LeBron James covers Sports illustrated with his sons Bronny & Bryce, and details future plans to play in the NBA with both.
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In February of 2002 still a junior in high school LeBron James graced the cover of Sports Illustrated. Many were shocked so they instantly hated the cover and claimed there was no way he could live up to that hype. Right now it’s August 2022 and over 20 years later and LeBron has more than lived up to the hype.
LeBron James Covers Sports Illustrated Alongside Son’s Bryce & Bronny; Details Wanting To Play In The NBA With Both.
20 Years later LeBron James is back on the cover of Sports Illustrated but this time he has his sons Bryce and Bronny alongside him.
Bryce James and Bronny James are currently playing for Sierra Canyon High School but LeBron is looking forward to playing with Bronny and even Bryce in the NBA if his body permits it. Something he has mentioned before that was apparently a surprise to everyone including Bronny who is two years away from eligibility. People question if LeBron is putting to much pressure on his son but Bron seems unphased almost offended they question the greatness of the James family.
And what of those who say his comments about playing with Bronny place unfair expectations on his son? LeBron leans forward, animated. “I don’t give a s— what nobody says. Our quest and our journey is not predicated on what everybody said. You going to have five people that love you out of 10. Then you have five people that hate you out of 10. That’s just the way of the land. No matter what you do.” He’s fired up now. “You can be a guy who literally goes to work at Starbucks, and there’s going to be four or five customers that come in and hate the way that you made that chai tea latte. It’s just how it works. And the faster you can realize that happens, the better off you’ll be, because you’re not going to respond or give that too much energy.” (“Don’t give it no energy” is a motto he mentions repeatedly.)
One of the stand-out moments in the cover story is Savannah James hinting that Bronny will go to college instead of Overtime Elite or the G-League which is the question everyone is asking. You can read the full cover story here.
