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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James showed a pair of NFL legends love following their Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions this weekend.
On his Instagram story on Sunday, James shouted out wide receiver Andre Johnson and defensive end Julius Peppers.
James posted a photo of Johnson’s induction, saying, “Congratulations my brother! Super proud! Dope s–t!”
He had a similar message for Peppers, saying “Yessir Pep! Congratulations my guy.”
In 2022 when Johnson was named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he spoke about how James was one of the first people to text him and discussed their relationship.
“Anybody that knows me knows that I’m a huge basketball fan. I have relationships with guys that play in the NBA, LeBron is one of the guys,” Johnson said. “I think our relationship kind of grew more when he was in Miami and me being from Miami, I spent a lot of time down there, so I spent a lot of time going to Heat games when he was there. That’s kind of how our relationship bonded… Just to have him come up and congratulate me, he’s a huge fan of football, it just means a lot.”
Johnson’s Hall of Fame nod comes as no surprise as the wide receiver collected 14,185 receiving yards and 70 touchdowns across his career. Once he retired in 2016, it was only a matter of time before he heard his name called.
The same can be said for Peppers, who racked up 553 tackles, 159.5 sacks, 51 forced fumbles and 11 interceptions during his time in the league.
