{"id":783154,"date":"2018-07-30T16:08:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T20:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=783154"},"modified":"2018-07-30T16:30:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T20:30:39","slug":"lebron-james-sneakers-line-the-walls-of-his-newly-opened-i-promise-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/lebron-james-sneakers-line-the-walls-of-his-newly-opened-i-promise-school\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James’ Sneakers Line the Walls of His Newly Opened I Promise School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Striving for greatness on the court while enriching lives through activism off it, LeBron James<\/strong> is the king we needed but never quite deserved. High in the pantheon of sports figures who’ve lent their voices, bodies, resources and collective spirit to the plight of African-Americans, James aligns with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Jim Brown and the great Bill Russell.<\/p>\n

As of today, he’s accomplished something few of his predecessors have: he’s opened his own school.<\/p>\n

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The \u201cI Promise\u201d School in the flesh\u2014or brick. Spoiler: It\u2019s gorgeous. pic.twitter.com\/B5dfTI53de<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Scott @ WFNY (@WFNYScott) July 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n