--- title: See LeBron James React To His Lebron Jame Jr Dunk description: LeBron James had a very relatable reaction to his 13-year old son's attempt to dunk the basketball. canonical: https://time.com/5321056/lebron-james-jr/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-25T19:05:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:30.881Z og:title: LeBron James Reacts Appropriately to His Son Trying to Dunking og:description: The basketball star had a relatable reaction to his 13-year old son's efforts og:url: https://time.com/5321056/lebron-james-jr/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt700548ac1884b50a/698933d58fd2ee13de35bfae/gettyimages-920295472.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4125 og:image:height: 2320 og:image:alt: NBA All-Star Game 2018 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: LeBron James Reacts Appropriately to His Son Trying to Dunking twitter:description: The basketball star had a relatable reaction to his 13-year old son's efforts twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt700548ac1884b50a/698933d58fd2ee13de35bfae/gettyimages-920295472.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # LeBron James's 13-Year Old Son Almost Dunked And His Reaction Says It All > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 25, 2018 7:05 PM UTC  LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) LeBron James Jr., LeBron James #23, Zhuri James and Bryce Maximus James pose for a photo with the All-Star Game MVP trophy during the NBA All-Star Game 2018 at Staples Center on February 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) LeBron James Jr., LeBron James #23, Zhuri James and Bryce Maximus James pose for a photo with the All-Star Game MVP trophy during the NBA All-Star Game 2018 at Staples Center on February 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) Jayne Kamin-Oncea—Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 25, 2018 7:05 PM UTC [LeBron James](http://time.com/5298467/lebron-james-jr-smith-nba-finals-mistake/) has a long and storied career wowing people on the basketball court. Now, the tables have been turned. [James](http://time.com/5140127/nba-trade-deadline-lebron-james-memes/) was on the sidelines watching his 13-year old son, LeBron James, Jr., play in a basketball game as part of the “Balling on the Beach” tournament at Southwest Miami Senior High School, _Newsweek_ reporteed. As the game heated up, his son jumped into action, grabbing the ball and attempting to dunk on all his competitors. Just like dear old dad! Unlike dad, though, James, Jr., didn’t quite make the shot. It’s clear that it’s coming, though. Everyone in the gymnasium, including of course his father, cheered in disbelief at the chip off the old block. Like any proud parent, the [Cleveland Cavaliers](http://time.com/5023849/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-arthur-memes/) star couldn’t help but brag about his son’s performance online. He posted an [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BkbL8WBB6Dh/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed) video of his son’s near-dunk, writing in the caption: “Man what!?!?! First time he ever tried that in a game today! And it was someone kinda trailing him behind too! Surprised not only me but everyone in the gym. Man o Man.” While James Sr. was impressed with the move, he shouldn’t be totally surprised. In the past he[ has said](https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2017/03/lebron%5Fjames%5Fjr%5F12-year-old%5Fba.html) this his son handles and shoots the ball better than he did at that age. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5321056/lebron-james-jr/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5321056/lebron-james-jr/"},"headline":"LeBron James's 13-Year Old Son Almost Dunked And His Reaction Says It All","datePublished":"2018-06-25T19:05:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:30.881Z","description":"The basketball star had a relatable reaction to his 13-year old son's attempt to dunk","url":"https://time.com/5321056/lebron-james-jr/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Lebron James","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt700548ac1884b50a/698933d58fd2ee13de35bfae/gettyimages-920295472.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt700548ac1884b50a/698933d58fd2ee13de35bfae/gettyimages-920295472.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NBA All-Star Game 2018","caption":"NBA All-Star Game 2018","creditText":"Jayne Kamin-Oncea—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5321056/lebron-james-jr/","name":"LeBron James's 13-Year Old Son Almost Dunked And His Reaction Says It All"}}]}] ```