What are the extracirricular activities that LeBron James does that make him so popular?

Question

I am out of the country now, so I don't know what it is that LeBron James is doing to make him such a personality. In the country I'm in, you don't become such a lightning rod of focus unless you do more than just be a fantastic basketball player. He must be doing something outside the court to get such notoriety. What is he doing?

Answer 1

All hyped made him better

Answer 2

do you mean how did he get so famous?

well the simple answer was his nike endorsment.

$90M for a high school kid is insane

from then on hes hit the nba running and putting up huge numbers.

his skill at such a young age is the reason he got so much attention, and the fact he's on sportcenters top 10 almost every game he plays helps.

highlight reel

Answer 3

being a 17 year-old high school kid with a freakish body and amazing talent gave him a huge amount of popularity even before entering the NBA. People were just looking for the next BIG thing after MJ so that the NBA can relive the "glory days".

Answer 4

He didn't demanded anything from his team while still being a good leader.

Answer 5

He sponsors Nike