Does Hillary Clinton's spox expect us to believe he was surprised by the LeBron James endorsement?

Greg P. | 8:53 PM on October 02, 2016

In an exclusive op-ed for Business Insider, NBA great LeBron James endorsed Hillary Clinton for president:

—@KingJames endorses @HillaryClinton for president in op-ed on Business Insider https://t.co/ncKWydknzJ

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton heads to James’ hometown of Akron on Monday which explains the timing of the endorsement:

.@HillaryClinton's back in Ohio on Monday for the first time since Labor Day https://t.co/INVYfGX99u

— Jeremy Pelzer (@jpelzer) September 30, 2016

Except for Clinton spox Nick Merrill who it seems wants everyone to think he was shocked at the news:

Holy crap.

LeBron James: Why I'm endorsing Hillary Clinton for president https://t.co/ZEXMYboe2n

— Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) October 3, 2016

Oh, please … was this even in doubt? Flashback:

FLOTUS teams with high school grad LeBron James to promote college education over basketball https://t.co/beaCH2suKl

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 21, 2015

James wrote in the op-ed that only Clinton “truly understands the struggles of an Akron child born into poverty”:

As @HillaryClinton heads to his hometown of Akron on Monday, @KingJames endorses her in a new op-ed. https://t.co/9ohlJwQouo pic.twitter.com/qymmYNNp1N

— Ian Sams (@IanSams) October 3, 2016

OK, but which candidate can explain why James is marketing $140 shoes to kids?

The Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier 10 'Camo'

Men's ??: https://t.co/vomIgLSITz
Kids' ??: https://t.co/qNe58h5UlJ pic.twitter.com/GowZQsyZQy

— Nike.com (@nikestore) October 1, 2016