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Erik García Gundersen

LeBron James says giving kids college options ‘best thing I’ve ever done’

After another strong performance by LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in last night’s win over the Denver Nuggets to push them into the All-Star break, James finally had some time to reflect on a major accomplishment for one of his biggest off-court endeavors.

On Wednesday, the LeBron James Family Foundation shared a video that showed the first graduating class from the I Promise program, which will graduate next summer, receiving four-year scholarships to Kent State University. This gesture from Kent State is a separate offer from the commitment from the University of Akron, which gives I Promise students full tuition.

James said that being able to help these kids from when they were young to now when they are able to have multiple options of tuition-free college is the best thing he’s ever done.

LeBron is proud of his incredible basketball accomplishments but as he has been vocal about for over a decade now, he hopes that what he creates outside of basketball as an impact that’s even bigger.

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