LeBron James has, indisputably, one of the most scrutinized Twitter accounts of any athlete in the world. He gained 150,000 followers in just under seven hours after he created his account three months ago, and his tweets today from the handle @kingjames are repeatedly reported as news on shows like Sportscenter.
But who does Lebron follow?
The usual suspects: Rappers like Diddy, Drake and Nicki Minaj. Fellow NBA stars like Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Chris Bosh.
And only one college basketball player: Kyrie Irving.
At Duke's photo shoot yesterday, I asked Irving if he was aware that he is the only NCAA basketball player followed by James. He did not know, and he tried to shrug the fact off when I asked him what he thought of it.
"I'm very blessed," he simply said.
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