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How much is lebron james basketball camp


LeBron’s camp has youngsters feeling like royalty

KING'S ACADEMY

What: LeBron James, the NBA’s reigning MVP and one of the newest members of the Miami Heat, is hosting more than 500 youngsters at his fifth annual summer basketball camp.

Where: UCSD.

When: Thursday through Monday.

Who: Campers ages 7-17. Each camper will receive a team photo with James and an authenticated autograph.

Cost: Day rate, $550; overnight, $685. The camp is sold out.

Website: lebronjameskingsacademy.com

LeBron James’ youth basketball camp is sold out, but Alexander Srioudom still managed to gain a spot.

Srioudom’s mother won a radio contest last month, enabling the 11-year-old from Kearny Mesa to join more than 500 other campers from 37 states and four countries who will participate in King’s Academy Thursday through Monday at UCSD.

“Alexander is extremely thrilled and excited to attend this camp,” said his mother, Nina Tung. “LeBron is one of his favorites. (Alexander) was ecstatic. And I won the Best Mom title!”

Tung bought about 40 online raffle entries with her frequent-listener points on XX Sports Radio (1090-AM) and was one of 17 winners chosen by a half-dozen San Diego radio stations.

Damon Haley, executive director for King’s Academy, acknowledged some campers attend solely because they’re fans of James, who created headlines this month when he left the Cleveland Cavaliers for a free-agent contract with the Miami Heat. The NBA’s MVP oversees drills, referees games, gives lectures and plays in scrimmages at the camp.

“The majority of the kids want to learn how to be better basketball players,” Haley said. “That’s the pillar which we formulate the camp on.”

Coaches from around the country help with the camp, but a large contingency comes from Ohio, including James’ former high school coach from Akron.

Some of the nation’s top college players, including San Diego State’s Kawhi Leonard, also assist. UCSD’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are part of the camp staff, too.

With overnight camp tuition nearly $700, Tung said Alex, who has three siblings, most likely wouldn’t have been able to attend had she not won the free registration.

For the last four years, James has held a Q&A with the campers. Alexander, who will be attending Standley Middle School in the fall and plays basketball at North Clairemont Recreation Center, said he intends to ask James what goes through his mind when he’s making free throws and what tips he can offer the sixth-grader to improve his concentration when trying to make them during games.

Another excited winner was 14-year-old Devin Daniels of Rancho Cucamonga.

“I couldn’t stop smiling,” Devin said when he learned his grandfather, Brian Werra, had won the free registration for him.

Werra gave the prize to his grandson, who took a break last year from basketball to try football and track, in the hope that the high school freshman might take up the sport again.

“I think the camp will inspire me to go back to playing basketball,” said Devin. “LeBron’s my favorite player in the NBA.”

James is also Zeek Liebentritt’s favorite player. The 9-year-old started out his week by cashing in on Disneyland’s “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day” promotion. He earned the day by helping sort food at San Diego’s Feeding America food bank. Today, the San Elijo fourth-grader gets to meet James after he was entered in the radio contest by his dad.

“Zeek is very excited to go to the camp and improve his basketball skills,” said his father, Joe Liebentritt, a former high school basketball coach. “Now he gets to learn from someone else.”

Zeek’s family moved here from Nebraska where he played in YMCA leagues, but mostly he works on his game in the driveway of his San Marcos home and at the school playground.

Zeek hasn’t had a chance to tell his friends here about the camp.

“But my dad told one of my friends back in Nebraska and he was kind of jealous,” Zeek said.

This is the fifth year James has hosted the camp. It’s the second year it’s been held in San Diego, and Haley said there is no talk of moving it.

“So far, San Diego has been great,” Haley said. “We had a great experience last year. I don’t think (James’) change of address in terms of employment will impact it.”

Haley said James’ goal is to have the kids at the end of the five days walk out of camp feeling better about their basketball skills, feeling better about their basketball acumen and feel like they had a great time.

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