The unbelievable LeBron James' favorite player when growing up, It's not MJ

Almost every person in the world has a favorite athlete and sports player that he has to admire when growing up. And some of the greatest athletes also have their favorite.

LeBron James recently opened up about his favorite player growing up and revealed a shocker; he is not a basketball player. Sorry, Michael Jordan, but you aren't James' favorite.

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The title of LeBron's favorite player growing up goes to the baseball Ken Griffey Jr. He's one of the players to inspire LeBron James in sports. As LeBron is not only a great player but an overall fantastic athlete.

LeBron also revealed some of his favorite films, being the Godfather part I & II. He also said that his favorite sneakers are unsurprising, all of which have been released with its partner Nike.

LeBron James was close to playing Football.

Los Angeles Lakers star is so versatile and a great athlete that he could have shone as a football player instead of becoming one of the NBA's most remarkable. The Dallas Cowboys are one of the franchises interested in the player early on.