Bronny James has been receiving a solid amount of attention from the NBA media in recent times. As fans will certainly be aware, Bronny is NBA star LeBron James’ eldest son. Since his father has expressed a desire to share the court with Bronny, his debut for the USC Trojans was a main talking point in the basketball community.
In order to make his college debut a little more memorable and significant, Bronny took the opportunity to play while wearing the “LeBron NXXXT Gen PE.” However, he also made a few changes to the shoe that soon caught the attention of NBA fans. That said, here’s more on the subject.
Bronny James inscribes #6 on his LeBron NXXT Gen PE
Since Bronny is making a return to the court after dealing with a serious health scare, the NBA world is undoubtedly happy to see him healthy and playing basketball once again. To those who do not know, Bronny underwent a cardiac arrest and was sidelined from playing for several months.
In order to make his LeBron NXXT Gen PE stand out a bit more, Bronny included #6 on the heel of his shoe. Considering that LeBron James has worn the same number throughout his career, one would assume that Bronny is doing this in some form of respect.
Bronny James makes his USC debut in a LeBron NXXT Gen PE — with #6 on the heel. pic.twitter.com/Zq0icoNOWQ
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) December 10, 2023
As fans can tell from the images, Bronny’s LeBron NXXT Gen PE is primarily grey and black in color with a red Nike logo. However, one might be able to opine that Bronny’s change to his shoe has nothing to do with his father. After all, Bronny also wears a #6 jersey and could have been trying to emphasize his own identity as opposed to LeBron’s legacy.
Since both of them wore the same number, we have no way to confirm if Bronny inscribed #6 on his shoe for his individuality or as an homage to LeBron. In any case, the shoe was received quite well by fans. The majority of the basketball community seems to like the color and design of the shoe.
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— SoCalWil (@wilchan0313) December 10, 2023
This was the first time the NBA world got to see Bronny James in action for the past several months. We hope that he is able to stay healthy and faces no other medical complications for the remainder of his basketball career.