Three-time NBA champion LeBron James personally trained a select group of young Chinese basketball players in the country's capital city of Beijing on Monday with on-court drills and off-court advice.

The session, dubbed as "LeBron James Clinic", was part of his recent three-day China visit as the four-time NBA MVP promoted his personal brand and the Nike shoe brand in the world's most populous country, as per Cleveland.com.

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It was the 31-year-old forward's 12th straight visit with Nike in China and the rest of the Far East nations.

James went to Guangzhou first, where arch-rival and Under Armour endorser Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors stayed last week, before heading to Beijing on Monday for the basketball clinic.

The report said that the 12-time NBA All-Star will "work with the Chinese under-23 national team in an effort to help them prepare for the 2019 FIBA World Championships in Beijing". James will also visit the Nike Active Schools facility where he will meet with little children as well.

"We inspire fans everywhere with the game's best athletes - from established stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant to those that will define the future of the sport like Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook and Paul George," an official statement from Nike said.

"With our unrivaled global footprint, Nike is in the best position to help grow the game and create more energy around sport than ever before. We are the leading basketball brand in established markets like North America, China and Southeast Asia, as well as in Europe and South America," the statement added.

CCTV English reported that James taught the "finer points of the game" to the "Chinese youngsters". He personally took part in their drills and talked to them about "the kind of work ethic it takes to be successful in basketball".

"James is now the best NBA player. Through playing with him closely, I found he had great attitude to training. He was careful in every detail on the court," said Bai Haotian, one of the clinic's attendees.

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