While LeBron James might not be in the news for basketball reasons this offseason, both his sons have been making headlines. First, Bronny James unfortunately made the news for going into cardiac arrest. Fortunately, the dark clouds are away from the James family now. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar and family now celebrate Bryce Maximus’s transfer to Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks. Like his elder brother, Bryce also played for Sierra Canyon initially. However, going through a minor hiccup as he aims to pursue his goal of being in the NBA, the 16-year-old is entering his junior year having already switched schools twice this summer.
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Before a tragedy struck, Bronny James was about to kickstart his highly-anticipated college career at the University of Southern California. A few weeks ago, the youngster suffered a cardiac arrest as he collapsed on the court during a practice session. As one might expect, LeBron James had the means required to consult the best doctors in the top hospitals. And so just a few days ago, Bronny was seen accompanied by his father out of the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
Lakers LeBron and Bronny James visit the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota as they seek further treatment for the 18-year-old in Rochester
The Mayo Clinic is one of the top hospitals in the United States pic.twitter.com/TKIN1Bs6xQ
— Lilian Chan (@bestgug) August 9, 2023
LeBron James celebrates Bryce Maximus’ transfer to Notre Dame
Bryce decided to switch things up after representing the prestigious Sierra Canyon for the first two years of high school. Earlier this summer, the teenager transferred to Campbell Hall, a smaller school with the Holiday brothers as famous alums. However, Bryce has now committed to Notre Dame High School.
LeBron James couldn’t be happier for his younger son. Sharing a @_justbryce post on Instagram, the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player also wrote “H.I.M. Let’s go Maximus!!”. Take a look at the screenshot of LBJ’s story on tragicpatek’s tweet.
LeBron celebrates his son transferring to Notre Dame pic.twitter.com/xsoMx4M7Ep
— tragicpatek (@tragicpatek) August 10, 2023
Bryce had a forgettable campaign as a sophomore. Playing alongside his elder brother, the 6-foot-4 Guard lodged just 3.8 points per game. However, the three-star prospect did have a much better outing at the Nike EYBL, putting up 7.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game in 13 regular season contests. With Bryce improving tremendously and teaming up with a four-star recruit, Mercy Miller at Notre Dame, the school will undoubtedly be exciting to follow.
Pundits believe Bryce is better than his elder brother
Bronny James has improved on different aspects of his game since his junior season at high school. Eventually committing to the USC Trojans as a five-star recruit, several analysts expect the 18-year-old to be a mid-first-round pick in the 2024 Draft.
However, pundits such as Brian Windhorst expressed their faith in LeBron’s younger son. During the start of the 2022-2023 season, the ESPN analyst revealed that he believed Bryce would end up being better than Bronny. Here is what he had to say.
“I think [Bronny] is going to go to college, maybe for multiple years.” He continued: “The one thing we know is that, for somebody to jump right into the NBA or be [in college] a year and be ready, it’s usually somebody that’s in the top five, six, seven, eight, nine players in any top 100 ranking,” Simmons said. “What it does seem like [Bronny] has a chance to do is play in college for multiple years and then, potentially, make the league as somebody who can be an athletic, defensive guard who can shoot threes… If you’ve watched him, he’s very fun to play with.”
Admittedly, Bronny James’s game is already at a very high level. He may never become a superstar when he reaches the NBA. However, he is expected to be one of the best role-players in the league when he is ready. On its own, that will be a massive hurdle to cross for Bryce James.
