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Bronny James is opening up about his decision to wear No. 9 in the NBA… confirming he chose it to honor the late musician Juice WRLD.
LeBronThe eldest son faced the media for the first time as a Los Angeles Laker player on Tuesday … and after answering several questions about his relationship with his four-time champion father, who was in attendance at the press conference, he explained that the digit he’ll flash during games is far from random.
“Juice has been a big part of me keeping my cool in some situations that I’ve been in,” Bronny, 19, said minutes ago. “So yeah, just paying tribute to him, especially since he passed away. It’s a big deal to me.”
There was a lot of speculation about this case when 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 inversion of the “mark of the beast”… and Juice has previously said it means “taking any illness, any bad situation, any struggle that you’re going through and turning it into something positive to propel you forward.”
Juice was one of the top young artists when he died from an accidental overdose at just 21 years old in December 2019… a loss that left a huge impact on the music industry.
Bronny opened up about the pressure he’ll face as the son of one of the greatest basketball players of all time… saying it’s something he’s always dealt with and will overcome — just as he has throughout his career.
Lakers Coach JJ Redick also shot down any notion that Bronny didn’t deserve to be picked 55th overall in last week’s draft… saying the young basketball player deserved every penny.