James facilitated an exchange days before the game between Beats by Dre and the Ohio State team and staff. Everyone received a pair of brand new headphones. No it wasn’t against NCAA rules. Just a show of appreciation and congratulations on making it this far.
The Cavaliers star posted a picture of him and Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott on Instagram before the game. Since James won’t let his sons play football, watching the Ohio State players is as close as he’ll come to feeling like one of his own is on the field.
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The Buckeyes’ famous fan was in attendance to watch his team play Oregon. Wearing a custom Ohio State jersey, complete with his number, James liked what he saw early on.
A photo posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Jan 12, 2015 at 8:16am PST
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Maybe his championship drive will rub off on Ohio State. He’s already got a decent analysis.