Patrick Mahomes Gushed Over LeBron James As NFL and NBA Icons Once Bonded Over Something Other Than Their Domination In Their Respective Sports

Patrick Mahomes is now a household name in the world NFL. While the quarterback blazes past, every challenge put in his way with his extraordinary talent. He has gathered a load of admirers as well. And one of them is LeBron James himself. Both stars once bonded over something that goes beyond excelling in their respective sports.

Mahomes hit a very important milestone in his life last year. After establishing himself as the new face of quarterbacks in the league. He became a father in February after having a daughter, Sterling. And later in the year, his newfound fatherhood was the reason for a unique bond with LeBron James. The NBA star himself is a father of 3.

When the realization of being a father hit Mahomes, he shared his delight with it. And in return, one of the biggest stars in the NBA’s history agreed with the star. Retweeting the post, LeBron captioned it as the “coolest thing ever. “ On the next day. Mahomes had a radio interview in which he covered their interactions in more detail. “I’ve talked to him a couple of times and kind of built a little bit of a friendship there,” Added Mahomes.

Patrick Mahomes on LeBron James

As Patrick Mahomes is 10 years younger than LeBron, that made it easier for the quarterback to idolize King James in his youth. “He was someone that I watched growing up, my whole entire life pretty much”. He admitted his adoration for the dominance James showed in the NBA.

This only added to Mahomes’ awe of the NBA player. Gushing over the incident, he said, “So it definitely was a surreal moment to talk to him for the first time. You meet him and know he’s kind of just, he’s a real dude, just like everyone else.” The QB even admitted to getting advice from LeBron and concluded by calling him ”Great Guy”.

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Recently Patrick Mahomes was also a part of a promotional campaign with Oakley. Sharing a video featuring the young Sterling Mahomes as well. The post was an adorable mix of motivational and loving messages. As the quarterback keeps clearing football milestones, he also seems to have a project going on back at home as well.

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