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‘Like father, love son’ Bronny James lifts off for a huge dunk (0: 30)
Bronny James breaks away and throws down a huge one-handed dunk for USC. (0: 30)
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Crew AuthorJan 10, 2024, 09: 23 AM ET
- Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN.
- Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.
LeBron James and his elder son, Bronny, also can now not agree with graced the same basketball court for an NBA sport yet, however they’ll soon appear on the same basketball card.
The 1-of-1 card capabilities photos of LeBron James in his St. Vincent-St. Mary’s high college uniform and Bronny James in his USC Trojans jersey with twin on-card autographs from the father-son pair. This might perhaps perhaps well even be integrated in the 2023-24 Bowman College Chrome Basketball location, which will be launched later this month. All-American citizens Caitlin Clark of Iowa and Paige Bueckers of UConn furthermore can agree with playing cards in the placement.
LeBron James signed the collectible as piece of a brand recent multiyear shopping and selling card partnership with Enthusiasts Collectibles, a consultant for Enthusiasts suggested ESPN on Wednesday.
James is partnering with Enthusiasts after previously working with Upper Deck his whole occupation.
The 21-365 days mature teased the announcement on his Instagram story earlier this week.
“As any individual who appreciates the whole moments — monumental and minute — alongside the whisk, I’m furious to allotment extra with my fans via this partnership with Enthusiasts,” James stated in an announcement. “In sports activities there’s loads greatness to agree with an even time and I’ve always been one to gain a moment to peek that in athletes at the tip of their games. It is all about celebrating the whisk and playing those moments, with many extra to come motivate.”
A James “Triple Logoman” card from the 2020-21 Panini basketball card location equipped at auction for $2.4 million in June 2022. And for sure one of James’ Upper Deck rookie playing cards, an autographed 2003-04 Appealing Rookie Patch numbered 14-of-23 in existence, equipped at auction for $1.8 million in June 2020.
After the 2020 auction, James published that he has diverse his investment portfolio by retaining on to a pair of the playing cards he appears to be on.
“I really agree with two [of those] rookie playing cards of my agree with,” James stated on an off-day in the midst of the 2020 NBA Finals. “So I will be staunch for a extremely, very very long time. It does now not topic what occurs, I’m staunch.”
