Bronny James chasedown block in European exhibition evokes comparisons to father's NBA Finals Game 7 heroics: Watch
The more Bronny James plays in front of a national television audience, the more the Sierra Canyon senior is showing shades of his father's game.
His latest example on Thursday may take the cake.
LeBron James' oldest son capped a nationally-televised tour of European exhibition games with a chase-down block in transition that pinned an attempted layup against the backboard.
The play, which came against Italian basketball Academy Stella Azzurra, drew comparisons perhaps his dad's most historic individual highlight: a late-Game 7 transition block on Andre Iguodala that helped seal the Cleveland Cavaliers its first NBA Championship in 2016.
It's widely regarded as one of the greatest plays in NBA history — and was accompanied by storied call from ESPN play-by-play announcer Mike Breen.
To add to the resemblance, Bronny James was wearing the No. 23 — the number his father has worn for the majority of his career, including in 2015-16.
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) players are playing under the name California Basketball Club as a part of the AXE Euro Tour put on by GEICO Nationals organizers Paragon Marketing.
Bronny James finished with seven points and CBC was led by 21 points from Ashton Hardaway, the son of University of Memphis coach and former NBA great Penny Hardaway who transferred from Duncanville (Tex.) in early August.
CBC beat the Rome-based club 60-57.
Bronny James has attracted a recent uptick of media coverage around his recruitment. Recruiting site On3 reported Tuesday that University of Oregon is the favorite to land the 6-foot-3 class of 2023 shooting guard.
Watch his block for yourself:
--Andy Buhler; @AndyBuhler.
