LeBron James’ historical pairing with Bronny triggers Coach Prime to make a massive announcement
When Coach Prime arrived in the FBS with his sons, quarterback Shedeur Sanders and tough-tackling safety Shilo Sanders, not many fans knew about the brother’s abilities aside from having a famous father. In the two years since, they have distinguished themselves as some of the best players in the division.
At the same time, Bronny James was making his way through Sierra Canyon High School and the USC Trojans while attempting to fulfill his wish of playing in the NBA and his father LeBron James’ wish of playing together.
Bronny was drafted No. 55 by the L.A. Lakers and on Sunday, he finally made history and shared the court with his father in the second quarter of the Lakers’ preseason 118-114 loss to the Phoenix Suns, making them the first father-son duo to play together.
The charismatic Coach Prime was inspired by the spectacle to congratulate LeBron and Bronny and even throw in a cheeky comment of his own, referencing coming back to the game in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter:
“I’m COMING Back to play with my sons too! This is HISTORICAL! Give this man his FLOWERS NOW! This speaks to Fatherhood, Excellence & Longevity. @KingJames @BronnyJamesJr,” Coach Prime tweeted.
How Shedeur Sanders is continuing Coach Prime’s legacy
Deion Sanders was one of the most talked about athletes in the 1990s during his careers in the NFL and MLB due to his talent and charisma. He was one of Nike’s most prominent ambassadors with deals for the popular 1993 Nike Air Diamond Turf and the 1996 Nike Diamond Turf TD signature shoes.
In August, the Colorado coach’s son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders also snagged an endorsement deal with Nike to continue the family legacy. During an episode of the “2Legendary” podcast, Shedeur revealed that he would not seek to deviate from his father’s Nike legacy but would instead continue it.
“I would want to build on it (Prime’s legacy). I want to build on it. Have like a different version. But I think concept, because I feel like it’s more … like now, like just looking at life and looking at everything, it’s more about generational,” Shedeur Sanders said.
“It’s more about what could be passed down year after year after year after year rather than everybody starting to think they’re whole new wave and whole new because there’s no real substance behind it. Everything that’s great has to have a story behind it. Every great player has to have a story behind it. So I feel like when it comes to design, anything like that, it always has to have a great story behind it.”
While Coach Prime might not be able to strap on the cleats and play football with his sons like LeBron James and Bronny James are currently doing, his prior connections are still strong in continuing his legacy in the game.
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Edited by Heather Stewart
