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Bryce James and Kiyan Anthony did not feature in the Sierra Canyon vs. Long Island Lutheran at LuHi Holiday Invitational on Friday. According to ESPN, sons of legendary NBA players LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were out due to injuries.
The update was also shared by the famous basketball page SportsCenter NEXT in a video showing the Class of 2025 recruits shaking hands with each other on-court:
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"Both are out for the LuHi Holiday Invitational due to injury," they captioned the post.
The hoops fans gave their reactions to the players' injury news.
This fan was not happy with the news, "Already acting like NBA players with 'injuries.'"
A fan commented on Bryce James' injury, "How u score 3 ppg and u injured ur jus not playing 😂."
"Load management for future multimillionaires if not billionaires 🔥🔥🔥🔥," another fan commented.
More fans joined the conversation after hearing that both players would miss out on the game.
This fan wanted to find out what caused the injury, "Kids rarely got hurt back in the day. Wonder what does it in modern day bball?? Diet? Supplements?"
"They just playing high school ball! Let the boys live!! Damn!! Can’t even sprain an ankle!! They don’t owe nothing to nobody!! These phenoms might not even love basketball!! Let em live!!" this fan was not happy with other comments criticising the players.
One fan commented on the handshake, "Why Kiyan acting like his dad LeBron all nonchalant an shi like pipe down yo dad is just Carmelo Anthony 😂."
Kiyan Anthony vs Bryce James in Nike EYBL
Kiyan Anthony and Bryce James faced each other as they represented their fathers' teams in the Nike EYBL Peach Jam. Anthony played for Team Melo, and James played for Strive for Greatness.
The Long Island Lutheran player finished the game with 18 points and four assists, while the Cleveland, OH native had eight points and two rebounds.
Anthony averaged 19.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in the tournament in 15 games, while James averaged only 5.6 ppg and 2.4 rpg in five games.
James has yet to commit to a college.
