Future Hall of Famer LeBron James has done it all, both on and off the court. Yet, the Los Angeles Lakers forward has bucket-list items like normal mortals. He ticked off one such item Thursday with the announcement of his upcoming Halloween-themed book.
James said that his love for R. L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” novels inspired him to undertake the publishing project. The 23-year NBA veteran revealed he couldn’t get enough of horror novels during his middle school days.
“Happy Spooky Halloween!! 👻🎃🦇 This is a bucket list item for me for real!!! I used to read alllll the Goosebumps books in middle school and now to have my own spooky book coming for my favorite time of year is giving me goosebumps! 🙏🏾👑🧡”
LeBron James’ New Children’s Book
“I’m so excited to announce my new children’s book, and it’s all about my favorite holiday — Halloween,” James said in a video.
“You guys know how much I love Halloween. This one is special,” he added.
The third book in James’ line of children’s books will be released on July 21, 2026.
James definitely loves Halloween, having donned some of the eye-catching outfits over the years, including Rick James, Beetlejuice, LeDracula, Russell Westbrook, an ’80s biker, Edward Scissorhands, Batman and “Flo,” the Progressive girl.
LeBron James’ Halloween Outfits
In 2019, he was very committed to his Edward Scissorhands cosplay. Ditto when he dressed up as Freddy Kruger a few years later.
James, in his record-breaking 23rd NBA season, is expected to make his season debut at some point in mid-November, according to Lakers head coach JJ Redick.
Though Austin Reaves has carried the shorthanded Lakers to a 3-2 record, Redick knows his team is missing a big piece in James, the team’s leader for seven years.
“It’s hard to forget about LeBron,” Redick said after the Lakers lost the season-opener to the Golden State Warriors. “The reality is when you’re focused on the group that you have, you gotta make that group work. So sometimes you can just be like, ‘Oh, oh my god, we’re going to get LeBron back. It’s awesome.’
“I’ll be honest with you, I did have one moment in that first half when we had a few possessions we couldn’t score against the zone it’d be great to have Lebron just to throw it to in the high post.”
James, who turns 41 in December, remains a consensus top-10 player. He made the All-NBA Second Team last season for averaging 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists.
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