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Even because the son of basketball legend LeBron James, Bronny James nonetheless had “butterflies” earlier than his first skilled basketball recreation.
Bronny, 19, made his NBA debut enjoying for the Los Angeles Lakers as they confronted off in opposition to the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, July 6, and in a post-game interview, he shared that he did really feel a little bit of nervous and excited power beforehand.
“Each first recreation that I step within the subsequent stage, it’s all the time some butterflies in my abdomen,” James, who was drafted by the Lakers final week, mentioned within the clip shared by Bleacher Report.
These flutters didn’t final lengthy although. As soon as the sport’s beginning ball tip is over and issues get going, James says, “All of it goes away and I’m simply enjoying basketball.”
LeBron James‘ eldest son, Bronny James, is following in his dad’s basketball-playing footsteps — and he’s already on his option to superstardom. Born in 2004, Bronny’s athletic abilities began attracting consideration when he was simply 10 years previous. By the point he began highschool at Sierra Canyon Faculty in Los Angeles, nationwide curiosity in […]
“It’s all the time gonna be there however, ya know, [I] get via it,” he provides.
Throughout Saturday’s recreation, James wrangled up a complete of 4 factors, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal with 22 minutes of enjoying time, per ESPN.
Saturday’s face-off was the primary pro-level recreation for Bronny, the son of NBA all-time main scorer LeBron James, since being drafted by the LA Lakers with the fifty fifth choose within the second spherical of the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday, June 27. The choose made LeBron, 39, and his son, the primary official father-son duo to play within the league on the identical time. As well as, the pair additionally will play for a similar workforce.
Following the draft, critics raised questions on nepotism, however Lakers head coach JJ Redick shot down the accusations.
“Bronny has earned this,” Redick, 40, mentioned at a workforce press convention earlier this month.
Bronny inked a four-year, $7.9 million contract with the Lakers on Wednesday, July 3. Earlier that day, LeBron additionally reportedly agreed to a two-year, $102 million cope with the workforce. LeBron’s contract incorporates a participant choice for the 2025-26 season, permitting him to determine subsequent low season if he desires to proceed with the workforce.
Previous to his NBA debut, Bronny performed basketball on the College of Southern California. His profession there was briefly placed on maintain when he underwent surgical procedure to appropriate an “anatomically and functionally vital congenital coronary heart defect” after collapsing and struggling cardiac arrest throughout a July 2023 apply session.
Bronny is the eldest son of LeBron and spouse Savannah James, who exchanged “I do’s” in September 2013. The couple are additionally mother and father to son Bryce, 17, and daughter Zhuri, 9.
