San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy won his first playoff game on Saturday, beating the Seahawks, 41–23.
His stellar play got some high praise from an NBA legend. LeBron James took to Twitter to shout him out. Brock Purdy wasn’t quite four years old when LeBron James entered the NBA, but he loved every moment of finding out what the Lakers superstar had to say about him.
The Lakers star, who often reacts to major sporting events on social media, tweeted “PURDY GOT GAME!!!!!!!!!” on Saturday.
The rookie quarterback was told about James’s tweet during his postgame press conference, and he gave a wholesome response to it.
“LeBron said that?” Purdy said with a smile. “Oh, that’s sweet. That’s awesome. That’s so cool.”
In his first postseason appearance, Purdy completed 18 of 30 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns.
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If he can continue to put up these type of numbers, the 49ers can probably advance to the Super Bowl behind the youngster’s good play.
