LeBron James played basketball.
The 2006 -- 07 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 37th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland , Ohio . LeBron James . After graduating , he was selected by his home team , the Cleveland Cavaliers , as the first overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft . Behind his leadership , Cleveland immediately advanced to two consecutive Finals against the Golden State Warriors , winning the championship in 2016 to end Cleveland 's fifty-two year professional sports title drought .