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“Bronny Is a Reincarnation of Westbrook”: LeBron James Fans Go Berserk as His 17-Year-Old Millionaire Son Makes “The King” Proud in France

Published 08/16/2022, 11:00 AM EDT

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LeBron James was a complete Bronny fanboy on Twitter after his insane showing in the U-18 matchup against the select French team. Bronny and Bryce are participating in the California Basketball Club’s AXE Euro Tour. At 6′ 3”, Bronny made quite the mark against France and also got his own highlight reel. Bronny led the CBC team to a 12-point lead by the end of the first half and added a cherry on the top by slamming a poster dunk on a French player.

LeBron took to Twitter to share his appreciation for his son and was in complete awe of him. However, LeBron was not the only one fanboying over Bronny; the entire NBA Twitter fandom went crazy watching the young shooting guard. Clutchpoints tweeted out Bronny’s insane dunk, and it quickly became a topic of conversation. It has over 6000 likes and 1000 retweets in no time.

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The Tweet feature Bronny doing a LeBron-like dunk against a French guard. Fans went to crazy lengths and compared Bronny to Westbrook. The similarities were, in fact, evident as Russell Westbrook has thrown hundreds of poster dunks and is also a 6’3” guard. Bronny recently finished his second season with the Sierra Canyon High School basketball team. It projected him to be in the top 50 of his draft class and is paving his way to a future in the NBA.

NBA Twitter fans react to Bronny’s poster dunk

Fans went crazy watching the 17-year-old guard elevate and throw down a poster dunk. The whole sequence started with Bronny calling iso and taking on a taller matchup. Bronny then backed up and handled the ball and threw a hesi to create some room for a drive. The entire play ended with Bronny creating a poster and highlight-reel dunk. Here are some of the best reactions.

NBA Twitter compared the youngster to his father LeBron James and interestingly fellow Los Angeles Laker Russell Westbrook!

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LeBron James is another NBA Twitter fan of Bronny

The list of Bronny’s fandom on Twitter has risen exponentially after his poster dunk. LeBron James is leading the charge with his words of appreciation for Bronny. 

LeBron tweeted, “OH MY GOODNESS BRONNY!!!!” and a number of shocked emojis.

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Overtime posted the same dunk from Bronny and captioned it ‘Poster runs in the fam’. LeBron took to Twitter to agree to Overtime and said, “Facts!”

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With all the Bronny and Bryce fans out there, it is evident that LeBron James is their biggest one.

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Shrey Gupta

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Shrey Gupta is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently a third year undergraduate student at Krea University in Andhra Pradesh earning his degree in Economics, while also creating content for ES and gaining his first experience in the field of sports journalism and writing. An avid basketball fan, his current favorites are Stephen Curry and D'Angelo Russell.
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Pritam Priyedarshi