OMAHA, Neb. — NBA legend LeBron James gifted the Duquesne men’s basketball team with new shoes ahead of the NCAA Tournament.
Thursday’s game will be the Dukes’ first tournament appearance since 1977.
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James, who was coached in high school by Duquesne head coach Keith Dambrot, sent new Nike shoes to the team in Omaha, Nebraska.
On Wednesday night, the team shared a video of players receiving the gift on X, formerly Twitter. James responded, wishing them luck.
Yessir!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Best of luck guys!! https://t.co/ngxGghmCd7
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 21, 2024
Duquesne takes on No. 6 seed BYU at 12:40 p.m. Thursday.
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