LeBron James Credits Michael Jordan and Penny Hardaway for Switching to Right-Handed Basketball Play

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LeBron James, a left-handed person, became a right-handed basketball player due to the influence of his idols Michael Jordan and Penny Hardaway.

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James mentioned that he watched both Jordan and Hardaway shoot right-handed and decided to emulate them.

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Even though he shoots right-handed, James still considers himself a left-handed person.

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James is known for his ambidextrous abilities on the basketball court, able to finish with either hand at the rim.

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“I have no idea how I became a right-handed basketball player," LeBron said in 2017. "I think it was probably (because of) Michael Jordan, Penny Hardaway, guys that I looked up to growing up.

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"Seeing those guys shoot righty,(I thought), ‘I guess I’ll shoot righty.’ I’m pretty much a left-handed guy. I don't take many of those shots but I'm capable of making those shots.”

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“I work on my craft. I work on both hands... But I have no idea why I became a righty. I just thought I guess it looked cool until I got older and I wished I was a lefty because those shots look a lot better.”

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LeBron James is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time and has won four NBA championships in his career.

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His “I Promise School” in Akron, Ohio, is a public elementary school that he founded in 2018 to support at-risk youth.

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