However premature, there’s been a lot of talk lately about the possibility of LeBron James staying in the NBA long enough to one day playing alongside his eldest son, LeBron James Jr. Bronny is now 14 and quickly becoming a high school hoops phenom in his own right.
He made his junior varsity debut at Crossroads High School in Los Angeles on Monday, dropping 27 points and leading his team to a 61-48 victory as dad looked on. He also threw down his first official in-game dunk as a 5’10 high schooler.
The elder LeBron has every reason to be proud of his son’s accomplishments and his rapid development as a young basketball player, but thing that’s touched him the most is that both Bronny and Bryce Maximus have decided to wear his jersey numbers, No. 23 and No. 6, respectively.
LeBron the sports dad, on watching his son’s first game with Crossroads last night and what it was like to see him wearing No. 23. He said his younger son decided to wear 6, too, which is fun for him. pic.twitter.com/4VjUEG8JQ0
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“I don’t know how long it’s gonna last, but it definitely made me feel proud,” James said. “My kid has his own personality and his own DNA. We share the same name, but he has his own path. But it was cool when he came downstairs the other day and showed me that he was wearing No. 23, and then my youngest son came to me and told me he was wearing No. 6. So, it’s a really good feeling.”
The pressure that comes with being the world’s most famous basketball namesake must be overwhelming, but Bronny has handled it as well as he can up to this point. He still has a long road ahead if he wants to make it to the NBA and play alongside his father, and you can bet we’ll all be watching closely every step of the way.
