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SportsBuzz24 > Basketball > Collectors splash $8,540 on 18-year-old LeBron James’ controversial item
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Collectors splash $8,540 on 18-year-old LeBron James’ controversial item

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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been away from controversy throughout his 22-year NBA career.

Given how easily NBA athletes are caught up in the controversy, it’s really worthy of praise for how well LeBron James handled his life on and off the court.

But don’t forget that La Lakers stars are human too. Even he can make some mistakes here and there, as it happened when 18-year-old James got his traffic ticket in 2003.

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Being the face of the NBA, it is a collector’s dream to own everything James signed in his career.

Even if it’s a traffic ticket from 2003. Yes, that happened when a fan spent $8,540 for that ticket during an auction via Goldin.

“Even if your nickname is “King James,” you are still bound by land law, just as this police ticket issued to 18-year-old LeBron James on March 1, 2003 was issued by the Akron Police Station,” the police ticket description states.

But what was the cheating on James’ part? Well, that was well explained on the Goldin site.

“Tickets that could become the first ticket for a future Hall of Fame Hall of Fame was issued to James because the vehicle had no rear license plate because a temporary tag was placed in front of the dashboard.

The vehicle in question was nothing more than James’ White Hammer H2.

James was 18 at the time, but he hadn’t been drafted by the NBA yet. However, future Hall of Fame was already a great prospect.

With that in mind, when James’ Hammer H2 went viral, the Ohio High School Athletic Association launched an investigation against rules for high school athletes to accept gifts of over $100.

Clearly, the investigation led to major controversy even before James was drafted as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.

However, according to ESPN, the OHSAA revealed the fraudulent behavior as the committee concluded that Gloria secured $50,000 in loans for her son’s future NBA proceeds and gave it to the vehicle.

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