A magazine with LeBron James on the cover sits on a coffee table at the home of Wanda Reaves, who once housed the NBA star as a child, in Akron, Ohio. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Wanda Reaves looks on as neighborhood children play on the porch of her home in Akron, Ohio. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
LeBron James poses for a photo in 2003 during his playing days at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary. (Stefano Paltera / For the Times)
Akron resident Ben Brown stands next to an empty lot that was once the location of LeBron James’ childhood home. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Wanda Reaves stands next to the front door of the home where she once housed LeBron James during his childhood. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Children work together to adjust a basketball rim outside one of the former childhood home of LeBron James in Akron, Ohio. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
LeBron James looks on from the bench while playing for St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in December 2002. (Tom Pidgeon / Getty Images)
