After leaving the Miami Heat to return to his home state of Ohio, LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the 2016 NBA title, breaking a 47-year championship drought in Ohio, being named NBA Finals MVP along the way.
Today, in recognition of his big 2016, LeBron James was named Sports Illustrated’s 2016 Sportsman of the Year. James faced stiff competition from around the world of sports, including the Chicago Cubs winning their first World Series in over a century, and teams like Leicester City, which engineered an epic run in the Barclays Premier League
James rallied the Cavs in the NBA Finals to defeat the favored Golden State Warriors, who won 73 games during the regular season. James was selected finals MVP for the third time in his career after Cleveland became the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit.
James scored 41 points in Games 5 and 6 and made a key block in the final minutes of Game 7.
James joins Tigers Woods as the only two-time winners of the award.
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