It's gotta be the (FAMU) shoes! After making history again, is it time for a LeBron James visit?
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It's possible that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James posses special powers when he wears his 'LeBron XX Florida A&M' sneakers.
On Tuesday night, James donned an orange pair that read 'FAM OVA EVERYTHING' while his team played the Los Angeles Clippers in the Battle of LA.
The Lakers fell, 133-115, but it would be James that etched himself in history once more.
Leading up to the game, the 4-time Most Valuable Player and NBA Finals champion had scored 40 or more points against all 30 teams except the Clippers in his 20-year career.
He was able to scratch the Clippers off the list Tuesday night as he scored 46 points in the loss.
This isn't the first time that those FAMU sneakers have been part of history.
Just nine days prior, James wore the white installment of his 'LeBron XX Florida A&M' and became the second player in NBA history to reach 38,000 career points (Kareem Adbul-Jabbar) while playing against the Philadelphia 76ers on Jan. 15.
James, 38, is averaging 36.1 points per game since his Dec. 30, 2022 birthday. Altogether, he's sixth in the league by averaging 30.2 points per game.
James is still chasing more history as he trails Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record at 38,387. As of Jan. 25, the Lakers forward is 178 points behind and is currently projected to accomplish the feat in Feb. 7's game versus the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Is it time for LeBron James to come to the Highest of Seven Hills?
James said it himself ― 'FAM OVA EVERYTHING.'
It's clear that the acclaimed NBA superstar and FAMU has a partnership and attachment that no other university in the country has.
Through Nike, the two parties are in the second year of a six-year contract for FAMU Athletics teams to sport LeBron-branded gear.
You can find LeBron James No. 6 FAMU jerseys in shopping malls and outlets all across the southern region of the country. FAMU's head football coach Willie Simmons seems to have every LeBron-FAMU sneaker collaboration imaginable.
Though the NBA has a strenuous 82-game schedule that could stretch to 100 if a team qualifies for the playoffs — is it too lofty of a dream for James to make an appearance to the Highest of Seven Hills?
Rattler Nation and athletes alike would surely be there fully-outfitted in orange and green LeBron gear.
The NBA offseason runs from June at the conclusion of the NBA Finals until September's training camp ― giving James a three-month window at the very least to visit Tallahassee.
Just imagine the traction and how much that would that would move the connection forward between James and Florida A&M University.
Gerald Thomas, III covers Florida A&M University Athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at gdthomas@gannett.com or on Twitter @3peatgee.
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