LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is widely considered one of the greatest players ever and is often compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the greatest basketball player of all time.[a] James has won four NBA championships, four NBA MVP awards, four NBA Finals MVP awards, three All-Star MVP awards, and two Olympic gold medals. James has scored the most points in the playoffs, the second most career points, and has the seventh most career assists. He has been selected an NBA All-Star 18 times, to the All-NBA Team a record 18 times,[b] and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team five times.[3] He has competed in ten NBA Finals, the third most all time, including eight consecutively between 2011 and 2018.[4] In 2021, James was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team,[5] and in 2022 became the first player in NBA history to accumulate 10,000 or more career points, rebounds, and assists.