later.......he's the goat
Mason Wright stop bring him up
mendelvio glo
Not even CLOSE
neosapiens Lebron is the GOAT🐐
Your "GOAT" is about to go 3-6 in the NBA Finals tonight. Jordan was 6-0. It must suck to be a fake GOAT and have as many Finals losses as the REAL GOAT has in wins...
VCVortex Lebron is goat. He carries teams to the finals. Jordan was 1-9 before Pippen and Phil came along. LeBron beat the best team ever. Jordan played in a watered down expansion league w 6 new teams.
I'm for increasing the minimum age for the NBA but clearly Lebron was one of those kids who was ready early.
Easy for him when you 6'8" 240 and bigger than half the mofos straight out of high school.
+sneakernomics YES! because that is literally all that matters, the fact that he had an insane skill set didnt help in the slighest
+sneakernomics LeBron was not 240 pounds out of high school
+Jacob Hahn I bet you LeBrons mom he was.
Does anbody else think its weird how he was more mature when he started when he was 18 than he is now???
Yea i never really notice that but your right idk
+Chris Koro Thats because they have been praising his ears off for a decade and a half.
+Chris Koro It's because he's comfortable now and can actually have a laugh and enjoy playing basketball?
Just got out of high school.
Better than most players in the league.
Start of a legend.
Wow kings had 39 points in the 1st quarter
Lol yeah we were playoff contenders from 99-2005
they had kid the good dayz wen he was relaly hoopin