If you come at the king, you best not miss.
LeBron James taught that lesson to 14-year-old Gabe Cupps over the weekend.
As LeBron’s son, LeBron “Bronny” James Jr., was in the middle of an LA Classic Tournament game with his EYBL team Strive For Greatness, Cupps, who plays with Bronny on the North Coast Blue Chips, challenged the elder James to a 3-point shootout.
LeBron — who wasn’t about to back down from a 14-year-old’s challenge — went into game mode to take on Cupps. Both players made their first three attempts, but when Cupps missed his fourth try, LeBron calmly knocked down the winning shot.
Check out that look at the end. LeBron couldn’t hold back his smile.
Despite beating Cupps, LeBron did have high praise for the eighth grader’s game. He wrote on Instagram:
I got called out by my guy and in my opinion the best shooters(he can do more too) for the Class of 2023 @gcupps23 today. Told him about a certain switch I can hit when needed and he didn’t believe me. Well he found out the hard way! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Still my guy Cupps nevertheless 😁.
LeBron really is the best basketball parent.
