Gloria James

ABOUT GLORIA JAMES

The mother of NBA player and four-time MVP LeBron James .

She was only sixteen when she gave birth to LeBron and raised him as a single mother.

The threads of LeBron's career began when he was only three after she bought him a toy basketball set for Christmas.

LeBron's father, Anthony McClelland, left her after she informed him she was pregnant with LeBron. McClelland has been convicted of both arson and multiple counts of theft throughout his life.

She is the mother-in-law of Savannah Brinson and the grandmother of LeBron Jr. , Bryce , and Zhuri .