Bronny James, the eldest son of Lakers star LeBron James, will begin his USC basketball tenure wearing the No. 6, just like his father.
For the reveal, the Trojans basketball account tweeted a image of Bronny donning the cardinal-centered jersey trimmed in gold along with his name “James Jr.” and the No. 6.
When LeBron entered the NBA in 2003, he wore the No. 23 for the Cavaliers. Having said that, when James joined the Heat in free agency forward of the 2010–11 period, he transitioned to No. 6.
In his return to Cleveland, James wore No. 23 and retained the number in his to start with 3 seasons in Los Angeles prior to heading back to No. 6 in his very last two several years.
In May perhaps, LeBron mentioned that he wears the No. 6 for “multiple motives,” and in aspect due to the fact of the number’s associations with his sons birthdays.
“Why I dress in number 6, there’s numerous reasons,” James said, “One, since 23 is 1 of my most loved quantities as well so two moments three is six. … Also, my 1st son [Bronny] was born on Oct 6. … My youngest son [Bryce] is June 14th, the sixth month of the yr. Six has normally been with me ever since I was a kid for some motive specially when it relates with my relatives.”
To start with Appear: Bronny James will use No. 6️⃣ for the Trojans. 👀 pic.twitter.com/FJdHXRCg9T
— USC Males's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) June 22, 2023
Bronny committed to USC in May after attending higher faculty at Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth, Calif., in which he helped the Trailblazers get 47 video games in two seasons. The former best-25 recruit by ESPN and 247Sporting activities fully commited to USC around provides from Ohio Condition, Memphis and Oregon, among other individuals.
Bronny will make his college or university debut on Nov. 6 when USC faces off towards Kansas Point out in Las Vegas.
