LeBron James gives shoes, support to Clarkston boys basketball team

  Cleveland Cavaliers’ star LeBron James sent the Clarkston High School boys’ basketball team gifts in December to congratulate them on their two previous state titles.
  The gifts, arriving Dec. 20, included shoes, shirts and a letter of congratulations. The note, signed by James, read: “You left no doubt last year. The second time feels even more special. Now it’s about the 3-peat. It’s gonna be a battle. Every team wants to knock you off the top. They can’t touch you if you play together. Trust. I’ll be watching.”
  “When we got our shoes and the letter from him, we realized that it doesn’t go unnoticed,” said CHS senior Derrick Hoene. “I think it kind of motivated our team to go out and try to make another run at the championship.”
  James is a self-proclaimed philanthropist. On his website, lebronjames.com, he posts messages of encouragement and promotes his current movement, We are Family.
  “LeBron isn’t my favorite player . . . but I do respect what he does to help out schools and other kids around the nation,” Hoene said. “He is a good dude, that’s for sure.