The Duquesne Dukes have a little extra jump in their step for their game against BYU thanks to LeBron James.
James provided all of the Dukes players with their own Nike shoes ahead of the NCAA Tournament.
“Yessir!! Best of luck guys!!,” James wrote on X (formally Twitter).
The reason James has such a personal investment in Duquesne basketball is because Head Coach Keith Dambrot was his coach in High School.
James also posted to X after the Dukes punched their ticket to the tournament, when they won the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Dambrot will retire after the Dukes season ends.
He helped lead Duquesne to its first NCAA tournament in 47 years.