Before becoming an NBA legend in his own right, LeBron James once famously squared off against Michael Jordan and other NBA stars in a pickup basketball game as a teenage phenom from Akron, Ohio. More than 20 years later,

Hawks 110 (21-19), Bulls 94 (18-23): Atlanta was without Trae Young, Jalen Johnson and Dominique Wilkins, but Keaton Wallace (27 points, six rebounds, six assists, four steals) led the Hawks over a Bulls team that shot 6 of 27 from deep and turned it over 20 times.

LeBron James provided some insight about playing pick-up basketball with Michael Jordan as a 16-year-old high school sophomore in Chicago on a

LeBron James has one former NBA star corroborating his recollection of an epic pickup game with Michael Jordan. The post LeBron James’ Bold Claim in Legendary Pickup Game vs. Michael Jordan Corroborated appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The NBA world would have loved to see LeBron James and Michael Jordan play against each other. Surprisingly it actually did happen, but it was when James was a teenager, and it was also a pickup game.

During the NBA's 2011 lockout, LeBron James considered an opportunity to play in the NFL, as he always showed interest in a football career.