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LeBron James attends a premiere for the film “Shooting Stars” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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LeBron James attends a premiere for the film “Shooting Stars” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Every loyal NBA fan knows LeBron James? love for football. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar never misses a beat when it comes to making predictions and analyzing the game. On the other hand, he made it a rule to appreciate young talent. Subsequently, a 21-year-old rookie caught King James? attention with a unique NFL record. Following that, 4x NBA Champion hailed the rising star to his 158 million fans.
In the last few weeks, collegiate-level football has also taken over the US sports world. And of course, it didn?t fail to impress James. He has been closely watching Coach Prime Deion Sanders? Colorado Buffaloes? games. He made it a habit to put on an analyst hat or commentator’s hat for those games. Recently, after an exciting contest between the Buffs and USC Trojans, James brought out the NFL pundit in him. Even though the Buffs lost the game, he didn’t forget to point out two future stars in the game.?
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LeBron James hails NFL rookie on his recent record
C. J. Stroud of the Houston Texans has had a dream rookie season. The Texans picked him as second overall in the April draft and he has been making the Texans fans’ life merry. Since his debut, the 21-year-old has made multiple touchdowns in all but except one game. It is the most touchdowns by any rookie in the game, reported?Sports Illustrated.?The SI?article also stated that Stroud could also be a strong contender for the Rookie of the Year award.

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Above all, he made three other records after the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Moreover, Stroud’s college team Ohio State Buckeyes’ social media handle shared an Instagram post, compiling the records. Following that, LeBron James took to his IG stories and shared the post. Along with it, he added a few words, cheering the youngster. He added, “Sat it louder for the haters in the back!!!!… CJ a flat out player!!,”?with the star emoji.
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Importantly, Stroud’s performance led his team to two consecutive victories and geared up for the upcoming challenges.
Furthermore, King James not only calls C. J as a star player but also two other college footballers.
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James predicts future NFL stars
After the college game between the Buffs and Trojans, all eyes were on Caleb Williams and Shedeur Sanders from either side. They both made a competitive effort to seal the game for their side. James also noticed the efforts and shared a video and wrote,??2 Future NFL Stars.??This has been?Akron Hammer’s quality to encourage the upcoming players. Notably, he even witnessed Stephen Curry’s college game once, encouraging the then-rising star.
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