By 12, Bronny had reportedly earned other scholarship offers. When Bronny was nine, then-Ohio State men’s basketball coach Thad Matta joked that he needed to offer him a scholarship. Is playing “the right way” enough? Not just to make the league but to bear the Atlas-esque burden of expectations? Maybe it will be. Though, again, it’s early (perhaps way too early) to judge. “He plays the game such the right way,” added Windhorst – not exactly a ringing endorsement. “What it does seem like he has a chance to do,” said Simmons, “is play in college for multiple years and then potentially make the league as somebody who could be an athletic, defensive guard who could shoot threes.” But for Bronny, who is a 6ft 3in guard seemingly not blessed with the other-worldly talent of his father, this may be a stretch. Part of that, LeBron has said, will likely (hopefully?) include teaming up with Bronny. In a recent podcast, Bill Simmons and Brian Windhorst talked about how LeBron may end his NBA career. How can one truly live up to the expectation, how can one outdo one’s own father when he’s LeBron James? In fact, LeBron, who became Bronny’s father when he was just 19, says he later regretted naming his son after himself (Bronny was born LeBron Raymone James Jr) because of the pressure it gives. It’s a near impossible line to walk when you’re the child of a legend. “Sheeesh!!!” tweeted Stephen Curry, sharing a big dunk by Bronny from this summer.īut these words of praise aren’t all that has come Bronny’s way. “Love watching him play,” tweeted NBA veteran and analyst, Jamal Crawford. RIGHT NOW,” wrote NBA analyst and LeBron’s former teammate Richard Jefferson on Twitter in October, sharing a recent highlight reel of Bronny, in which the teenager is seen dropping 31 points in his senior season debut with prestigious Sierra Canyon high school (although, given the Lakers’ current struggles, that may not be a huge compliment). “He’d be the 2nd best shooter on the current Laker roster…. And while he almost certainly will not end up one of the best players of all time like LeBron, he has already earned his fair share of accolades – something the sons of other legends like, say, Michael Jordan have been unable to achieve. It remains early for Bronny, of course, but the results have been mixed. Bronny is the same age as his father when LeBron decided to turn pro and enter his name into the NBA draft out of high school (something no longer allowable by the league’s rules). Now the 37-year-old seemingly has it all, from NBA titles to MVP awards to movie roles, his own production company, a reported billion dollar net worth, a wife and three children.īut – speaking of those children – what does it mean for them to be the progeny of one of the most famous people in the world? Well, LeBron’s son Bronny is finding that out right now, especially when it comes to the 18-year-old’s dreams of following in his father’s footsteps as an NBA player. Those covers contained promises LeBron has since fulfilled many times over in Cleveland, Miami and Los Angeles. When, as a burgeoning high school basketball talent, LeBron James graced the covers of magazines and newspapers, it was the American Dream writ large: a life moving from poverty to prosperity.
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