LeBron James Responds to Rory McIlroy Saying He'd 'Love' to Give 76ers Star a Golf Lesson

LeBron James is ready for some golf lessons from six-time major champion Rory McIlroy.

James responded on a Wednesday Instagram story to a quote from McIlroy saying he would like to give James a golf lesson.

"Well guess what! I'm in for that lesson FOR SURE!!" James wrote, followed by a grinning emoji.

McIlroy was asked while speaking to reporters at TPC Southwind earlier this week which celebrity he would most like to teach a golf lesson.

"I would say LeBron," McIlroy answered. "LeBron's really gotten into golf."

McIlroy continued with a laugh: "He's the most unbelievably gifted athlete, but it doesn't look like it when he's on the golf course. So, I'd love to give him a lesson."

James has previously said he started playing golf when he turned 30 in order to challenge himself with something "uncomfortable" to him.

"I love how difficult it is. I love a challenge," James said about golf in March (h/t Melissa Rohlin of the California Post).

James' love of golf has become so well known that multiple indoor golf facilities around the country offered him free access in a bid to win him over in free agency before he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in July.

For now it's McIlroy playing this weekend at TPC Southwind, where he is taking on a field led by Scottie Scheffler during the FedEx St. Jude Championship.