Lakers’ LeBron James didn’t quit high school football because of R&B star Aaliyah’s tragic death, per report

LeBron James will go as one of the greatest players to ever suit up in the NBA but was actually a fairly prominent football star during his high school days at St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, Ohio. During an appearance on “NBA Today” on Wednesday, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst revealed that James had actually decided to quit the football team after his sophomore year, but changed his mind following the death of singer Aaliyah. The acclaimed singer died in a plane crash back in 2001 when she was traveling from the Bahamas to Florida. She was 22 years old. “[LeBron James]…