Reaves EVERY FEW MONTHS, when the situation demands it, LeBron James will give a motivational ... a faded-brick housing project downtown when Bruce Kelker pulled into the project's parking lot ...

LeBron James grew up in Akron ... In 1993, when James was 9 years old, a football coach named Bruce Kelker spotted him playing with some friends in one of the housing project building’s parking ...

there were foster figures in his life who helped mold LeBron James into the star he is today. First, in the form of Bruce Kelker and then with the Walker family in suburban Akron. Explore the NBA ...