LeBron James addressed the ongoing joke about his resemblance to Houston Texans player Will Anderson Jr. after the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the first round, according to a May 2 report.
The lighthearted moment occurred when Anderson, who attended the game in Texas, helped James up from a fall during play. The incident added fuel to long-running jokes comparing Anderson’s appearance to that of Bronny James, LeBron’s son.
James commented on the encounter with humor and praise for Anderson. “What was the moment like? The moment was pretty cool. Yeah I just said it’s good to see him. That’s my fourth child. Him and Bronny are twins and nobody knows it. Me and Savannah been trying to keep it under wraps for a long time,” James joked to Jonathan Alexander of The Houston Chronicle. “But no, no disrespect to his parents. Unbelievable football player, deserving of everything that he’s got. It was definitely good to see him.” He clarified that his comments were in jest and complimented Anderson on his performance as well as his recent contract extension with the Texans.
James also reflected on appreciating achievements later in his career following the team’s series win over Houston: “At this stage of my career, I think I’ve talked about just living in the moment a little bit more and being OK with celebrating the small victories,” he told reporters after Game 6.
He continued by acknowledging both teams faced challenges during their series: “I think we should be proud of the way we played, the way we handled this. This is our first time in a playoff series together as a unit and obviously being without our MVP candidate and without AR for the first four games, we had some obstacles obviously… And I know they were out a couple of their guys as well. But I thought we answered the call, I thought we answered the challenge. For them to allow me to lead them, that means a lot to me.”
