LeBron James' I PROMISE School students served as virtual fans on Wednesday during the Los Angeles Lakers' match against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

LeBron James helped open the I PROMISE School in 2018. It's a public elementary school in Akron, Ohio, where the Lakers star grew up.

LeBron is not only one of the best basketball players of all time, but he's arguably the top role model of his generation. To be able to open a school in his hometown has to be more gratifying for James than winning a championship since he is affecting so many people's lives.

That being said, when the school opened, James called the school opening the greatest moment of his career:

ā€œWalking these hallways and seeing, when I was driving here, just the streets that I walked, some of the stores are still up when I was growing up,ā€ the Lakers superstar told ESPN.

ā€œItā€™s a moment Iā€™ll never forget ā€” and hopefully the kids, starting with the 240 kids that we have going in here right now starting today, will never forget it, either.ā€

James is looking to win title No. 4 down in Orlando, Florida. The Lakers have already clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference standings.

It had to be special for LeBron to see his ā€œschool kidsā€ on the virtual screen. The NBA should be commended for how they have run the bubble games thus far.

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