LeBron James On GQ Cover For February 2009

LeBron is back on a Condé cover.

After the controversial April 2008 Vogue cover, which featured the Cleveland Cavaliers star with (now-engaged) Gisele Bundchen in a King Kong like pose, LeBron James appears on the February 2009 GQ cover.

"LONG LIVE THE KING!" the cover-line shouts, "LeBron James is only 24 and just getting started."

The cover article, written by Joel Lovell and photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg, tells the tale of six GQ staffers who challenged LeBron to a game of basketball.

See the cover below:

Read the article at GQ.com.

Comments

[jdmba]

Annie L, see exhibit A for how to correctly shoot this hot piece!

[danusgram]

Ummm as an african american let me say that LeBron just is not handsome as all, I put the AA in so people would not this is not a racist comment he just has money and plays ball, he is homely!

[noudidnt]

so youre not black...and you have an opinion....and Lebron is drowning in pizzy

bigfrikndeal

[brooklyncitizen]

who is he?

[LittlePurpleUSA]

lol

You can't possibly be from Brooklyn!

[politisophical]

i goggled him and apparently he plays basketball

[WorldGoneWild]

24 yrs old, 6'8', 250lbs, talented...LeBron is too sexy for words.

I think I'm going to pick up some b-ball tickets when Cleveland comes to town!

[prostock69]

Wow, what a great pic! It's hard to believe LeBron is only 24 years old.

[shyamg22]

eh lebron is good but overhyped being american. lads like cristiano ronaldo, leo messi, and lewis hamilton have achieved greater heights in their sports at a younger career. hamilton or cristiano would grace a gq cover well if not better.

[fuzzyhearts]

A tie clip! Now that is classy. Thank God the NBA imposed a dress code to force players to represent the NBA with some sort of dignity, instead of wearing do-rags, oversized football jerseys, and gold grills.

Anyway, he looks good. Now if only he would work on his mid-range jumper, free-throw shooting, and dribble penetration defense, then maybe he'd be as good as Kobe Bryant is.

[AContrario]

Kobe wasn't that good at 24.

[Deborah]

LeBron is the best thing that has ever happened to Cleveland. He is a very young man with the weight of a whole community on his shoulders (as any sports fan in Cleveland knows). His maturity and poise are well beyond his 24 years. We love him. Have you seen him in the Browns uniform yet?

[sweetwhine]

I'm so impressed with the way this young man carries himself.

[IllinoisTexan43]

I'm proud of this young man. I fully expected him to self destruct with becoming a young multi-millionaire. He's managed to keep his head on his shoulders and not succumb to the trappings of instant fame.

[Bariis]

yeah, nice to see a young man who doesn't wag his tongue or beat his chest at every slam dunk.

[zekeandrick]

Oh please.......gimme a break- living in a Cleveland suburb and thanks to the fawning media that has James walking on water, I see him everyday......trust me, THAT IS ONE DOCTORED PHOTOGRAPH­!!!!!!!!!!

That said, he was asked yesterday (Monday) about the GQ cover to which he responded (paraphrasing) that reading GQ while growing up he never dreamed he would be on the cover.......sounds fine, except to those who know he was raised in public housing by a single-Mom who adds new meaning to the phrase "Ghetto Queen"....the only time she gets media attention is like the time she was arrested for DUI and kicked out the windows of the police car or hassles an NBA referee during a game.

As for the BRIILIANT description, is that how you would describe someone who bought a house for $1 million, tore it down, and had another house built on the same spot??? Growing up in his surroundings, I doubt he ever got farther than Jet or Ebony Magazine....GQ?? Yeah sure, Lebron!!!
The guy shoots and passes a basketball, period...end!!! He's not the savior of the planet, let alone Cleveland; and NO, before I get accused of jealousy or racism, these are simple FACTS people!!!

[joceeco]

You jealous M.F!

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[cimon]

Wow,I think you need a hobby,all the energy!

[dmsdzinr]

My your GREEN is showing!!! No one ever said that LeBron was Cleveland/Akron's savior. He is however, at this moment in time, the BEST basketball player on the planet. Read that as NOT YOU!
He exhibits class far beyond his young age of 24.

You sir need to get a life and lay off the caffeine & hate.

[DCCommuter]

ALL photos on magazine covers are "doctored".

[MissPreciousPerfect]

There's no NBA player more full of himself than LeBron James. But, having said that, GotDAYUM he's hot.

[Bariis]

Uh, Kobe? He's the epitome of egocentrics.

[sherrzinpa]

Can't forget about Shaq either, he's pretty egotistical

[Teri]

lebron is fine! he looks good. damn.

[Rowdysr]

Bravo GQ!!! You gotta love LaBron - he never forgets where he came from! Hats off to you young man!!

[Tamoomoo]

He makes Akron look good!

[BarackstarObama]

Lebron should win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year this season. :-)