It’s not every day that a top LPGA golfer gets a shoutout from an NBA superstar. But after Nelly Korda ‘s immaculate play on the second day at the 2025 CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, she found herself in the spotlight. And it was all because of LeBron James .

In a press conference after Saturday’s third round , Nelly Korda was asked if she had checked her phone as LeBron James posted another highlight of Korda on his Instagram. LeBron James shared the LPGA’s Instagram post highlighting Nelly Korda’s impressive Friday round, which featured nine birdies and was her career-best round.

The original post, captioned “Swipe to watch all NINE of @nellykorda’s Friday birdies ➡️,” was reposted by James on his Instagram Stories. And, well, Korda was ecstatic.

“He loves golf, and I

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