LeBron James has been a topic of conversation for sports fans for years, but one thing is for sure…whether LeBron plays in Cleveland, Miami, Cleveland again, or Los Angeles, his impact on the Ohio State Buckeyes The support was consistent just like his performance on the basketball court.
The Ohio State football team will have its biggest game of the year this Saturday against the undefeated No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions.The Buckeyes, who are also undefeated in the tournament and ranked third in the latest AP poll, will swing into this game against Penn State Some new custom cleatscourtesy of King James himself, is very similar to the Nike Air Zoom Generation LeBron I shoe (h/t The Fresh Press by Finish Line).
.@KingJames Always bring it 🔥 👑 for the Buckeyes pic.twitter.com/q0kjSuGWTE
– Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 19, 2023
There was a time, over two decades ago, when seeing LeBron James in an Ohio State football uniform was actually possible, if you could believe it. While LeBron was taking the basketball world by storm in high school, he also earned all-state honors back-to-back years as a wide receiver at St. Vincent-St. Louis. Marie High School. The Kings clearly made the right choice to stick with basketball, becoming the No. 1 pick in the 2003 draft, a four-time NBA champion, and arguably the greatest basketball player of all time.
If LeBron’s son Bronny remains at USC next year, it will be interesting to see where King’s loyalties lie once USC joins Ohio State in the Big Ten. However, this will take another year. What we know now is that when the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions go head-to-head in one of the biggest Big Ten games of the year, LeBron will be wearing his signature sneakers to cheer his team on.