Hype can be a very dangerous thing in the world of sports. This is especially the case when you’re the son or daughter of a prominent athlete and the expectations on you are high solely because of your name. The latest example of this comes in the form of LeBron James Jr., whose hoops highlights are eye-popping, but they’re still the highlights for someone who isn’t even in high school yet.
Still, James the younger looks like he might end up being really, really good. The latest proof of this came from the D-Rich TV Camp in Ohio. Held this past weekend, LeBron Jr. teamed up with Elijah Fisher, another teenager who is setting the hoops world on fire. Fisher is a 6’3 seventh grader who can already dunk. Put them together and this happens.
It’s impossible to ever take too much from these things, because so much will happen between now and the time they start looking at colleges, let alone make it to the NBA if they get that far. Having said that, LeBron Jr. looks like a creative passer and ball handler who can finish at the rim, while Fisher does not look like a seventh grader with his size, athleticism, and ability to put the ball on the floor. Also he dunked and is 13, which I feel like we cannot stress enough because it’s insane.
Again, we shouldn’t take a lot from this, and it is not a sweeping declaration about the future ability of either LeBron Jr. or Fisher. But still, we’re rooting for both of them and hope that the pair go 1-2 in some order when they enter the NBA Draft in the mid-2020s.
(Via For the Win)
