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Magic Johnson says LeBron James is an ‘MVP player and MVP father’

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson commended LeBron James for his play and his fatherhood.

LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers are making their haters eat a lot of crow these days. Although sportsbooks pegged the Los Angeles Lakers as co-favorites coming into the year with their crosstown rivals the L.A. Clippers, there were certainly more doubts about the Lakers coming into the season even though their star duo was relatively healthy.

All of those doubts have been erased as the Lakers have an NBA-best 24-3 record and look to improve to 25-3 tonight when they face off against the Indiana Pacers. The Lakers are also looking to keep intact multiple win-streaks tonight, their current seven-game win-streak as well as their current 15-game road one as well.

But even a few days later, the story of the weekend was LeBron James having a dominant weekend on the court while also supporting his son Bronny Jr in his biggest game yet. That role, as well as his strong play for the Lakers, got the attention of Lakers legend and former Lakers president Magic Johnson.

Although LeBron was taken aback by Johnson’s sudden public resignation at the end of last season, at least on Magic’s part, there are no hard feelings left. Only admiration.

LeBron said he wanted to copy Currys when rooting for his son, school

LeBron James said he wanted to take some notes from Steph Curry’s Mom Sonya on how to support diverging rooting interests.

This weekend was a new experience for LeBron James, not because he and his Los Angeles Lakers are barnstorming through the Eastern Conference on their current road trip, but because he saw his son play in a real high school game for the first time and it happened in LeBron’s home state of Ohio against his alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary’s of Akron, Ohio.

His son Bronny honored his father by wearing his Dad’s first signature shoe, the Air Zoom Generation, in the St. Vincent-St. Mary’s colorway. But LeBron himself took a more neutral turn, not even wearing a pair of his own signature shoes. During a halftime interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, LeBron said that he wanted to take a page from the book of Sonya Curry and Dell Curry, the parents of Steph and Seth, who often wear gear for both of their rooting interests.

James will always have an interest in St. Vincent-St. Mary’s, still coached by his high school coach Dru Joyce II. James also donated $1 million to SVSM a few years ago to refurbish their home gym.

But he may not need the Sonya Curry strategy until Sierra Canyon plays against St. V again.

LeBron James was nervous but Bronny James delivers best game over SVSM

LeBron James said he was more nervous than his son Bronny but his eldest son had his best game yet against his father’s alma mater.

Although the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to stay perfect away from Staples Center later today when they take on the Atlanta Hawks, there is no doubt that Saturday night was one of the biggest nights ever for LeBron James and his family as his eldest son Bronny James had his best performance as a high school player in a win over LeBron’s alma mater.

Bronny James had a career-high 15 points, including a go-ahead basket and steal in the final seconds of the game to help his Sierra Canyon Trail Blazers team defeat St. Vincent-St. Mary’s (Akron, Ohio).

During the game, James was interviewed by ESPN’s Rachel Nichols and he said he was more nervous than Bronny.

From Tarek Fattal of the L.A. Daily News

“I think I was a lot more nervous than my son coming in here,” LeBron said to ESPN’s Rachael Nichols. “It’s been such a surreal moment for myself, our family and Bronny himself. It’s full circle that I’m here in my home state, my son is here with his high school playing my alma mater.”

The nerves were completely understandable but in the James family way, Bronny lived up to the expectations. The details of last night were also special to see as Bronny wore SVSM-themed Air Zoom Generations, the first signature shoe that LeBron ever had. Bronny even earned a nickname from his “uncle” Dwyane Wade.

Meanwhile, James’ teammates from the 2003 Ohio State title team were in attendance at the game in Columbus, Ohio. James was also joined by his wife Savannah courtside and his friend and agent, Rich Paul.

Bronny was named the game’s MVP and awarded a trophy for his play after the game.

Bronny James makes clutch play to beat his dad’s alma mater

Bronny James made the game-winning play against his dad’s alma mater.

LeBron James was in attendance Saturday night at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, to watch his son’s undefeated Sierra Canyon team face off against his alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary. The Irish led Sierra Canyon for much of the second half, but Bronny James played his best game of the season and made a crucial play late in the game to give the Trailblazers the lead late in the fourth quarter.

With 55.6 seconds remaining in the game and Sierra Canyon trailing, 56-55, Bronny James deflected and stole an inbounds pass near midcourt, and scored the go-ahead bucket in transition.

The Irish seemed to tie the game on the other end at the free-throw line, but a lane violation wiped away a free-throw and preserved Sierra Canyon’s lead. The Trailblazers held on to win 59-56.

James scored 15 points off the bench and was 7-of-10 from the field.

Bronny James makes clutch play to beat his dad’s alma mater

Bronny James played his best game of the season against his dad’s high school.

LeBron James was in attendance Saturday night at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, to watch his son’s undefeated Sierra Canyon team face off against his alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary. The Irish led Sierra Canyon for much of the second half, but Bronny James played his best game of the season and made a crucial play late in the game to give the Trailblazers the lead late in the fourth quarter.

With 55.6 seconds remaining in the game and Sierra Canyon trailing, 56-55, Bronny James deflected and stole an inbounds pass near midcourt, and scored the go-ahead bucket in transition.

The Irish seemed to tie the game on the other end at the free-throw line, but a lane violation wiped away a free-throw and preserved Sierra Canyon’s lead. The Trailblazers held on to win, 59-56. James scored 15 points off the bench and was 7-of-10 from the field.

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The best dunks from Bronny James in 2019, the year he took his game above the rim

Watch the best dunks from Bronny James in 2019, the year he took his game above the rim.

Bronny James officially arrived on the high school basketball scene in 2019 and he won’t be leaving the national spotlight anytime soon. As a freshmen, LeBron’s son has successfully cracked the varsity rotation for a Sierra Canyon group that is loaded with blue chip prospects and considered one of the top teams in America. He’s also displayed a wet jumper, tight handle and solid effort defensively while consistently playing the game the right way.

But in addition to all that, we are now winding down the year that Bronny first started finishing above the rim. In 2018, as an eighth grader, James Jr. wasn’t quite able to dunk just yet. This year, however, he’s thrown down windmills and anything else you can imagine. His first dunk during a high school game occurred on October 20 and he’s deposited several high-flying finishes since.

Below are the best dunks from Bronny in 2019 courtesy of the crew from Ball Is Life.

Bronny’s Sierra Canyon squad is scheduled to meet LeBron’s alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary, tonight in Columbus, Ohio. The showdown between the two high school basketball powers is one of the most highly anticipated matchups of the season. While Sierra Canyon is ranked as high as No. 2 nationally by a number of outlets, both teams are projected to be contenders for their respective state championships.

Even though he’s only a ninth grader, all eyes–or at least the majority of eyes–will be locked on Bronny this evening in Ohio just as they have been ever since he first set foot on a basketball court. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN3. The game was originally going to be played in Akron on St. Vincent-St. Mary’s home floor. In order to meet ticket demand, though, it was moved two hours away to 19,000-seat Nationwide Arena.

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LeBron James emotional for ‘full circle’ of Bronny Jr. playing alma mater St. Vincent-St. Mary’s

Los Angeles Laker star LeBron James spoke about his feelings regarding his son’s upcoming game against his high school alma mater.

[lawrence-related id=23045]LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will start a five-game road trip on Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic that will take them through five Eastern Conference cities, but the coming weekend is going to be an important one in the James family household for reasons beyond the Lakers keeping a perfect record away from Staples Center.

This Saturday, LeBron James’ eldest son Bronny Jr. and his Sierra Canyon Trail Blazers squad will be in Columbus, Ohio to face off against LeBron’s alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary’s High School from Akron, Ohio. As the Lakers are between games on Saturday, James is expected to be in attendance if the weather allows. James opened up about how that day will feel in an interview with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

(H/T to our own Cody Taylor from Rookie Wire)

Obviously, everybody knows that St. Vincent-St. Mary is when people started to recognize me from a national standpoint and for it to be 15 years later and my son is about to play a high school game versus my alma mater in our home state, the only thing that would have been more emotional is if my son was playing St. Vincent-St. Mary at the LeBron James Arena in Akron. That would have been like, that would have been too much.

It’s just a pretty cool thing. You don’t know how things are going to line up in life and it almost seems like it’s all coming back full circle seeing my oldest son doing the things that he’s doing. I’m proud of him and his basketball club. They got a great team but more importantly, they are great kids.

James was able to see his son play during some fall league games but since the Lakers season has started and Sierra Canyon’s season has started, there have been a lot of conflicts. But if James does show up, expect him to be somewhere near fellow Sierra Canyon basketball dad Dwyane Wade.

James, of course, burst onto the national scene as a junior with St. Vincent-St. Mary’s after he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. During his senior season, he also was the first player to have his game airing on ESPN, with college commentators Jay Bilas, Bill Walton and Dick Vitale on the call.

While this game won’t have quite as much pomp and circumstance, it’s hard to imagine how much this game will mean to James and his family after all these years.

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LeBron says it will be emotional to see Bronny play his alma mater

With Bronny and Sierra Canyon set to play St. Vincent-St. Mary on Saturday, the game will stir up a lot of emotions for LeBron James.

LeBron James said in an interview with ESPN that he will have a lot of emotions as his oldest son, Bronny, and the Sierra Canyon high school basketball team plays his alma mater on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.

The 2019-20 season is the first in which Bronny has played at Sierra Canyon as he joined up with Zaire Wade, the son of Dwyane Wade. The team will travel across the country to face St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in a marquee matchup.

With the Los Angeles Lakers on an East Coast road trip, LeBron is expected to attend the game with the team off on Saturday. As discussed with Dave McMenamin, the game is going to stir up a lot of emotions for LeBron but he is excited about it.

Obviously, everybody knows that St. Vincent-St. Mary is when people started to recognize me from a national standpoint and for it to be 15 years later and my son is about to play a high school game versus my alma mater in our home state, the only thing that would have been more emotional is if my son was playing St. Vincent-St. Mary at the LeBron James Arena in Akron. That would have been like, that would have been too much.

It’s just a pretty cool thing. You don’t know how things are going to line up in life and it almost seems like it’s all coming back full circle seeing my oldest son doing the things that he’s doing. I’m proud of him and his basketball club. They got a great team but more importantly, they are great kids.

James burst onto the national basketball scene during his time in high school as he made the jump directly to the NBA by becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.

With Bronny beginning his freshman season this year at Sierra Canyon in California, the 15-year-old is considered to be one of the best high school players in the country and LeBron even believes Bronny is a better shooter than he was at the same age.

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Bronny James throws down alley-oop finish during Sierra Canyon’s 76-66 win over Millennium

Bronny James throws down high-flying alley-oop finish during Sierra Canyon’s 76-66 win over Millennium.

Bronny James caught an alley-oop from teammate Amari Bailey during Sierra Canyon’s 76-66 win over Millenium on Saturday night and threw it down with authority for an emphatic slam. Bailey is a five-star 2022 shooting guard for Sierra Canyon who finished with 18 points and five assists during the victory that was streamed live on ESPN+.

University of Kentucky commit Brandon Boston, Jr. finished with a game-high 21 points for the Trailblazers in the The HoopHall West’s most anticipated matchup. Bronny James helped contribute to the win by forcing a defensive five-second count (50-second mark), burying a 3-pointer from the corner (1:59 mark) and finishing above the rim in transition on the pass from Bailey which is featured in the video below (2:35 mark).

Bronny finished with five points and three rebounds in 21 minutes of work off the bench. After hitting the triple from the corner, Paul Biancardi–the National Recruiting Director for ESPN who was also the analyst during the broadcast–said that LeBron James Jr.’s jumper is much more advanced than his father’s was at this age. LeBron would later agree with that point on Twitter by sharing the following.

“I hope LeBron doesn’t get mad at me, but I think Bronny’s jumpshot is a little bit better,” Biancardi said during the broadcast. In response, LeBron James Sr. said he could never be mad at facts.

“Can’t ever be mad at the facts!!! LeBron tweeted. “Flame thrower he has! And by the way I probably got the 3rd best jump shot in the household. Bryce Maximus got a cooker too!”

Zaire Wade was sidelined during the contest with a boot cast on his right foot. Next up for Bronny and Sierra Canyon is an epic matchup with LeBron’s alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, on December 14 in Columbus, Ohio.