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LeBron James’ son Bronny James was just lately requested to call his all-time favorite basketball player — and his reply was not stunning.
Bronny, 19, contemplated the query for a number of moments, then replied with a nod to his iconic dad. “I’d in all probability say, like … LeBron James or one thing like that,” Bronny mentioned with a smile.
Bronny picked No. 6 to put on for the College of Southern California, the identical quantity his father wore for his previous two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers earlier than switching again to No. 23 for the present season.
Bronny’s reply provoked amusing from his teammates, who might be heard within the background of the video, shared via X (previously Twitter) by USC Basketball.
{The teenager} is the eldest of LeBron’s three youngsters. Bronny has a youthful brother, Bryce, 16, and a youthful sister, Zhuri, 9. LeBron and his spouse, Savannah James, celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on September 14.
One fan of the NBA legend commented on Bronny’s clip, “LBJ and Savannah — you might be doing extraordinarily properly within the father or mother division.”
Bronny was probably the most extremely recruited high school players this 12 months, however the date of his first sport stays unsure. USC suggestions off the brand new season on November 6 within the Corridor of Fame Sequence in Las Vegas towards Kansas State. It’s not recognized if Bronny will likely be within the lineup, as he continues to get well from the cardiac arrest he suffered in July. He was diagnosed with “an anatomically and functionally vital congenital coronary heart defect” and underwent surgical procedure to right the problem.
In August, the James household mentioned in an announcement, “We’re very assured in Bronny’s full restoration and return to basketball within the very close to future.”
On September 24, USC basketball coach Andy Enfield told ESPN, “Bronny’s doing very properly, however we simply can’t touch upon something medically. He’s going to class and doing extraordinarily properly at school, and we’re actually excited for him.”
LeBron’s son did not participate in the team’s first practice on September 23, and the college has not supplied additional updates about his situation.
Bronny did seem at USC’s annual HoopLA occasion on October 1, the place the gamers met with followers. He danced throughout his entrance, and the USC’s Instagram account famous that “@bronny hit the dougie throughout his Trojan HoopLA intro.”
LeBron was 18 when he went from taking part in highschool basketball in Akron, Ohio, to turning into the NBA Rookie of the 12 months with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. He’s now the all-time NBA scoring chief with over 38,000 factors scored. He appears to be like ahead to a different James starring within the NBA, however first, he needs to enjoy seeing his son play in college.
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When Bronny dedicated to taking part in for USC in Might, his father mentioned it was “probably the greatest days of my life.”
“To start with, congratulations to Bronny on the choice he made. I’m tremendous pleased with him, our household is pleased with him,” LeBron mentioned in an interview with Spectrum SportsNet on the time. “For me, personally, it’s much more particular to me as a result of it’s the primary time somebody out of my household has gone to varsity. Clearly, I didn’t go to varsity.”
