When the New York Giants called up undrafted defensive tackle Niko Lalos from their practice squad prior to Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, it looked like just another procedural move in a season chock-full of them amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
That is, until LeBron James gave him a shoutout on Twitter.
Good luck out there Niko! ud83dude4fud83cudffeud83dudcaaud83cudffeud83dudc51#IrishPrideud83cudf40 https://t.co/Rpd3UHwOXE
James and Lalos are both graduates of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio — a school that has produced only a handful of NFL players.