The James Family Foundation announced on Thursday that four-time NBA champion LeBron James will open his official museum in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, on November 25 (Friday Manila time).
The website for “LeBron James’ Home Court” describes it as “A walk through the life and legacy of the kid from Akron,” who was a teenage prodigy who went on to become a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a global icon.
House Three Thirty, the foundation’s Akron venue, is home to the museum, which bills itself as “an immersive journey that offers a look at his life through original artifacts.”
The Home Court will additionally have “a multimedia storytelling experience that offers a look at LeBron’s life with never-before-seen items along his journey from Akron to the NBA, Olympics, business, philanthropy and beyond.”
Images shared on social media feature a number of TVs showcasing James’s career highlights, along with trophies and other memorabilia from his time playing American football.
“My dream was always to put Akron on the map so to have a place in my hometown that allows me to share my journey with my fans from all over the world means a lot to me,” James stated in a tweet.
Never-before-seen memorabilia belonging to James, the neighboring Cleveland Cavaliers’ first-round pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, will be on display during a self-guided tour.
Before joining the Miami Heat in 2009 and 2010, James led the Cavaliers to their first NBA Finals appearance in 2007. His departure from the team infuriated Cavs supporters, some of whom set fire to James jerseys in a fit of rage.
After spending four seasons with the Heat, where he won two NBA titles and two more MVP awards, James rejoined the Cavaliers in 2014 and guided them to their first NBA title in 2016, defeating Golden State in the NBA Finals to produce Cleveland’s first major sports winner since 1964.
In 2018, James left once more to join the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won an NBA championship in 2020.
James overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in February of last year to take the record for most NBA points scored.