HOUSTON — Chants of, 'We want Bronny,' came from young fans in the crowd at the Toyota Center with five minutes left in the McDonald's All-American Game on Tuesday night. It was a 1-point margin in an All-Star game that felt like a state championship, each player giving it their all.
High School Basketball: McDonald's All American Boy's Game
"We all said, going into the game, that we were going to compete and play," Duke commit Jared McCain told Yahoo Sports."That was fun. It was a battle."coming into the game and only 24 players selected for one of the highest honors in high school basketball, some thought he only received the honor because of his dad, LeBron James. Bronny entered the week — three practices sessions, a scrimmage and the all-star game — with the glaring pressure of if he belonged with this group.
James competed hard in each drill, made good stops on defense where he excels as an on-ball defender and never looked out of place or like a player who didn't belong on the court. Teammate Ron Holland was one of the best players on the court and James never backed down from guarding Holland in drills.
Things did fall a little short in some areas, causing a bit of eye rolls with scouts and executives at the event. James and one of the top guards in the class, D.J. Wagner, did not wear Adidas shoes, the main sponsor of the event. Both James and Wagner signed Nike shoe deals last fall and were the only boys players not in head-to-toe Adidas gear, despite several other players being tied to Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League.
"I’m definitely trying to recruit him," USC commit and West Team teammate Isaiah Collier said. “He’s a great shooter. I feel like he’s one of the best all-around players in the country. So, he’s a great player and knows how to play the game and he’s not going to overdo anything. I’m just telling him he can stay home, that’s all I’ve got say.”telling Yahoo Sports in January
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