Bronny James and Bryce James share the verysame NBA superstar gene swimmingpool, however DNA provided distinctions to LeBron James’ children.
One wears glasses. The other doesn’t.
One is a guard. The other is a forward.
One has emerged. The other is progressing.
Both play for Sierra Canyon in Southern California and are arranged to be in their father’s house state of Ohio on Saturday to do something for the veryfirst and last time – play together versus their dad’s alma mater.
The match will take location Saturday night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus at the Ohio Play-by-Play Classic. Sierra Canyon will face St. Vincent-St. Mary, where LeBron won 3 state titles priorto the Cleveland Cavaliers took him wth the No. 1 choice of the 2003 NBA draft.
At Sierra Canyon, the James siblings are playing for the verysame group for the veryfirst time.
“This is for sure extremely unique for them,’’ stated Ed Estavan, an assistant coach at Sierra Canyon.
Bronny, an 18-year-old senior, is the group captain. Bryce, a 15-year-old sophomore who uses glasses, is a function gamer. Technically speaking, it’s not a huge brother-little bro scenario.
Bronny is a 6-3 guard and Bryce is a 6-4½ little forward.
They both have NIL offers with Klutch Sports, founded by LeBron’s representative and longtime buddy, Rich Paul.
When they’re on the court together, Estavan stated, it’s not uncommon to see Bronny assisting Bryce with defensive project plans, offensive sets or rebounding.
“They’re incredible kids, they’re fantastic bros, how Bronny’s the huge bro to his little bro and how he guides him and assists him and Bryce is really prepared to discover,’’ Estavan stated. “It’s simply an remarkable thing to see, understanding they have the spotlight on them every night.’’
The spotlight was specifically bright Monday night when James’ kids played versus Kiyah Anthony, the boy of Carmelo Anthony, throughout a match versus Christ the King of New York.
James and Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star who played for the Lakers last season, were in participation – as were Kim Kardashian and Scottie Pippen – at Sierra Canyon’s house healthclub in Chatsworth, California.
This weekend, James will be dealingwith a logistical obstacle.
On Friday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, James scored a game-high 30 points as the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets, 126-108. On Sunday night, the Lakers are arranged to play at house versus the Washington Wizards.
To watch his kids play Saturday, James will have to capture in a round-trip flight to his house state and back.
“I understand as a father if he has a method to get there and he can make it, he’ll be there,’’ stated Dru Joyce II, who coached James at St. Vincent-St. Mary and is still the head coach there. “I think that he desires his kids to see he enjoys them and he supports them.”
James made it under comparable situations in 2019 when Bronny and Sier