LeBron James regrets calling his eldest son like him

In a program airing on American television shortly, LeBron James said he regretted calling his son LeBron Jr., because it puts too much pressure on him.

October 6, 2004, LeBron James, then 19 years old, became a father for the first time and decided to call his son LeBron Junior. But today, the best basketball player of the 21st century recognizes that he made a mistake by naming his son like him. He confided it in "The Shop", which will be broadcast on August 28 on HBO and brings together sports stars and music talking to a barber barbershop. "I still regret giving my name to my 14 year old son. When I was young, I did not have a father. So I told myself, when I had a child, not only will he be called "junior" but I will do everything my father did not do. The only thing I can do for my children is to be a model, and after that it will be up to them to choose the path they want. LeBron James Junior, nicknamed Bronny, has chosen basketball and will struggle to avoid comparison with his father if he ever had to play in the NBA.

Lebron James's stress as a spectator

The new Lakers player also spoke of his stress when he sees his children playing: "Last year was the first year I really had time to watch them play in the summer. Be able to watch them play at four or five tournaments. And I'm sitting there, watching the game and getting wet hands. I felt sweat on my chest. It's a 10-13 year old tournament, why do you feel like that? I went from sitting like this to (he gets up) screaming "let's go", then arguing, not with a father, but with a mother! And you know who I apologized for first? It was my mother who was sitting right next to me. "King James" will have to control himself if one of his children manages to make a career …