Faculty soccer’s greatest stage included one of many world’s greatest stars in attendance.
LeBron James took a detour to Atlanta to look at Ohio State play Notre Dame within the nationwide championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday evening.
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James, notably a lifelong Buckeye fan, given his Akron roots and proximity to Columbus, made positive to be in attendance to look at his workforce compete within the title sport.
To take action, he needed to break free from the Lakers to make a fast pit cease for the sport.
The nationwide championship passed off Monday evening.
James and the Lakers performed Sunday night in opposition to the Clippers in Los Angeles.
Their subsequent sport is in opposition to the Wizards on Tuesday evening again in Los Angeles.
The schedule aligned completely for James to have the time to shortly jet out to Atlanta for the sport, and be again in loads of time for Tuesday’s sport.
No hurt, no foul.
Nonetheless, it is going to be fascinating to see simply how a lot vitality James has within the tank in opposition to the Wizards.
James, who just lately simply turned 40, is in his twenty second NBA season.
Regardless of his age, he’s nonetheless taking part in at an especially excessive stage.
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The 20-time All-Star is averaging 24 factors, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Lakers are at the moment 22-18, good for sixth within the Western Convention.
It is unclear whether or not James left late Sunday evening or someday early Monday morning to get to Atlanta.
Total, not an enormous deal.
The cameras caught James accompanied by enterprise companion Maverick Carter as nicely.
James and Carter have been removed from the one huge stars in attendance.
Actor Anthony Mackie and rapper Travis Scott have been on the sport.
Bryce Harper was additionally noticed decked out in Ohio State gear.
Humorous sufficient, neither James nor Harper really attended Ohio State.
But it surely’s clear how robust their fandom is, particularly for James, who was prepared to journey throughout the nation for simply a few hours to look at his workforce.
However then once more, it is the nationwide championship.
He could not miss it.