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On September 4, NBA player LeBron James appeared at Shanghai Jiaotong University.
A reporter from The Paper learned from Shanghai Jiaotong University that in the afternoon of the same day, the opening ceremony of the 2025 Freshman Sports and Culture Festival of Shanghai Jiaotong University, the freshman basketball carnival and the LeBron James Freshman University campus tour were held at the Ho Ying-Tong Sports Center of Minhang Campus. There were more than 3,000 teachers and students from Jiaotong University on site, and Zhu Junlong, a freshman in the 2025 class of Jiaotong University and a member of the national men’s basketball team, also attended the event.
During the special session of the Freshman Basketball Carnival, LeBron James made a debut, and the audience was instantly excited. During the interactive Q&A session, LeBron James shared his feelings when he first entered the league, and sent a message to the students present to start a new life in college with a positive attitude. When you have doubts, brave action is the answer.
On September 4, LeBron James made his debut at Shanghai Jiaotong University. Shanghai Jiaotong University Picture
On that day, Shanghai Jiaotong University’s high-level men’s and women’s basketball teams and Sunshine Men’s and Women’s basketball teams appeared one after another. LeBron James kicked off for the basketball exhibition match, and the high-level men’s and women’s basketball teams and Sunshine Men’s and Women’s basketball teams formed a mixed team to start a fierce competition.
The reporter saw from the social platform that the event will be open to the teachers and students of Jiaotong University on September 2. Once the registration is opened, the reservation interface will be “blocked”. Before the event began on September 4, long queues were lined up outside the venue. After LeBron James finished his event at Shanghai Jiaotong University, a large number of fans gathered on the Bund to try to see James’ true face.
A large number of fans gathered on the Bund to wait for James. Social platform screenshots
Public reports show that James’ last trip to China was in August 2018, and he also used Shanghai as one of the stops of his itinerary.
