A year before he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, SLAM Magazine profiled a 16-year-old basketball prodigy from Akron named LeBron James.
The future No. 1 overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft, 4-time MVP, 3-time NBA champion and 14-time All-Star would go on to be featured on the publication's cover 24 times -- the most of any player -- but never before in the fashion he is now.
SLAM Presents LEBRON is here. 👑👑👑
— SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) November 8, 2017
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