Newsflash: A 6-0 wide receiver that is the NFL’s reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year can dunk with ease. Second newsflash: Athletes adore LeBron James just as much as fans do. Watch the New York Giants’ Odell Beckham, Jr. cock-back for a soaring hammer slam then pay tribute to The King by replicating his signature celebration.
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Not exactly surprising – especially because the two stars got to know one another when the Cleveland Cavaliers visited the Big Apple to take on the Knicks in December:
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Hmm.
Might all this friendliness with James rub New Yorkers the wrong way? Nah. Considering plight of the Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, and even Beckham’s Giants, the 21 year-old phenom can pretty much do whatever he wants.
What do you think?
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