It’s time to call LeBron James what he is: the NBA's greatest ever player

The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar is the rare case of someone with wild promise exceeding expectationsThe first time I saw LeBron James play basketball was during his final year at St Vincent-St Mary High School. By then he was already a national sensation – Sports Illustrated had featured him on the cover months earlier under the headline “The Chosen One” – and his senior season was essentially a barnstorming tour that filled arenas around the country and sated the inten