LeBron James shows up to Duke-Virginia to see Zion Williamson

LeBron James is a huge basketball fan and his Los Angeles Lakers are on an Eastern Conference road trip, so he decided to head to Charlottesville, Virginia to watch Zion Williamson and the Duke Blue Devils against the No. 3 ranked Virginia Cavaliers.

Of course, with the fact that his friend and agent Rich Paul founded Klutch Sports, everyone started wondering out loud if James had other motives for making a trip to see Williamson and likely soon-to-be rookies Cam Reddish and R.J. Barrett.

https://twitter.com/DukeMBB/status/1094386163069186048

Fine line between LeBron showing up at a Duke game and potentially recruiting for agency he is associated with Klutch. But Players Association, which regulates agents, would never say anything because James is #2 ranking player executive in union. pic.twitter.com/dZr6M16Dyl

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 9, 2019

So while James may not have accomplished the goal of acquiring Anthony Davis, he’s clearly focused on what’s next by trying to raise his team’s spirits and adding to his the off-court legacy while he’s still playing elite basketball.

James is also a well-known friend of Duke Mike Krzyzewski as Coach K coached LeBron for USA Basketball. Williamson is widely seen as a lock to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft.