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Bronny James has revealed his cause for selecting to put on No. 9 on the Los Angeles Lakers, as he’s nonetheless overwhelmed by his second-round choice within the NBA Draft.
The 19-year-old eldest son of now new teammate LeBron, 39, defined the best way by which the final single digit serves as a tribute to shut buddy and former rapper, Juice WRLD, who died of an unintentional overdose at simply age 21 in December 2019.
He mentioned: ‘Juice has been an enormous a part of me, holding calm in some conditions that I have been by way of. So yeah, simply paying homage to him particularly as a result of he handed. It is a actually essential factor for me.’
Bronny shares a typical ‘999’ tattoo with Juice, though the guard has it behind his ear whereas the ‘Lucid Goals’ hitmaker had it on his physique. The angel quantity 999 signifies the completion of a cycle and the start of a brand new one.
When somebody sees this quantity, it is often an indication {that a} chapter of their life is quickly to come back to a detailed, and that new alternatives and potentialities are on the horizon.
Bronny James selected to put on the No. 9 jersey for the Purple & Gold, as introduced on Tuesday
The guard, 19, selected the only digit to ‘pay homage’ to his shut pal and rapper Juice WRLD
Bronny joins the NBA solely 11 months after struggling cardiac arrest and 25 video games for USC. He addressed his six-month rise from competitively enjoying once more on a university basketball to being projected to not making the lower on the NBA Draft Mix.
‘Every thing’s simply been surreal,’ the 6-ft-2 guard instructed reporters whereas sitting alongside one other new guard on the group, Dalton Knecht – the Lakers’ seventeenth general decide of this yr’s draft.
‘Simply making an attempt to take all of it in by the times. I am extraordinarily grateful for all the pieces that [Lakers head coach] JJ [Redick] and [general manager] Rob [Pelinka] have given to me. I have been extraordinarily excited to get work.’
When requested concerning the criticism and hype that comes with enjoying together with his four-time NBA champion father, Bronny mentioned: ‘For positive [playing with him] amplifies the quantity of strain.
‘I’ve already seen it on social media and on the web and stuff, speaking about how I won’t deserve a possibility. However I have been coping with these items for my complete life. It is nothing completely different. [The pressure] is extra amplified for positive, however I can get by way of it.’
James additionally revealed that he is keen to jot down his personal story whereas enjoying together with his father, LeBron
Bronny went on to explain himself as keen to jot down his personal story as he desires to show that he’s extra than simply the eldest son of one of many best gamers ever.
‘I am simply residing by the times and making an attempt to not care about what different individuals take into consideration me as a result of there are lots of people who’ve one thing to say,’ he mentioned.
‘I am simply taking it by the day and staying sane whereas doing it.’
Bronny thanked the Lakers’ entrance workplace for ‘all the pieces they’ve given to me,’ however his new head coach pushed again on that comment.
‘Rob and I didn’t give Bronny something. Bronny has earned this by way of exhausting work,’ Redick mentioned as LeBron appeared on attentively.
Bronn’s dad and four-time NBA champion LeBron James was at his son’s first Lakers presser
Lakers coach JJ Redick described Bronny as deserving of the chance to play within the NBA
He additionally described Bronny as a participant with large potential for progress.
‘His base stage of really feel, athleticism, level of assault, defending, capturing, passing – there’s rather a lot to love about his recreation,’ Redick mentioned.
‘As we construct out our participant improvement program holistically, he’ll have an amazing alternative to grow to be a superb NBA participant.’
Followers may get their first take a look at Bronny in motion for the Lakers when California Basic Summer season League motion kicks off on Saturday with a recreation towards the Sacramento Kings in San Francisco.
