PHOTO: Spelling bee champion Gokul Venkatachalam gets care package from LeBron
Gokul Venkatachalam has one half of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship and 100 percent of the swagger that comes with it.
The 14-year-old St. Louis native - who rocked Air Jordans on stage during the event and whose bio listed Nas as his favorite rapper - is a noted fan of Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James.
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— nick pants (@nick_pants) May 29, 2015
The respect, it turns out, is mutual.
The teenage sneakerhead returned home after the event to find a care package from none other than James. The package contained a pair of Nike LeBron 11 Elites, a pair of LeBron 12 "All Star" shoes signed by James, Cavaliers team swag, Beats headphones, and more. The LeBron 12s came with the message, "Congrats on being spelling 'B' champ."
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Now if only our boy Dev Jaiswal could get some love.