HOUSTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) — His repertoire of smooth moves and court vision are reminiscent of a certain someone on the basketball court, but at nine-years old, {link:LeBron James: “http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/903d96e056bc29c95f931097eb48a03d/?ilink=1″,nw, t: “UPI Pictures of the Year 2014 — SPORTS”} Jr. is making a name for himself.
As a member of the nationally-ranked 10-and-under {link:Gulf Coast Blue Chips: “http://gcbcbasketball.com/”,nw, t: “Gulf Coast Blue Chips”} “Bronny” led his teammates to a championship victory in the Ronald Searles Holiday Classic this weekend in Houston.
Buzzing by in his florescent yellow and green basketball threads, Bronny prompted his dad to proudly send a flurry of tweets complete with pictures of his little star shooting, passing, and tricking defenders with a killer crossover.
One of LeBron’s Instagram posts from the bleachers even compared Bronny in his No. 0 jersey to Oklahoma City Thunder point guard {link:Russell Westbrook: “http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/35f00889e956ba91a918a3342b0e27ba/?ilink=1″,nw, t: “Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Chicago Bulls”}.
LeBron Jr. is a natural scorer, as last year {link:his father noted on Instagram: “http://instagram.com/p/gtynUbiTNJ/”,nw, t: “LeBron James Instagram post”}, following his sons performance of 25 points, eight assists, and eight rebounds. The King also compared his son to then-teammate and current Miami Heat star {link:Dwyane Wade: “http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/d1c2d2a8b792cebff268ba1d0c6d5ef9/?ilink=1″,nw, t: “New York Knicks vs Miami Heat”}.
Kentucky’s {link:John Calipari: “http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/02e52027da46d76426344d1d059ba2df/?ilink=1″,nw, t: “NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship”} watched LeBron Jr. play in a tournament in Lexington this summer, while Ohio State’s {link:Thad Matta: “http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/dccf41d0d4b3753b74dcaa1e724fa496/?ilink=1″,nw, t: “NCAA Midwest Regional Basketball Tournament”} said that Bronny will be {link:”on his recruiting radar.”: “http://usatodayhss.com/2014/thad-matta-is-already-saying-9-year-old-lebron-james-jr-will-be-on-his-radar”,nw, t: “Thad Matta on LeBron Jr.”}
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