This is the primary have a look at Bronny James in Purple and Gold — LeBron’s son will put on No. 9 for the Lakers … in addition to “Jr.” on his nameplate.
L.A. simply launched visuals of its latest rookie on Friday … displaying the 19-year-old guard proudly donning the threads.
The digit is fascinating — Bronny rocked No. 6 with the USC Trojans final season, however that’s retired leaguewide in honor of NBA legend Invoice Russell.
Previous to that, he wore No. 0 with Sierra Canyon … however that at the moment belongs to teammate Jalen Hood-Schifino.
So perhaps Bronny settled for nueve because it’s his previous quantity the wrong way up??
Bronny famously did not put on his dad’s iconic No. 23 — with LeBron explaining he did not need individuals to know who he was on the court docket (yeah, we all know … title kinda offers it away).
As for the again of the jersey, James can have “Jr.” on the again — which is fairly normal, but additionally raises the query — will LeBron now have “Sr.” on his jerseys??
If that’s the case, anticipate jersey gross sales to skyrocket … ‘trigger any LeBron stan might want to add that to their assortment.
As we beforehand reported, Bronny went No. 55 general to the Lake Present within the second spherical of the NBA Draft on Thursday … a transfer that has had the entire basketball world buzzin’.
With the fifty fifth choose, the Lakers choose Bronny James. pic.twitter.com/QseLtHp4tx
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 27, 2024
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It made LeBron and Bronny the primary father-son duo in NBA historical past — not to mention the primary father-son teammates.
Jerseys are already on sale … and we take it they’re going to be a prime vendor for the rookie class.
