Neil Anthony Edwards, Lebron James, oil on canvas, 48 x 33 inches, shown on a white background. A basketball player seen from behind in a navy blue jersey reading JAMES 23 in red and white, with a white sleeve on one arm and a hand on his hip, partly fading into a dark gray smoky background.
Neil Anthony Edwards, Lebron James, oil on canvas, 48 x 33 inches, shown framed above a navy blue sofa and wooden coffee table in a living room with a tall window and pendant lamp.
Neil Anthony Edwards, Lebron James, oil on canvas, 48 x 33 inches, shown framed on a light gray wall. A basketball player seen from behind in a navy blue JAMES 23 jersey against a dark smoky background.
Neil Anthony Edwards, Lebron James, oil on canvas, 48 x 33 inches. A basketball player seen from behind in a navy blue jersey reading JAMES 23 in red and white, with a white sleeve on one arm and a hand on his hip, partly fading into a dark gray smoky background.
Neil Anthony Edwards, Lebron James, oil on canvas, 48 x 33 inches, shown on a white background. A basketball player seen from behind in a navy blue jersey reading JAMES 23 in red and white, with a white sleeve on one arm and a hand on his hip, partly fading into a dark gray smoky background.
Neil Anthony Edwards, Lebron James, oil on canvas, 48 x 33 inches, shown framed above a navy blue sofa and wooden coffee table in a living room with a tall window and pendant lamp.
Neil Anthony Edwards, Lebron James, oil on canvas, 48 x 33 inches, shown framed on a light gray wall. A basketball player seen from behind in a navy blue JAMES 23 jersey against a dark smoky background.
Neil Anthony Edwards, Lebron James, oil on canvas, 48 x 33 inches. A basketball player seen from behind in a navy blue jersey reading JAMES 23 in red and white, with a white sleeve on one arm and a hand on his hip, partly fading into a dark gray smoky background.
Neil Anthony Edwards

Lebron James

  • Lebron James
  • Neil Anthony Edwards (New York)
  • 48"H x 33"W
  • Oil on canvas 
  • Framed in white and ready to hang 

Edwards’ rich background from his Caribbean parents, sportsmanship, artistic prowess, and years of global travel thread through his artwork as a cosmopolitan cadence. Edwards attended High School for Art and Design where he studied color theory, critical thinking, and artistic techniques, and later attended Stony Brook University where he would go on to be drafted and become a professional basketball player in the NBA playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. Following his career in the NBA, Edwards began traveling overseas to play international basketball in countries such as China, Lebanon, Venezuela, and Italy, however after years on the court, Edwards found his ultimate home and solace back in his art studio. 

"What happens when the applause that has followed you since high school becomes a memory?
For more than two decades, LeBron has sustained a level of greatness few have ever approached. Arguably the greatest to play the game, he represents one of the last living connections on the court to an era many of us consider basketball’s greatest.

But even kings must eventually leave the court. As Jordan and Kobe did before him, he will one day pass the game to the next generation. Still recognized everywhere, yet learning to live without the nightly introductions, roaring crowds, and rhythm that defined so much of his life. Behind the extraordinary athlete is a man facing a deeply human transition: discovering who he is beyond what he does.

In this piece, his figure recedes into shadow, reflecting the heart of my We Are All Fading series: the passage of time and the identities we must learn to live beyond.

He steps toward the unknown, carrying his greatness into a world where the court no longer gives him direction. Still celebrated. Still recognizable. Yet learning to navigate a life without the rhythm and applause he has known since his youth.

His legacy follows him, but it cannot show him the way. That next chapter is his to discover." - Neil Anthony Edwards

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