UCLA’s Lauren Betts freaks out over LeBron James sighting

UCLA women’s basketball team center Lauren Betts is freaking out over seeing LeBron James.

Betts posted a social video on Tuesday night of her losing her mind over meeting the Los Angeles Lakers icon.

“Guys, guys, guys, guys,” whispered Betts, who was getting emotional over the encounter. “LeBron made eye contact with me. F–king LeBron James!”

The UCLA center was at Crypto.com Arena to be honored by the Los Angeles Lakers for the team defeating South Carolina 51-79 at the NCAA tournament.

In addition to the Bruins’ title win, she was also awarded Most Outstanding Player at the tournament.

UCLA head coach Cori Close had confidence in her team and didn’t find Sunday night’s win a surprise at all.

“I really did expect us to win today,” Close said per ESPN. “I thought about it several times. I’m like, ‘We’re going to win.’ I felt very peaceful all day. It wasn’t about whether or not we got the W. I wanted us to be able to play our best when our best was needed. We delivered on that.”

Betts shared that she her teammates’ support was the reason why they were victorious in the tournament.

“We’ve helped each other throughout our toughest times, built each other back up,” Betts said. “For me, it’s not really about the wins and the losses, it’s about this entire journey that we’ve had together.”

This is UCLA’s women’s basketball team’s first-ever NCAA title and its first national win since a 1978 AIAW victory.

“My dream was to be at UCLA,” Gabriela Jaquez said following the historic win. “It brought tears to my eyes when Coach Cori offered me. We were determined, the core group, to do something UCLA hadn’t done before in the NCAA era. That was important for us. We always believed. We always believed. Job is finished.”

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