LeBron James, 17, dunks for the camera on Feb. 2, 2002 at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School&nbs

LeBron James, 17, dunks for the camera on Feb. 2, 2002 at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. The 12-time NBA All-Star, four-time MVP, and three-time Finals MVP — who brought an end to a 52-year major sports championship drought in Cleveland — is SI’s 2016 Sportsperson of the Year. (Michael J. LeBrecht II)

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