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LeBron James Says He's Cheering for Akron During Its N.I.T. Matchup with Ohio State

LeBron James, an NBA superstar who's made himself available as tool for Ohio State football recruiting and whose brand sponsors Ohio State basketball, will not be cheering for the Buckeyes when they play the Akron Zips at 7:00 on Tuesday night in the opening round of the 2016 N.I.T. tournament.

As predicted on Monday by Akron coach Keith Dambrot, James will be pulling for his former high school coach and hometown Akron Zips.

From cleveland.com, who caught up with the Cavs forward after Cleveland's Monday night loss to the Utah Jazz:

"Obviously I'm torn," James said late Monday night, after the Cavs lost to Utah, 94-85.