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Bronny James says No. 9 shirt is a tribute to Juice WRLD
Los Angeles Lakers
Bronnie James talks about his decision to go No. 9 in the NBA… and confirms he chose it to honor the late musician Juice WRLD.
LeBron‘s eldest son made his first appearance in the media on Tuesday as a Los Angeles Laker … and after answering several questions about his relationship with his four-time champion Pops, who was present at the press, he explained how the figure he will exercising during games was far from random.
“Juice has just been a big part of me, staying calm in some of the situations I’ve been in,” 19-year-old Bronny said a few minutes ago. “So yeah, just a tribute to him, especially because he passed. It’s very important to me.”
There was a lot of speculation that this was the case with the Lakers announced Bronny’s number last week… especially considering he has a 999 tattoo behind his ear – which Juice also had on his body.
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999 symbolizes the reversal of the “mark of the beast”… and Juice previously said it meant “turning whatever ailments, whatever bad situation, whatever struggle you’re going through, into something positive to move yourself forward.”
Juice was one of the best young artists at the time he died from an accidental overdose at the age of 21 in December 2019… a loss that has had a major impact on the music industry.
Bronny spoke about the pressure he faces as the son of one of the greatest players to ever play basketball… saying it’s something he’s always had to deal with and will get through it – just like he has done so throughout his career.
Lakers coach JJ Redick also shot down any notion that Bronny didn’t deserve to be drafted No. 55 overall in last week’s draft … saying young Hooper deserved every bit of it.
