Meet the High School Basketball Player Who Was Once Considered Better Than LeBron James

Meet the High School Basketball Player Who Was Considered Better Than LeBron James -- this is the story of Lenny Cooke, a high school basketball player who was ranked higher than LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire in the summer of 2001.

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[yipkusin]

Dude took all his mistakes, owned up to them and is using them to help others. Can't hate on that.

[BCbeats]

do you see the difference?
Lenny: "I wanna be the next superstart "
Lebron" " I just want to do my best and play hard I don't really care if I'm the best player"

[oz]

8:28 damn, he even looks like the type of uncle at the cookout to say "I almost made it to the league, if only I blocked that shot and won that game, I'd be bigger than lebron James right now"

[TheRabidbunnies]

Damn, what a story man. Respect to Lenny for using his story to try and teach younger kids, though, takes a lot of humility. Good on him.

[seanjohnson]

so he was ranked above LeBron as a senior even though LeBron was a sophomore wow... that doesn't mean your better it just means your older and more developed

[mushy]

Moral of the story: never give up! When you lose, keep fighting, one game is not the end of the world.

[SupaNami]

There's a lot of Michael Jordans out there!! Turns out they just take the wrong roads in life!!

[rainsome]

Lenny Cooke was so use to winning basketball games, He didn't take losing well. Instead of the lost making him stronger it made mentally weaker and which he never recovered.

[heavydoso]

LeBron said he don't care who better in the camp he still no what he can do i respect that

[deeboii]

man... its a shame to see all that talent gone to waste smh 😔

[donteh]

Basically dropped out of high school.
Didn't go to preworkouts.
Bad attitude.
Injuries.
He was doomed from the start.

[OVOXODrake]

Great example of work ethic over talent.

[CoolKid-qqhp]

This is why u shouldn't be arrogant, and kids, stay in school

[brianq]

Imagine the kid meme that says "LeBron James" Instead he says "Lenny Cooke" lmfao

[leonardobarbosa]

"I'mma play you in various ways"- Kobe

[joeperry]

He should have went to the NBA workouts .. those are crucial .. tough story to hear, im glad hes teaching kids to be smart.

[jay]

Dude you just showed us why LeBron was better than Lenny

[GodDogofVice]

Lenny Cooke's stats with the Celtics Summer league team were actually very good, certainly good enough to earn a roster spot and get some minutes off the bench. It was well known that the coaching staff didn't like him,  that's why he was cut from the team.

[ToneRetroGaming]

Classic case of how a lack of guidance from parents can lead to some bad decisions. Ppl like to talk about the hood and its negative influences and rightfully so, but I grew up in those same circumstances the difference is you need parents that instill those good values in you and sometimes you just need to figure it out on your own. You can't have a talent like this and throw it all away. It's inexcusable.

[nachowifi]

"Damn, homie
In high school you was the man, homie
The f*ck happened to you?" 50 Cent Wanksta