Reminiscing His ‘Fab 5’ Days, LeBron James Shares ‘Unseen Footage’ of His High School Dunk Package With His 155,000,000 Followers

Akash Murty | 14/06/2023
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Long before he had a Fab 3 in Miami, LeBron James was part of a Fab 5 at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, in Akron, Ohio. In the recently, released ‘Shooting Stars’, we could see and know about the teammates who helped the greatest prodigy in sports history, win his team 3 state championships in 4 years of high school. Since the movie came out earlier this month, the internet has been full of some never-seen-before clips of James.

The Fab 5, which we barely knew about, included his teammates Willie McGee, Sian Cotton, Romeo Travis, and Lil Dru. The King himself has been sharing some clips of himself and his 4 teammates with his 155,000,000 followers on Instagram.

LeBron James shares a rare clip of himself at 17 years, tormenting college juniors

In one of his Instagram stories, the 4x NBA champion shared a rare VHS clip back from 2002, where he and his fab 5 of St. Vincent–St. Mary High School were playing against a junior college team at practice. You can check out the screenshot of the same in the tweet by @NBACelebsUpdate below.

LeBron James, 17 at the time, was yet to become a senior in high school and was tormenting a number of more experienced players with some awe-inspiring dunks. Watch it in the following Instagram post by ‘THE DUNK GUY‘.

 

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James has still got a dunk package

You might remember him missing a wide-open dunk against the Nuggets in Game 2 of the WCF this year, but the 37-year-old is still capable of flying as high as most people can’t hope to even in their athletic primes.

As soon as he came into the league in 2003, James asserted his dominance around the rim with authority. He gave us some mesmerizing dunks and posters over the years.

However, unlike most other superstars, he doesn’t have a dunk contest trophy in his massive cabinet. In fact, he hasn’t participated in one in his 20-year career. Why, you ask? Find the answer in the tweet by @ScoopB below.

In other words, he never participated simply because it was never his goal to participate in or win the NBA slam dunk content.

 

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About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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