Like Father, Like Son? What LeBron's Legacy Means for Bronny James

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🗓️ 13 December 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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LeBron James has turned basketball on its head, from the moment he first stepped onto the court. His son, Bronny, is currently a high school NBA prospect. But how much has basketball changed since LeBron got his start - and how much has he paved the way for his son to succeed...or to fail? ESPN's Brian Windhorst joins Mina Kimes to get an inside look at the lives and careers of LeBron and Bronny James, the nature of fame, and the impact of sports on family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	For it to be, you know, 15 years later, and my son is about to play a high school game
0:08.2	versus my alma mater in our home state.
0:10.4	You know, it almost seemed like it's just all coming back full circle.
0:17.1	That was LeBron James, talking about a basketball game this weekend,
0:24.6	between his old high school team, St. Vincent St. Mary,
0:28.6	and his son Brony James' team, Sierra Canyon.
0:32.0	Today, a story of basketball over two generations,
0:36.6	from the reporter who went from covering LeBron in high school
0:39.1	to watching his son play today.
0:42.4	I'm Mina Kimes.
0:43.6	It's Friday, December 13th.
0:45.9	This is ESPN Daily, presented by Dell Small Business.
1:05.3	There is an intense interest in both Brani and this team that borders on maybe some of the most intense interest of any high school team of any sport I've seen.
1:08.1	Brian Winhorst is a senior writer for ESPN.
1:10.7	He covered LeBron James in high school,
1:13.8	and now he's reporting on LeBron's 15-year-old son,
1:16.8	Brani, a freshman for the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers.
1:22.7	These guys are having to play in arenas.
1:26.4	Like, I think Brani's third or fourth game was in an NBA arena.
1:33.5	They went to China over the summer for two weeks and barnstormed through China, like the Harlem Globetrotters.
1:36.9	Then they came home and they had a media day.
1:45.3	When it comes time to introduce their team, the lights go off and a highly produced video comes on like you see at an NBA game.
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