The buzz began to build on the bus ride to Ford Field.
Stephen Curry and some of his Davidson teammates marveled at the possibility that one of their basketball idols might show up to their Sweet 16 game that night.
LeBron James already stunned Davidson players earlier that week when he revealed that he had been following their unlikely 2008 NCAA tournament run and was an admirer of the baby-faced sophomore spearheading it. James spoke glowingly to reporters about Curry’s crowd-pleasing game, calling him a “very, very, very, very, very good basketball player.