“I want him to hold my dad’s hand”

When the Los Angeles Lakers play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Monday night, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts gets the chance to do something he’s always wanted to do – see LeBron James play in person and play with Meet all NBA players. -The reigning scoring champion.

“I’ve never seen LeBron play,” harm theory at a press conference on Wednesday. “Never seen him before. He’s a fantastic player. He’s so exceptional in terms of what he does on and off the field. He changes the game in so many different ways and I just feel like coming to see him , it was so cool to go and meet him, and obviously, I had the opportunity to meet him.”

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James saw snippets of Hurts’ comments on social media and responded. “This is all out of love and respect to you, young king!!!” James wrote.

Hurts said meeting James became even more meaningful because his father attended NBA games with him and they sat courtside at one of the end lines.

“I also wanted him to shake my dad’s hand.” harm theory

. “My dad watched him grow up, as an older man, and watched him grow into the great man he is now. “He’s been doing this for 21, 22 years and stuff like that, so it’s just love and respect for him. . “

James scored 18 points against the Lakers, but the Philadelphia 76ers defeated Los Angeles 138-94 on Monday night.

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The day before playing in the NBA, Hurts threw for three touchdowns and ran for two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 37-34 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills.

The former Alabama signal-caller has led Philadelphia to an NFL-best 10-1 record as the Eagles prepare to take on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at 3:25 p.m. CST.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter: @AMarkG1.