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- In his first nationally-televised game on December 12, 2002, LeBron James shows out with 31 points as No. 23 St. Vincent-St. Mary High School takes down No. 1 Oak Hill Academy 65-45.
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Crazy how he lived up to all the hype ALL OF IT
Alex Cantu I made a Lebron Mix and would really appreciate it if you can take a look at it
No he didnt, he was hailed as better than Jordan - that didnt happen, he didnt even reach Kobe
@@RobbieStacks90 all of them 3+ other All-Star assisted too. 2016 3+ All-Star and NBA commissioner assisted, Kobe and Jordan won all theirs on their own
VT 24 Kobe had shaq for 3 titles and Pau gasol and a great supporting cast, Jordan always had pippen , you can't name one actual person who won a title on their OWN
@@vt248 Lmao Kobe won his on his own? So you're just gonna blatantly ignore the fact he had one of the most dominant players to ever touch a basketball? Or the fact that the 2002 WCF was so one sidely officiated? Yea ok. Great double standard you got there.
I think this guy can make it into the nba
I think this guy can lose six finals.
@@MrGenexxx i tink this guy can create a superteam to win is firt ring
MrGenexxx lmaoo i saw one of your comments on a different video. Why do people love to hate on successful people? Is it jealousy??
I think this guy can't believe its not butter!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha xD, we'll be right back after this message from Marshawn "Im just here so I wont get fined yeah" Lynch. LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
Lol not funny
Even at 17 years old, he was always "we" or "us".
Team
It's amazing. It's always been team first since day one.
Facts. And guys like Jordan and Kobe threw people under the bus.
Agree more. LeBron is in another level ,, no comparison at all if you really know about basketball. For 58 of watching basketballs Jordan, kobe , and all other basketball legends ,, they were very good players, however in my eyes there aren't any of these guys can come close to LeBron level of play, I means in every faces of the game... He is the true Goat period.....
The reason why this dude still hail today
-Humble
That intro is absolutely insane. The pressure they put on him in high school was crazy. Even crazier that he lived up to the hype and then some
He is a billionaire
@@eddievargas704we were talking about when he was in high school dipshit
The fact that we were able to watch this man from his days in high school all the way to now (and hopefully to his retirement) is just unbelievable. He may not be the GOAT to some people but you can't deny the fact that he is one of the GOATs in basketball and NBA history
@@RobbieStacks90 your a hater
Zenigundam just stfu
@@RobbieStacks90 Ya you look like a great Basketball player!! lmaooo stfu hater
@@eric3711 looks like an absolute clown lol
Zenigundam sad you can’t recognize greatness
Am I the only one who thinks he looks like a younger version of Lebron?
Because that is Lebron
Pat L r/wooosh
@@MichaelP-ke1tm r/woosh
@@MichaelP-ke1tm r/wooosh
@@chrisf1157
R/woosh to you too even though idk what rwhoosh means
Skip was watching this game on that day rubbing his hands and forming an evil mastermind plan for the next 15 years.
I dont doubt that
Lmao
I can picture that!😂😂
Dats a paddlin nah kawhi is his next target now lol
@john BIG JAY JAY He hates black folks
His maturity is what shocks me the most. At 18 he already had a very sound mind. Great player, greater person.
17
Because he have to. He only have his mom growing up. He's father is a coward to give them a life they deserve. And now he is giving back to his kids and other people of all the things he didn't have when he was young.
At such a young age, he answered that interview like a pro. Been doing it now for more than 15yrs! Don't tell me that's not impressive.
Yeah that’s really crazy
Imagine Getting compared to magic and jordan at 17 years old then to being in the GOAT convo All respect due
He can't even shoot free throw
Make Boxing Great Again AP top 5 all time!
Make Boxing Great Again AP he has a 74% free throw percent
@@makeboxinggreatagainap3050 stick to boxing
@@makeboxinggreatagainap3050 go somewhere you hobo
When LeBron retires...you're going to come back to this video and realize he didn't just live up to the hype. He surpassed it. #GOAT
Maybe a Lakers or Miami Vice To Retire for Lj.
Well said
true
Not the GOAT but man did he live up to all the hype. Almost never happens.
Fr tho
This brings me back. I am 35 now, class of 2004, pretty much the same age as Lebron. I'm from northwest Ohio, so we all heard about Lebron awhile before he started getting national recognition. I remember being skeptical until I started seeing more of his highlights and some games, and I was blown away. I've watched his entire career ever since. My entire adulthood I've watched Lebron's career in the NBA. It will be a sad day when he retires. Congrats on your 4th ring Bron, I couldn't be more happy for you. Lets enjoy him while he lasts.
17 year old speaking like a grown man . Bron was different
Is*
@@FTAGamers He meant, back then, he was already different.
@@flux2956 ik bruv. Just messin'
crazy how young he sounds. I know it’s cause he’s 17, but I’ve never heard him before at this age. Kinda cool 😂
Reporter "is there any pressure"
LeBron "there is no pressure"
LeeTravius Mckay I made a Lebron Mix and would really appreciate it if you can take a look at it
@@ElijahAlvarez I got you
There was pressure, his response was so that he could raise his value in the NBA. Oh wow...this kid feels no pressure. He's even better! We should pay him more. They should pay me more.
Aider Pie you’re reaching lol. He said there’s no pressure because he felt there wasn’t you only feel pressure if you haven’t practiced enough. If you’ve gave your all you know there’s nothing to worry about
Macey and not too many people understand that
Reporter: Lebron did you feel a lot of pressure coming into this?
Lebron: Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa🐐
Lol this is good 😂
Facts he would had no less than 7 million Instagram followers if they had it in 2002🤣
Look how polished he looked at 17.... goodness.
He spoke very well for a high school star
He’s a basketball genius so it probably transfers over to a lot of things lol. He’s a smart man today doesn’t come from no where
King Rico He has been tracked by the media since 16 so it’s amazing how he’s been that good under that kind of pressure ( I mean in interviews in stuff but also in games ).
For a 17 yr old. Go watch Zion interview and see the difference
He’s been here before bro....the “rebirth” our time will come 🤧
King Rico Still Do
He’s a fully grown man at age 17
Remember how big he was in Miami especially 2013 sheesh
Them BBC genetics ain’t no joke
Larry Bird said he saw him as a junior in high school and thought he could play in the NBA as a junior....WOW!
He was a fully grown man at 12
@@Howzernn 😂😂😂😂😂😂fr
Who is watching this after bronny game against lebron high school team
SenSei Jay amazing
Itz funny how they both were being compared to other players play style when they’re just doing their own thing
Me. Bronny the real MVP
who is thanking youtubes autoplay function?
Notice how haters say "LeBron only 3 titles LOL what a bum he's no Jordan!!" But you never hear them say "Dirk only 1 title LOL what a bum he's no Jordan!!!!" Just shows you the irrational bias against LeBron.
cuz no one comapres dirk to jordan lmao but i see what u trying to say lebron is the goat your comment just made no sense
Lebron is the most scrutinized player ever. He came in the social media era so there are always haters. First it was Lebron needs to win a ring, he did that. Then Lebron "wasnt clutch". He made clutch shots. Then it was Lebron needs to make a game winner. He did that. Then all of a sudden its not considered clutch unless youre losing and you make a game winner at the buzzer. Then all of a sudden they make up Final's Record of tarnish Lebron as if Losing prior to the Finals is better than losing in the Finals...When they were bashing Lebron when he wasnt making the Finals lmao.
@@Soldier979 he's one of the most scrutinized athletes of all time. Muhammed Ali, Jackie Robinson, then Lebron James. The amount of effort that goes into undermining his greatness only tells me that people are SCARED that one day he'll be more celebrated than Jordan, and more and more he's ranked higher.
I know!!! Bill Russell has more championships than anyone (11) more than MJ and people still say MJ is the better. I wouldn’t really take the number of championships into account that much
Dirk didn;t bounce around loking for a ring and forming super teams, big difference. Dirk also didn't call himself "the chosen one".
High school Lebron would smoke college Zion any day
Agree
No sir
@@damienkun8786 yes sir
Yep, pretty much this is accurate
Id go as far as saying highschool lebron can beat zion now.
The haters will miss Lebron the most when he retires.
haters wont miss him but playoffs will 😂
Mathew Benny Well i was a Kobe hater..now i fuckin miss that man
I agree.
Magic Fontillas you’re right, they’re going to continue discredit him even when he’s gone
Just like John Cena's haters. They hate him when he's here but miss him when he's gone.
Lebron definitely lived up to the hype. He's the same caliber type of player as Wilt, the big O, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Jordan, Shaq and Kobe
Some Guy he did
Passed them all except Jordan
@@Mckylan agree
@@Mckylan and Kobe 🔥🏀💯
@@GL_FAB kobe wack
Damn Lebron was so good they televised his high school games. Great he lived up to the hype. Terrific player!
His high school game made it to pay per view!! I was in 10th grade when he was senior... I remember this vividly
Who is here after bronny jr first game in HS
dbzfan4ever mj23 meeeeee
Me!!!!!!!!!!!
The most important thing he said in that interview was TEAM. He knew he was the best player on the team but he didn’t make it about himself which is the most unselfish thing someone can do.
Fr
The young king I still can't get over his passing iq
Aint no such thing as passing IQ
@@vt248 are you dumb
VT 24 yea u slow
@@vt248 did you just say their is no such thing as passing iq
VT 24 You do know LeBron was a back to back Finals & Regular Season MVP in the same seasons right? Hold this L
Teammates first guy !!salute to the 🐐 haters can’t take away that from him💯💯
He's homeless but he talks as if he got media practice! He's the goat in every category man
He's not homeless, he is worth millions of dollars and lives in a LA mansion...
@@calebcost8531 Not at present I meant in highschool
@@calebcost8531 LeBron was near homeless in 1990’s
@@christianphillipampoloquio6484 👍
He was already wise beyond his years
it’s so crazy that he’s still doing this 16years later. He’s truly the GOAT 🏀🙏 King James
And 8 straight finals later...
What's your finals record?? Not talking 2K either.. AND besides Dallas, the opposition had a lot of HOF's..
@@spooler24 Not necessarily a lot of HoFs but surely they had a great team and the best Mavs team of all time, tore down the Western Conference by beating those early 2010s Brandon Roy and Aldridge Blazers, sweeping the threepeat looking Lakers and Kobe and blew the door off of those KD-Westbrook-Harden Thunder in 5 games, losing to this is no problem.
Update: 19 years later
Greatest HighSchool Player and it’s not close. Bro he has to be the greatest basketball player ever and he lived up to the hype.
he did not live up to the hype
he surpassed it
Zion Has Hype..........BUT THIS WAS HYPE ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL 2002 Before Social Media.
His hype and Zion’s hype is near equal tbh. Let’s not go overboard
@@Tech-cy9yo You have no idea what you're talking about
@@calebcost8531 old head alert
2000*
@@Tech-cy9yo You are out of your mind. This dude Lebron is being compared to Michael Jordan! MJ THE GOAT RIGHT??A freakin rookie being compared to the GOAT? bruhhh,if you say Zion has more hype then Lebron is the GOAT.
so crazy how he didn't just live up to the hype but surpassed it and is now changing the life's of others this man is a true american hero
Hahahaha that'll do me. However as far as American heroes go it is slim pickings so fair enough.
@zwebackshyper .... correct!!!
Lebron's the true definition of an American Hero ..
I graduated high school a year behind LeBron, so I have been watching him his entire basketball career. It is incredible to see an example of the hype being totally fulfilled.
I remember being introduced to the game in 2003 when I was in the fifth grade
That same year Lebron was drafted and it’s been a pleasure ever since .
Call a guy like this toxic to be around, even as a high schooler, ITS ALWAYS about team. Players wanna leave him and players dont wanna come its because they want that spotlight and shine on them. They want there "brand" to evolve. You cant tell me a guy like Kawhi leonard couldnt work with lebron. He has been a pass first player his whole career. #🐐
KD wasn't saying it's toxic because of Lebron. He said the media creates the toxic environment by the way they cover him. The media makes it where Lebron gets credit for the win and the teammates get the blame for the loss. That's what KD said, he said nothing bad about Lebron. People just read the quote out of context
@@etw4life970 you know what your right, I I was thinking about this, kd is the one who has thin skin, he is the one that tells fans to shut up. He said that because he cant handle the pressure l. It shows by his move to golden state. It shows in his inability to just let it go and stop worrying about what everyone else is saying. He views it as "toxic" because he is the main one embracing toxicity. #facts
@@Flash_1689 yeah KD does have an issue with that. He doesn't handle criticism well and will go out of his way to try to say things to change people's minds about his choices. But even though that's true, many people are taking everything he says and does to be some sort of jealous ulterior motive, but in reality it's not and people just wanna see it like that cause they don't like him. KD's quote about toxicity was definitely about the media and they proved him right even more so by the way they covered it. Still though, he needs to just learn when to let it go and not say stuff lol
ETW4life I get it but it’s kind hard to not cover the best player in the game in which he’s made to 8 straight finals, and hasn’t shown to slow down this late in his career. Hard for the media to just ignore that!... whether it’s positive or negative media people are still tuning in no matter what.
@@anythingeverything4735 the media covering him all the time wasn't the issue, it was how they cover him. They can cover him without being toxic. It's just that if u are teammates with Lebron then u are gonna get no credit and only blame. Look at Kyrie hitting the winning shot in the finals and the media only talks about Lebron's block that happened 2 full minutes before that. Kyrie and Kevin Love got it bad from the media, that's what KD talked about.
I still find it hard to believe how good he was at such a young age, lived up to the hype, and is still going strong today. It's one of those instances where you believe he was legitimately born to do this.
THE CHOSEN ONE
He delivered then and still doing it now their has never been a player this good for this long !
WatdFACT👍👍👍
Kareem and Kobe
Key words"Our Team" This dude has always been matured.
Crazy how humble and grounded he was at 17
Lebron>>Kd.
Legod is the best ever some legends got no rings Nice job stating the obvious but I agree 💯💯
L, KD leswept his ass and LeHelp begged him to join up 2 weeks later. KD gonna have more rings, fMVPs, blocks, points and wins
@@vt248 LOL KD ain't gonna have more points, also he's gonna have less MVPs, less all star appearances, less playoff and regular season points, rebounds, assists, steals, all NBA selections, less games with 20-5-5, 30-5-5, less all defensive team selections, no youngest to score a thousand point milestone..., never broke 30 PER in any season for his career, while lebron, MJ and WIlt alone have 10 of the top 13 PERs ever.
Lebron>>>>>KD
LeChoke
Imagine how hype lebron back in the day. And yet there wasn't any social media in that time.
Passing IQ on Magic and Einstein status
RioGionni I made a Lebron Mix and would really appreciate it if you can take a look at it
einstein was definitely an incredible passer one of the all time goats in assists
Mixed Visions got cha fam
One of the most hyped players ever (which he more than lived up to), and still probably no one would think back then that a grey bearded LeBron would put up 30 points halfway through the third quarter on a playoff game in the year 2020.
1:31 Lebron jumped so high the announcer had to say elevation twice
Lmao the man looked as light as a feather going up too
Thanks for the Donation the announcer is Bill Walton!
he has been so passionate about the beginning.That's his difference and what we the fan love him
They put up Lebron next to Wilt, Oscar, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Jordan, Shaq and Kobe when he was still in high school. We'll never see another athlete hyped up this much again.
High school LeBron would destroy Bronny.
Greatest High School player ever. Glad i lived to witness it
His post game interview was as impressive as his game.
“In the NBA that’s a jam for a dunk” one of my favorite calls of all time for some reason 😂
I think this kid going to be the greatest basketball player to ever play the game of basketball
you'd be wrong
Cotton Candy LoL Lol
Cotton Candy LoL not that far off
Michael Jordan never played Basketball it seems? LeChoke can't live up to that. He's T3 but there's only one that's undisputed
@@SoulCaliburDeathCrie it's a great debate on who the goat is
The opening of this whole video is comparing a 17 year old to the greatest of all time, that is so cruel to do for a young kid but the fact that he lived up to it is GOAT status
His legacy is nothing short of remarkable
Cleveland and and their trash front office wasted this mans prime
His real prime was in Miami
@@JordanStuffGamer that was his second prime now he is in 4th prime
@@cellabonez how many 'primes' can a man have🤣🤣
@@imnotlazy 🤔 good question when he retires we get a count
Fr, I’m surprised he even won a ring there. The franchise sucks. He could have 6 rings right now if it wasn’t for that horrible Cavs franchise.
poor KD, he jelous of this kid.
How?? He swept his ass outta cLe, won 2 raaaangs off him, and gonna sweep his ass again!! KD already da best playa in da world
VT 24 w 😂
VT 24 CLE starting 5
George Hill
JR Smith
Lebron
Kevin Love
Tristan Thompson
GS starting five
Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson
Kevin Durant
Draymond green
Zaza Pacheapshot.
Stop being foolish. KD can’t win nothing on his own. Blew a 3-1 lead to GS just like his saviors did to Lebron that same year. KD is arguably not even the best player on his own fuckin team and even if he is that ol number 2 up in Toronto with them braids got something to say about who’s the second best player on earth.
VT 24 oh your right but didn’t KD join the team that beat his ass to do it
VT 24 the best player doesn’t have to join golden state to win a ring, Kd had no answer for Lebron on the thunder with a player like Westbrook and even harder for a little bit, Kd isn’t lebrons rival, lebrons only rival was the guy that used to wear number 23 for the bulls
Amazing - he did this in his first televised game, against the #1 team and now at 37 is still putting up huge numbers game in, game out
Wow, it’s really been 20 years
Just recognize the greatness, we watched lebron live up to the hype since high school i was 12 in 02-03 and remember him being the biggest high school player, being called king before he hit the league and lived up to the name now he’s third in all time points in the NBA and still playing at the highest level give him his props man thats nothing but greatness
This was a sneak preview of Greatness...a #1 draft pick that lived up to the status of that pick.....never came from the college seasonal tournaments....he had to simulate the first couple of years in the NBA as his college years.....I still say between 2015 - 2018 in Cleveland, his efforts on the court has cemented the status of one of the Greatest in the last decade.....and one of the G.O.A.T in this sport...Miami's LeBron was unbelievable.....but his second stint in Cleveland has shown me how great this dude is....
He still sounds like that in that he's very mature
Loved how he said he didn’t feel too much pressure, that prolly the fans felt more pressure
He always carried himself like a man. He was a very mature young man back then.
Best high school player of all time, best NBA player of all time, Siiimmmpppllleee
clayton meiman facts
clayton meiman Jordan
Cedric jones I made a Lebron Mix and would really appreciate it if you can take a look at it
Kobe, Jordan, Wilt, Kareem, Kevin Durant all betta
Idk oj mayo is probably best high school player ever for sure lol
3:22 there is no pressure,no pressure at all i've be getting pressure since i was 10 years old.
LeBron>>>>>>>>>>> everyone else in nba
Donald Guthrie oh easy no one comes close but haters will tell you different cause they know deep down he great and they cant stand it
People always wanna compare him to Jordan but he always been more like Magic that can score frfr
James was so mature back then and at least 10 years ahead
I feel for the Oak Hill players who had to play in this game. These are games where they scored 45 points against a 20+ ranked team and looked ill equipped to handle anything Lebron and his team threw at them being the #1. This the type of game nobody on Oak Hill's team is heard about again. And I do not recognized none of those dudes.
@@quiyon1 nope melo played against Lebron the year before. Melo was a freshman in Syracuse during Lebrons senior year of HS
Trevor Ariza #1 , bron had 50 on em
@@SJck175 Trevor Ariza was at Westchester High in Los ANgeles during this time. HE didn't go to Oak Hill as far as I can remember.
@@iamjobu6101 Melo is 7 months OLDER than Lebron .. both drafted to the NBA in 2003
(they were both televised in highschool playing basketball against each other)
@@eyewatch2see77 yeah I said they played each other. What are you going on about?
Getting better every day, continuing to get better. LeBron has been saying this for nearly 20 years. And he’s still dominant now. Incredible.
He has been a legit superstar since high school. It's amazing that he's averaging 25 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals a game in his 19th NBA season. I can see him either as a head coach, GM or a team owner when his career's done. That $1 million investment on his body has really paid off.
LeBron is the greatest player to come out of highschool. He's a top 5 all-time NBA great.
The funny thing is that ESPN hyped him up to be the next great NBA legend and as many people have said, he lived up to that hype and more. Now he's #3 scorer of all time and he still has plenty left in the tank.
#1 now
Probably has a good chance of making it to the next level. GOAT James!
"The ball is an extension of his mind"
LeGOAT JAMES🐐
OGSLICK JMONEY I made a Lebron Mix and would really appreciate it if you can take a look at it
Le3/9ron "FFOAT" James
Mixed Visions got u
Hell no
Diplomatic af even at 17 😂
Answering questions the same way at age 36
Bron always been my favorite Player u are all Witnessing.
This kid was 17 years old. Incredible.
CZcams recommends this 2yrs later:
Me: I think this kid gonna win at least 3 rings w/ also MVP trophies
“There is no pressure” 👑
This guy never felt pressure. Even at 17, on his 1st nationally televised game, he said "it was no pressure for us" and meant it. Others have commented on his mindset too. He just never experiences the feeling of anxiety or pressure, it seems.
Bron sound like money Mayweather in the post game... Who would've known he could bounce that basketball into a billion dollars 💪
I remember watching this game knowing he would be exactly what he is today: the *Greatest Of All Time* 🐐🏆🏆🏆
L. Kareem
Zenigundam That’s Why lebron is 17-4 against kd before he bitched to sw
GOATs don't lose 6 Finals series
SykoSteve Gaming team achievements
L sorry man Michael is just too good and LeBron messed up to many times to be compared to Michael. But I do believe one day someone will pass that man.
MY GOAT!!!! DONT MATTER WHERE HE PLAYS!!!P
Myles Garrett #5-7-1 #BakerDozen I made a Lebron Mix and would really appreciate it if you can take a look at it
That aint no problem!!! You earned another sub!!!
Myles Garrett #5-7-1 #BakerDozen thanks man 🙏 more content on the way 🎥 !
I think a lot of people may quit watching the NBA after this guy retires. Such a joy watchin Lebron play! MJ + Magic.
Umm - LeBrons voice is exactly the same today as it was back then
I remember that game like it was yesterday
Me too saw it live at 24 he fitness lol was expecting to be let down and he showed me a lot more
16 yrs later he the GOAT .... literally. We witnessed history
And imma Celtics fan so what that tell you
here after the movie, lebron too iconic👑
He lived up to the hype his 1st game on ESPN in HighSchool, he lived up to the hype his 1st game on ESPN in the NBA, if he lives up to the hype his last game of his career, they'll be no choice but to say he's the Greatest of All Time, & I was born & raised in Chicago where arguably the GOAT legacy resides 👀
Imagine if he went to the league he would be nice
eduar ed u need to chill out he just playing around bitch stop taking shit so serious u think he don’t know who this is bitch
Wow, Eduar must be really fun at parties
Early 2000's the good ol' days.
Who knew this kid would be on the only team to have come back from a 3-1 lead in the finals. Of the few that actually killed expectations 🐐
i have never seen this type of hype for any athlete ever. i mean making a collage with kareem,wilt,bird,kobe and mj and saying 'this kid will be like them' for a highschool kid? and the crazy thing is he actually exceeded it.. it requires a lot of mental toughness not to squeeze under this kind of pressure. kudos king..
1:46 Really he gives you a pass like that and you don't finish
Guy said he is better than Kobe was at the same age. That was spot on!
3:20 He was only 17 and already the same height as the interviewer