LeBron James’ son Bronny reportedly will make NCAA debut against Kansas State
The Kansas State men’s basketball team will open the 2023-24 season against LeBron James.
To clarify, that’s LeBron James Jr., who is known as Bronny and is the son of Lakers star LeBron James.
Bronny James has committed to the University of Southern California, and his first game is expected to be Nov. 6 in Las Vegas.
That’s according to College Hoops Today’s Jon Rothstein, who reported USC will play Kansas State in an opening-night doubleheader at T-Mobile Arena. The other game will pit Georgia against Oregon.
Bronny James, a 6-foot-3 guard, played in the McDonald’s All-American Game in March. He already has NIL deals with Nike and Beats, and The Sporting News reported he’s made $7.2 million off endorsements. He also has more than 7.3 million followers on Instagram, where he made his USC announcement.
ESPN’s Myron Medcalf recently wrote about craziness surrounding Bronny James.
“He is not the first athlete with a large social media following to play college basketball,” Medcalf wrote. “He’s also not the first child of a high-profile athlete to play at this level. But Bronny James is a member of basketball’s royal family, a projected lottery pick in the 2024 NBA draft (per ESPN) who comes with bodyguards and a legendary father — who continues to compete at the highest levels of the NBA and has been open about his desire to extend his career a few more years just so he can play with his son when he presumably joins the league in 2024.”
In other words, expect there to be a large media contingent at K-State’s first game of the 2023-24 season as the Wildcats look to build off their Elite Eight appearance.
This story was originally published June 1, 2023 at 10:50 AM with the headline "LeBron James’ son Bronny reportedly will make NCAA debut against Kansas State."
