LeBron James‘ eldest son, Bronny James, is following in his dad’s basketball-playing footsteps — and he’s already on his way to superstardom.
Born in 2004, Bronny’s athletic skills started attracting attention when he was just 10 years old. By the time he started high school at Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles, national interest in him was so high that ESPN started broadcasting his team’s games.
LeBron, however, remained protective of his son, barring him from interviews during his freshman year. Bronny, meanwhile, said that his famous father hadn’t pushed him into the sport.
“I was born into it, so I feel like the path was already chosen,” Bronny told Sports Illustrated in August 2022. “But my dad is cool enough to let me take whatever path I want if I wanted to not pursue basketball. But I think basketball is going to be my thing, for sure.”
Shortly after committing to college at the University of Southern California, Bronny was rushed to the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during a workout with the USC team. “Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital,” a spokesperson for the James family told Us Weekly in July 2023. “He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU. We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information.”
LeBron shares Bronny, son Bryce (born in 2007) and daughter Zhuri (born in 2014) with wife Savannah James, whom he wed in 2013 after first meeting in high school.
Keep scrolling for everything LeBron has said about Bronny’s basketball ambitions:
Always Here for Him
“He has my support and my blueprint,” LeBron said during a December 2021 press conference when asked about Bronny’s NBA prospects. “With health and a little bit of luck, [the NBA] would be the ultimate thing.”
Side by Side
In February 2022, LeBron first floated the idea of one day playing alongside his son in the NBA. “My last…
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