LeBron Announces His Daughter Won't Be Following In Her Brother's Footsteps

by The Spun
LeBron Announces His Daughter Won't Be Following In Her Brother's Footsteps

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers poses for a picture with his family at the end of the game, (L-R) Bronny James, Bryce James, Zhuri James Savannah James and Gloria James, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer, surpassing Abdul-Jabbar's career total of 38,387 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena on February 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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LeBron James' two sons both play basketball at a high level. But will his daughter?

Bronny James, of course, is in his second season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The former USC Trojans guard was one-and-done in college. He was a second round NBA Draft pick out of school.

Bryce James, a former three-star recruit, is playing at the University of Arizona. Bryce James is set to redshirt this season before hopefully making an impact during the 2026-27 season.

But what about Zhuri James?

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 12: (L-R) (L-R) Zhuri James, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James attend The 2023 ESPY Awards at Dolby Theatre on July 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

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Zhuri James, who is 11, has been getting into volleyball. Unsurprisingly, she's already an impressive athlete.

The daughter of the legendary NBA star has been developing a lot as a top volleyball prospect.

Of course, she can shine on the basketball court, too.

But LeBron has announced that she's likely "done" with the sport.

LeBron announces it's volleyball for his daughter

LeBron made it clear that his 11-year-old daughter will be getting into volleyball, not basketball, as she goes into high school and beyond.

“She’s a volleyball player. Don’t get my wife mad,” LeBron joked. “My wife is done with this basketball (expletive). She’s done with it.”

LeBron, meanwhile, has enjoyed bringing his daughter on the road this season.

“She’s a good-luck charm,” LeBron said. “First road trip in my career that she’s been on besides All-Star Weekend and stuff like that.”

"Over the course of my career any time I got moments with them either individually, two of them, three of them all together, whatever the case may be, it’s always special for me,” he told reporters in the locker room. “And my daughter wants to come on the road and be with me. … We spent a lot of time, it was pretty cool. It was awesome.”

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