Over the past few years, Bronny James has emerged as one of the top high school prospects in the 2023 recruiting class, and it’s not just because he’s the son of NBA legend LeBron James. And on Monday night, Bronny James proved that with his performance in the Powerade Jam Fest dunk contest at this year’s McDonald’s All-American game.
Bronny James wasted absolutely no time in impressing the crowd during Monday night’s dunk contest, throwing down an absolutely ridiculous dunk on just his first attempt in the competition.
While still wearing his warmups, Bronny tossed an alley-oop pass to himself from the free throw line, then ran up and grabbed the ball after the bounce and threw down an incredible two-handed windmill dunk to kick off the competition.
Bronny's first dunk 👀🔥 @SCNext #PoweradeJamFest pic.twitter.com/lD1Smlv5DL
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 28, 2023
Naturally, the dunk went absolutely viral in the sports world with plenty of people offering their reactions Bronny James’ incredible athleticism as he follows right in his father’s footsteps.
LeBron James McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest first dunk
Date: March 25, 2003
Bronny James McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest first dunk
Date: March 27, 2023 pic.twitter.com/dlcCYh7eyW
— 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮🚫𝙛𝙛𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙣 (@Play0ffBron) March 28, 2023
Sick dunk by Bronny James 🔥 pic.twitter.com/3C93WVOgwc
— Mekka Don (@MekkaDonMusic) March 28, 2023
Bronny James first dunk in the dunk contest 😳 pic.twitter.com/Z94i3oc2g5
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) March 28, 2023
BRONNY JAMES DUNK CONTEST. 🔥🔥
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 28, 2023
Bronny James take flight 👀🚀
first dunk at the Powerade Jam fest pic.twitter.com/2j6xbLen0O— Krysten Peek (@krystenpeek) March 28, 2023
BRONNY JAMES OH MY 😱 pic.twitter.com/eV7sivtX03
— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) March 28, 2023
Bronny has yet to make his college decision, but he is reportedly down to USC, Ohio State, and Oregon. Wherever he goes, it’s safe to assume he’ll be bringing some of his highlight reel dunks with him to the college game, just as we saw here.