For the game, LeBron James is listed as questionable on the injury report. The four-time MVP is currently averaging 23.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 8.9 assists per contest while shooting 48.9% from the field and 34.

LeBron James had more important things to do than conduct his postgame interview on Saturday night. After the Los Angeles Lakers’ 103-99 win over the Sacramento Kings, reporters struggled to get James’ attention in the locker room as he instead turned his focus to the Ohio State-Tennessee College Football Playoff game.

LeBron James may have spent the last seven years of his career surrounded by the glamor of Hollywood playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, but the NBA legend has never made any secret of his love for his home state,

During the evening game between No. 6 Ohio State and No. 7 Tennessee, however, two of the Lakers' forwards came down on opposite sides of the contest. Los Angeles forward LeBron James backed the Buckeyes—his home state's flagship team—while former Volunteers star Dalton Knecht supported his old school.