LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
Basketball superstar LeBron James grew up in a deeply religious home and has carried his Christian faith into adulthood. He credits his mother with instilling a strong faith in him and recognizes God's role in his success in basketball and in life.
James does not often talk about his faith, but he uses the platform basketball gives him to help people, as the Bible teaches. Helping marginalized children is especially important to him. In his hometown of Akron, OH, for example, he founded a school where students who graduate with a 3.0 grade point average or higher receive free tuition at the University of Akron.
He has also donated nearly $2 million to the Boys & Girls Club and is a major contributor to the ONExONE foundation, which provides essentials to children in the U.S. and abroad.
